COVID-19 pandemic

The Challenge:

Has COVID-19 affected youth gambling behavior? Are youth using video games differently during the pandemic? Given current restrictions how does a program effectively discuss gambling awareness with youth?

COVID-19 Vaccination: Building Vaccine Confidence Using UpShot

Presented by: Dr. Shelley Craig, PhD, RSW, LCSW, Dr. Barbara Fallon, PhD, & Dr. Kate Allan, PhD, MSW, RSW
July 23, 2021 @11:00am-12:30pm EST

Check out this new Research Snapshot!

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada

Here is a sneak peek:

Hi everyone. Although we appear to be emerging from COVID (finally), I'm still interested in collecting your experiences about adapting to COVID during the pandemic. This was mainly aimed at people who deal with behavioral addictions, but other voices would be of interest to... in addtion to survey questions, there are comment sections where you can express your views..

Research and knowledge exchange opportunity

Dear EENet Connect members:

You’re invited for our next educational webinar:

Supporting Healthcare Workers: Minding Your Mental Health

With Sandeep Marwaha, MSc. OT, OT Reg. (Ont.), Bellwood Health Services

And Jennifer Maddan, Registered Psychotherapist, Gateway Recovery Centre

And Ian Rabb, Regional Director of Business Development, EHN Canada

2-Hour Program:

Postpartum mental illness is a common problem that affects a mother’s ability to function, her interactions with her baby, and the well-being of families. Ontario researchers calculated the rate of postpartum mental health visits to primary care doctors and psychiatrists during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic and compared these against expected rates based on patterns before the pandemic.

Over the past few decades, there's been an increase in free, publicly available virtual mental health resources, including online programs and smartphone apps. This includes asynchronous virtual mental health (AVMH) resources, that is, online supports that do not involve direct contact with a mental health care provider in real time. AVMH resources play a critical role in helping people access mental health supports while following public health recommendations for physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What you need to know

As the Women’s Health Research Chair in Mental Health for the Faculty of Health at York University, Dr. Nazilla Khanlou says gender-based violence didn’t start with the pandemic, but the pandemic has made it worse.

“The ripple effects are going to continue for a long time to come.” she says.

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New research on substance use during the pandemic suggests alcohol consumption among Canadians has increased since the onset of the pandemic with nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of Canadians reporting increased alcohol consumption (Statistics Canada).

Pandemic-related stress is having a greater impact on people, especially women, living in households with young children, a

Public Health 2021 is the national conference where public health professionals, researchers, policy-makers, academics, students and trainees come together to strengthen efforts to improve health and well-being, to share the latest research and information, to promote best practices and to advocate for public health issues and policies grounded in research.

The Steering Committee invites oral and poster abstracts, didactic symposia and interactive workshop submissions to be presented 6-8 October 2021.

The Canadian Public Health Association is inviting public health, public safety, health and social service providers and other professionals and practitioners to participate in a short survey on substance use.

Your answers will help us to better understand your knowledge and perspectives of substance use, and topics you would like to learn more about.  Your participation in this survey will support the creation of tools, resources and online learning modules to support the implementation of a public health approach to substance use in Canada.