COVID-19 pandemic

Angela - Jun 23, 2020 @ 3:25 am

Housing First Europe webinar: Engaging with the public health sector to avoid a return to 'business as usual' Events

This webinar is hosted by the Housing First Europe Hub.

Continuing the webinar series on advocating for housing-led solutions after COVID-19, this Thursday the Housing First Europe Hub is hosting a special spotlight on engaging and collaborating with the public health sector to help scale housing as a public health response proven to be effective in supporting homeless people and other vulnerable groups.

This is a great opportunity for you to engage with three knowledgable experts from the health and social secto

COVID-19 pandemic, housing and homelessness

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Angela - Jun 23, 2020 @ 2:38 am

Dialogues in Diversity: Are We All in this Together? Health Inequity, Discrimination, Xenophobia and Allyship during COVID-19 Part 1 Events

To register for this free webinar, click here.

COVID-19 pandemic, health equity

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Angela - Jun 23, 2020 @ 2:36 am

Dialogues in Diversity: Women, Girls and Gender Considerations of a COVID-19 Response Events

To register for this free webinar, click here.

More information will be available soon.

If you have questions, please contact the hosts at: facmed.registration@utoronto.ca

COVID-19 pandemic, gender, women

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Rupi - Jun 23, 2020 @ 1:38 am

Webinar: The Virtual Client Experience Survey: What Do Your Clients Really Think About Your Virtual Experiences? Events

Please join us for this webinar about the Virtual Client Experience Survey for Mental Health and Addictions (VCES), recently released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

Date/Time:

July 14, 2020 at 1:30pm -2:30pm EDT

Audience:

Academic scientists, educators and researchers
Executives and department/unit leaders for mental health and addiction services
Government representat

COVID-19 pandemic

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Angela - Jun 22, 2020 @ 7:43 am

U of T Webinar - Dialogues in Diversity - Thinking Differently about COVID-19: Neurodiversity, Mental Health & Wellness during COVID-19 Events

The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized social inequity and has caused certain groups to feel the impact of the virus more severely than others.

COVID-19 pandemic, Neurodiversity including ADHD and ASD

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Angela - Jun 22, 2020 @ 7:06 am

McCain Centre Special Speaker Series: Emerging COVID-19-related Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Research in Canada Events

Hear directly from researchers about the work they are doing to understand the impact of COVID-19 on youth mental health!

The McCain Centre for Child, Youth and Family Mental Health invite

COVID-19 pandemic, youth and children generally

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Angela - Jun 22, 2020 @ 5:43 am

University of Windsor counselling program now open to general public for COVID-related concerns Forum topic

A free University of Windsor counselling program, 'Caring for our Caregivers' is expanding their reach to the general public in Windsor-Essex for COVID-related concerns.

COVID-19 pandemic, caregivers and family, frontline worker

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Angela - Jun 19, 2020 @ 5:30 am

Mental Health & COVID-19 webinar series: Workplace Mental Health Events

COVID-19 pandemic, workplace health and engagement

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Angela - Jun 19, 2020 @ 2:41 am

COVID-19: Working with vulnerable people Forum topic

The Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom has put together specific considerations you need to make when working with more vulnerable populations, such as older people, people who use drugs, with alcohol dependence, with intellectual disabilities, and pregnant women and those in the perinatal period. Suggestions are included for community services, acute hospital services, inpatient services, children services, persons with lived experience, and pharmacological considerations.

Research, tools, and information resources

COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol, substance use, perinatal including pre- and postpartum pregnancy and nursing, older adults (ages 65+), acute care and mental health first aid, culturally adapted competent relevant appropriate and safe

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Emma Firsten-Kaufman - Jun 18, 2020 @ 4:22 am

YWHO Webinar: Youth peer support in a virtual context Events

Join Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) and a panel of youth peer support workers to learn and discuss what peer support looks like in the age of COVID-19, what unique challenges have arisen, and how they are being addressed.

Presenters:

youth and children generally, peer support, COVID-19 pandemic

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Angela - Jun 17, 2020 @ 4:19 am

Webinar: Homelessness & COVID-19 Events

FEANTSA, the European Observatory on Homelessness and the University of Bergamo invites you to an open webinar on COVID-19 and homelessness, taking place on Friday September 25th, 2020 . Don't miss this opportunity to connect with a panel of international experts on the subject of homelessness and COVID-19 as it relates to homelessness.

COVID-19 pandemic, housing and homelessness

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Angela - Jun 17, 2020 @ 4:03 am

Mental Health & COVID-19 webinar series: Far From Home: Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Network (MHPSS) for Refugees, Migrants and Asylum Seekers Events

The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, MHPSS and United for Global Mental Health have launched a series of weekly webinars 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.

COVID-19 pandemic, immigrant-refugee-newcomer

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knicholls - Jun 16, 2020 @ 4:23 am

Working with Hard to Reach Clients Events

Working with Hard to Reach Clients

Date: July 2, 2020
Time: 2:00- 3:00
Presented by: Empowering Community Minds
Note: This program will be held virtually.

About the Event:

COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous First Nations Inuit and Metis (FNIM), 3. Environmental Structural Social Determinants of Health, housing and homelessness

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Emma Firsten-Kaufman - Jun 16, 2020 @ 3:57 am

YWHO Webinar: Addressing Youth Equity Issues and Social Determinants of Health in the Age of COVID-19 Events

Join Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) to learn and discuss how Youth Wellness Hubs are creatively addressing young people's emerging needs, such as access to technology, food, and income.

Presenters:

COVID-19 pandemic, equity and justice, youth and children generally, 3. Environmental Structural Social Determinants of Health

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Angela - Jun 16, 2020 @ 2:53 am

Mindful Awareness Stabilization Training (MAST) Events

This event is organized by Hope + Me - Mood Disorders Association of Ontario (MDAO).

COVID-19 pandemic

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Angela - Jun 16, 2020 @ 2:52 am

Mindful Awareness Stabilization Training (MAST) Events

This event is organized by Hope + Me - Mood Disorders Association of Ontario (MDAO).

COVID-19 pandemic

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Angela - Jun 15, 2020 @ 6:33 am

Webinar: Coping with Current Events: A Parent, Family and Caregiver Toolkit Events

COVID-19 is on many of our minds at the moment.

COVID-19 pandemic, caregivers and family

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Angela - Jun 15, 2020 @ 5:56 am

Webinar: Stories from the Front Line: Innovations in Mental Health Care During COVID-19 Events

The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, MHPSS.net and United for Global Mental Health have launched a series of weekly webinars 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.

COVID-19 pandemic, frontline worker

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Angela - Jun 15, 2020 @ 5:45 am

Webinar: Older Adults and Substance Use in the Time of COVID-19 Events

This free webinar is hosted by the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba.

The pandemic is a difficult time for people of all ages and health conditions. For older adults, the pandemic poses additional challenges as disrupted support systems and potential increased risks of serious complications from COVID-19 can lead to higher levels of stress or anxiety, and increase their vulnerability to various health problems, including addictions.

substance use, COVID-19 pandemic, older adults (ages 65+)

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Angela - Jun 15, 2020 @ 5:40 am

Webinar: COVID-19 Aftermath: Addiction and Mental Health Supports Events

This free webinar is hosted by the University of Alberta.

COVID-19 pandemic

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