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"Two recent studies have drawn a link between mental health and minimum wage work, a connection obvious to Canada’s approximately 1.5 million minimum wage workers — or the estimated 21 per cent of Canadian employees earning less than $15 per hour — but less so to the general…

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Ontario is expanding community-based mental health and addictions services for youth and young adults, so hospital emergency departments are not the only option for someone in crisis. 

Haliburton Youth Wellness Hub is the new hub for people between the ages of 12…

On Feb 27-28, OAMHP will be in Hamilton to host a speciality training in contemporary ‘brief therapy’ that emphasizes exploration and development of therapeutic practice in time-constrained and community contexts.

This workshop will seek to excite the participants about what is possible in…

The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), invites you to a full-day forum on the non-medical use of cannabis.

March 10, 2020, Chelsea Hotel, Toronto

New research has found that despite the potential health risks of exceeding national drinking guidelines, many women aged 50 to 69 who consume alcohol at high risk levels tend to perceive their drinking as normal and acceptable, so long as they appear respectable and in control.

Key…

Leading the way in mental health training and education

It's not too late to register for these February workshops however, the early registration discount ends on Feb 17. Register before the 17th and SAVE $25!

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Please check out this impaired driving campaign developed by Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) titled: “Feel High?...Dont’ Drive”. This campaign is a primarily social media driven that discusses the following:

Racial discrimination is known to be linked to stress and to various health conditions in people from First Nations communities. Resiliency—or the ability to bounce back from adversity—has been shown to play an important role in a person’s ability to cope with stress.

Ontario researchers…

Vicarious trauma is a common experience among medical professionals, mental health professions, direct service workers and advocates however, it is not easy to identify and deal with it's many manifestations.

This Friday (Feb 7), take an in-depth look at vicarious trauma, and…

The Kempe Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect has issued a Call for Proposals for the 2020 Conference which will take place in Buffalo NY at the end of September 2020.

The link to the Call for Proposals is here: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academ...0for%…