4. Substance or Addiction

Gambling, mental illness, and substance use impact individuals in unique ways. In this webinar, we will explore real stories of people who have experienced these challenges firsthand. Each person began their journey for different reasons, faced different symptoms, and followed their own path to seek help. What they all share, however, is the powerful reality that recovery is possible. These individuals are living proof, demonstrating the strength and resilience that have carried them through their journey to healing.

The Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet) promotes, through research, practice, and policy, the well-being of family members, friends, and colleagues who are affected by and/or concerned about another person's problems or addiction to alcohol, drugs, or gambling.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1205336085679?aff=oddtdtcreator

La stigmatisation nous affecte tous, mais elle peut être particulièrement dommageable pour ceux aux prises avec des enjeux de santé mental

The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: New Directions in Trauma and Addiction Treatment

This webinar introduces key concepts from the book Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (Routledge, 2021). This session challenges the traditional top-down approaches to trauma and addiction, advocating for a transformative, body-centered appraoch.

The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: A Radical Approach for Treating Trauma and Addiction

This full day workshop will explore the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (FSPM), a radical approach to treating trauma and addiction that challenges the current models of treatment by deconstructing the conventional top-down, capitalistic, and white supremacy-based paradigms. Developed over forty years of clinical practice, the FSPM is rooted in five interconnected theoretical frameworks that celebrates the wisdom of the body.

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Please join us on Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 1pm–2pm ET for the Understanding Opioids in Later Life Workshop. This free workshop is for older adults (65+) and their caregivers, where we will discuss:

Click here to register for this free presentation on September 10th, 2024 at 12:00PM - 1:30PM.
(12:00-1:00PM presentation with 30 minute Q&A period available afterward)

Mental Health and Addictions Quarterly

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
12:00 - 1:30 PM EDT

Register to attend Ontario Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence’s (COE) quarterly webinar on Tuesday, October 15, at noon.