COVID-19 pandemic

In this time of uncertainty and stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mental Health Works is providing a free webinar series to help employees and employers address the impact these circumstances may have on our work and well-being.

This commentary was written by Nazilla Khanlou & Brenda E. Orazietti, and published in the Journal of Concurrent Disorders. Check it out here: https://concurrentdisorders.ca...or-frontline-nurses/.

Please also share your experiences and thoughts with us below!

Thanks again to all essential workers!

In order to continue to meet the needs of children, youth and families during COVID-19 many service-providing agencies are quickly moving to virtual care. Some platforms that service providers are using include: ThinkResearch , oncallhealth.ca and Zoom for Healthcare. It looks like all of these platforms are HIPPA and PIPEDA/PHIPA compliant.

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)’s BounceBack program is a key component of the government's expansion of online and virtual mental health supports to help Ontarians navigating the difficult realities in the wake of COVID-19.

BounceBack's expanded services are available now, free of charge, to help people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, stress and other mental health challenges associated with the pandemic.

The global COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting pre-existing systemic inequities. The importance of partnerships in crisis is front and center as we confront the global COVID-19 pandemic. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and the Center for Health Equity Research at the University of North Carolina have partnered to launch the webinar series, Communities in Partnership: Ensuring Equity in the Time of COVID19.

Join this session with leading public health experts and community leaders on the Facts of COVID-19 and Lessons Learned from the Flint Water Crisis.

In this time of uncertainty and stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mental Health Works is providing a free webinar series to help employees and employers address the impact these circumstances may have on our work and well-being.

This resource was developed by the Global Network of Women’s Shelters (GNWS) and Asian Network of Women’s Shelters, and shared by the Homeless Hub.

The Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN-CoI) presents a webinar on COVID-19, homelessness, and Housing First.

Register for this webinar.

Download the webinar flyer.

The brainXchange has partnered with Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) to create a COVID-19 resource webpage which is now available. This webpage provides access to public health resources, practical tips, wellness strategies, family care partner resources and more. 

This webinar focuses on emerging community-wide social responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Dr Alina Turner will discuss tools and training techniques to perform wellness checks, as well as provide an update on HelpSeeker's support to mobilize civil society in different communities across Canada, such as emerging trends and learnings over the last two weeks.

Hi everyone!!!

I had a story/blog published on the Mighty yesterday, I speak reflectively through an experiential lens to the covid crisis on how it affects individuals living in the North who struggle with poverty, mental illness and food insecurity. FYI there is a small trigger warning on it. Very real talk about the crisis some individuals like myself are facing.

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) at the University of Toronto is hosting a webinar, COVID-19 and Health Equity for Marginalized Populations, on Thursday, April 9.

Cross-posted from EENet Connect's French Mental Health forum.

Check out the Canadian Centre of Substance Use and and Addiction's resources on the 'Impacts of Covid-19 on Substance Use'

English version: https://www.ccsa.ca/Impacts-COVID-19-Substance-Use

French version: https://www.ccsa.ca/fr/Usage-d...bstances-et-COVID-19

Thanks CCSA for pulling these resources together! 

Please also share your resources with us in the comment section below.

This series follows the Cultivating Calm Program designed to assist front-line workers (who are also parents, spouses, community members, children etc.) to respond to stress in a better way during this difficult time.

Presented by Mike Masse, Mindful Mike

You will be required to register for each of the four sessions separately.

Part 1: April 9, 11-11:30am EST

The Centre for Innovation in Peer Support is pleased to announce the virtual expansion of our popular communities of practice!

The Mental Health Innovation Network, in collaboration with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use at the World Health Organization, is calling for submissions of global experiences of mental health and social care providers involved in mental health support and restructuring of services during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Please see information in attached photo.

Direct registration link: https://is.gd/TERApril2020