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Take 45 minutes to pause and think about our systems of care with the talk’s sharp focus on the intervention itself.  The discussion got me thinking of: the recovery model; our categories of who fits into what program of care; mental health care’s forms of intervention; and what ever…

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We recently invited members of the Gambling Issues International Yahoo Group to join the Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Community of Interest (COI).

In case you are one of those folks who recently joined EENet Connect as part of this migration, we want to make sure you…

There is a lack of empirical evidence on the impacts of climate change to mental health. This may be due to the challenges of directly linking mental health outcomes to climate change consequences. Preliminary evidence shows that the risks and impacts of climate change on…

Ontario's Auditor General released her 2020 Annual Report and concludes that the Ministry and the Ontario Telemedicine Network "do not have effective systems and procedures in place to meet Ontarian's needs in a cost-effective manner." She comments that since the province responded hastily to…

Hi not sure where to post this, but does anyone know of an article that discusses how gamblers prefer a quick fix for their problems.

Recent studies based on crowdsourced data identified some of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous people compared to the rest of the population. A report, titled “Perceptions of Safety of Indigenous People During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” provides an overview of the…

This new policy brief explores the potential impact of COVID-19 on mental health and suicide rates, provides insight into which potential risk and protective factors to monitor, and highlights the existing opportunities to influence these trends.

The Lancet Psychiatry published on 2020/10/21 "Neuroinflammation in psychiatric disorders: PET imaging and promising new targets". This review says that the images show neuroinflammation in psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder.

International Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10 — the anniversary of the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and public health measures put in place to reduce transmission have likely affected people who use opioids and other illicit substances. Reasons for this include potential changes in the supply of these substances and in support systems for people who use them…