alcohol

Over the past three years, the child and youth mental health and addictions sector has learned how to put knowledge in action in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, leveraging new ways to share research, best practices and guidance to shape service access and delivery for children, young people and families.

Register today for the webinar on the release of the third edition of Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity (ANOC3)

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST

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The YMCA Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) is hosting a free online seminar in partnership with Drink Smart and the Youth Gambling Awareness Program.

Please join us on Thursday January 26th 2023 from 1pm - 2pm ET for the Understanding Cannabis and Alcohol in Later Life Workshop where we will discuss:

Supporting Clients Who Drink Beyond the Recommended Limits

Level One Core QoC Workshop

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Dates

Part One: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM EST
Part Two: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM EST

Location

Hosted via Zoom. Participants will be able to attend online or call in over the phone.

You’re invited for EHN Canada’s next educational webinar: Adult ADHD & Addiction with Dr. Tim Ayas MD, FRCPC, CCFP, MPH, BSc, Psychiatrist at EHN Sandstone.

On June 2nd, a webinar was hosted that explored changes in alcohol-related policy over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics included why alcohol has sometimes been framed as an “essential good,” arguments for and against making alcohol easier to access during government-enforced lockdowns, and what the likely consequences are of various policy changes that have taken place in Canada.

Please join us for a free webinar that will explore changes in alcohol-related policy over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics will include why alcohol has sometimes been framed as an “essential good,” arguments for and against making alcohol easier to access during government-enforced lockdowns, and what the likely consequences are of various policy changes that have taken place. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A period.

Alcohol consumption, ensuing harms, and treatments for harmful alcohol use have all changed during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of government-enforced shutdowns and policies to encourage social distancing.

On March 10th, a webinar was co-hosted by Evidence Exchange Network (EENet), within the Provincial Support Program at CAMH, and by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), wherein a a panel of experts presented emerging research on these significant changes.

Alcohol consumption, ensuing harms, and treatments for harmful alcohol use have all changed during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of government-enforced shutdowns and policies to encourage social distancing.

Join our panel of experts to learn about emerging research on these significant changes. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A period.

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DrinkSmart has developed an Ontario-wide campaign to support the important community message to always drive sober.

Campaign: drivesober.ca
Contest Dates: March 1  - 25, 2022

This campaign is designed to be peer-led. Your community/student groups can use the eToolKit, resources, $1,000 contest, and creative assets to create your own outreach and start the conversations directly with your community.

Level One Core QoC Workshop Series

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Dates

Part One: Friday, February 25, 2022 | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM EST
Part Two: Friday, March 4, 2022 | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM EST
Part Three: Friday, March 11, 2022 | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM EST

Location

Hosted via Zoom. Participants will be able to attend online or call in over the phone.

FREE

Please join us on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 from 2pm - 3pm ET for the Understanding Cannabis and Alcohol in Later Life Workshop. This free workshop is for older adults (65+) and their caregivers. To access the workshop, please register at: https://hopeandme.as.me/cannabis

Check out this new Research Snapshot!

Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

Here is a sneak peek:

The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious impacts on people’s negative emotions, which is known to affect the use of substances and the development of substance use disorders.

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Let's have an honest conversation about alcohol-facilitated sexual assault and focus on the actions of the aggressor and empower bystanders. Bystanders can play an important role in preventing sexual assault by calling out the toxic party culture that enables violence. 

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Course Overview

Families are an immense resource in the care, treatment and recovery of individuals with co-occurring mental health and addiction problems. However, they often have limited access to the help, information and resources they need to be supportive to the ones they love.

Level One Core QoC Workshop Series

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Dates

Part One: Friday, December 3, 2021 | 12:00-2:00 PM EST
Part Two: Friday, December 10, 2021 | 12:00-2:00 PM EST
Part Three: Friday, December 17, 2021 | 12:00-2:00 PM EST

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