In this live event we are having an honest discussion about our project and emotional wellbeing of our team. It's been a difficult time for so many during COVID and we want to answer your questions while looking back and thinking forward.
This event is absolutely free. You can ask questions or just listen in and hang out with us. Can't wait to see you there!

The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is funding 14 two-year projects (2020-22) to address knowledge gaps in the relationship between mental health and cannabis among priority populations. Check out the project snapshots:

Youth and Cannabis Use Speaker Series

Part 3: How to engage youth in a conversation about cannabis

PRESENTERS:

• Allison Potts (she/her), School Mental Health Ontario
• Heather D’Alessio (they/them), Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Use

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Overview

The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) is presently running a Digital Media Contest that challenges youth (ages 18 – 25) to create a video or poster discussing how cannabis use affects youth brain development, and we were wondering if you’d be willing to help us choose a winner by joining the Contest Organizer’s Jury (CO Jury).

Details:

Join the University of Calgary's Cannabis Café Town Hall event! This online event will focus on disseminating findings from the UCalgary Cannabis Café research project, promoting educationally focused harm reduction strategies for lower risk cannabis use, as well as facilitating discussion around cannabis research. The panel discussion will be focused on the topic of cannabis research with youth and emerging adults, as well as harm-reduction education. Featuring Dr. Rebecca Haines-Saah & Dr. Monty Ghosh.

We need your insights by Monday, October 26^th, 2020!

The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) has received funding through Health Canada to develop e-learning modules for physicians and other healthcare providers on the topic of Cannabis and Older Adults.

As part of the project we are conducting a survey for:

Webinar: Sex, Gender and Cannabis Use

Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub presents

Date: October 13th, 2020,  1-2 p.m.  EDT

Register at:  https://bit.ly/2ZszncJ

This webinar will be presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in French. To participate in the French  presentation, register here: https://bit.ly/33ljfuu

Following overwhelming interest in our last Ask the Expert, we are bringing back our lived experience panel for Through Our Eyes Part 2.

This will be a  live discussion with Heather D’Alessio, Harrison Cohen, Sarah Lee and Ilyas Khamis to better understand the diverse experiences of young people around cannabis and psychosis.

In April 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, MHPSS.net and United for Global Mental Health launched a webinar series designed to provide policy makers and the wider health community with the latest evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and how to address it.

Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub

Youth and cannabis use speaker series

Part 2:  Panel discussion: Cannabis use amongst diverse youth

September 29th, 2020, 12 to 1:30 p.m.  EDT

Register at: https://bit.ly/35pUf80

PANEL:

Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub

Youth and cannabis use speaker series

Part 2:  Panel discussion: Cannabis use amongst diverse youth

PANEL:

Direct Registration Link: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=43

The 2020 Cannabis Education Conference will be held at the International Centre in Toronto on Nov 26th. Its is aimed at medical professionals and will focus on topics ranging from recreational to medical uses. 

https://www.cannabiseducationt...om/toronto/home.html

Has anyone attended the  Cannabis Education Today Conference last year? I would love to hear your experiences. 

Cannabis & Psychosis is hosting a interactive Facebook live on September 2nd at 7- 8pm EDT on Lived Experience of Cannabis and Psychosis.

The Lung Health Foundation (Ontario Lung Association) is developing new cannabis education resources for healthcare providers and young adults (18-25). They would like to gather your feedback on the format and content of these new resources to ensure they create them in a way that is useful and relevant to your practice.

Access the survey here.

For our latest Ask the Expert, we’re hosting a live discussion with Heather D’Alessio, Harrison Cohen, Sarah Lee and Ilyas Khamis to better understand the diverse experiences of young people around cannabis and psychosis.
Our panelists will be answering your questions, so come join the conversation!
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Pour notre prochain Demandez à l’expert.e, nous discuterons avec Heather D’Alessio, Harrison Cohen, Sarah Lee et Ilyas Khamis afin de mieux comprendre la diversité d’expériences qu’ont les jeunes par rapport au cannabis et à la psychose.

A new article by CTV news reports on a Canadian study that showed an increase in the number of children who accidentally consumed cannabis edibles to a total of 51 reports in 2019. The number of children hospitalized due to severe reactions to cannabis has actually doubled since 2018. You can read the full article here. 

Is anyone surprised by the information in the article?

The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program has just released its 2019 results. On pp. 30-31 of the report, you will find the details related to serious and life-threatening impacts of cannabis on the Canadian paediatric population over this time period.