COVID-19 pandemic

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.

The Challenge:

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York University researchers, in collaboration with CAMH, have launched a first-of-its-kind mental health literacy guide to address the knowledge gap in supporting autistic adults. The free guide combines input from research and first-person accounts of autism in Canada, and provides:

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?

Join the Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) Community of Interest for its next webinar, "Missing voices: Listening to people with lived experience to create a more equitable and effective pandemic response".

At least 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a problem with substance use over their lifetime. Timely access to substance use treatment in Ontario is limited, resulting in a variety of socio-economic and health problems. As part of the response to COVID-19, the Ontario government is investing in virtual mental health and addictions services to help make care more accessible.

Mindfulness techniques to decrease stress and increase resilience: Cultivating attitudes that support wellbeing during COVID-19

Presented by SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute

May 13, 2021 | 1 to 3 p.m.

Fee: $40

Level of training: Introductory

An interdisciplinary research team led by Dr. Mary Bartram at the Mental Health Commission of Canada and Dr. Ivy Bourgeault at the University of Ottawa and Canadian Health Workforce Network has asked us to inform you about an important study they are conducting. Their team is working to assess how COVID-19 is impacting the capacity of Canada’s mental health and substance use workforce.

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Dates

Part One: Friday, May 7, 2021 | 12:00-2:00 PM EST
Part Two: Friday, May 14, 2021 | 12:00-2:00 PM EST
Part Three: Friday, May 21, 2021 | 12:00-2:00 PM EST
Part Four: Friday, May 28, 2021 | 12:00-2:00 PM EST

Location

Standing up to COVID-19: Effective stress-inoculation and resiliency-enhancing strategies to help prevent youth anxiety, depression, and self-destructive behaviours

Presented by SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute

Live webinar May 7, 2021 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Statistics Canada has released the results of a survey on cannabis and alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among those who had previously consumed cannabis, more than one-third (34%) reported that their consumption had increased during the pandemic. Among those who reported increased consumption, 35% reported consuming cannabis on five or more days per week during the past month.

12% of those who used cannabis reported decreasing their use during the pandemic.

Check out SMHO's Student Mental Health Action Kit to access the lesson plans for early years through to secondary, including their new virtual field trip on stress management and coping, exploring the

Join CCSA for the continuation of the National Alcohol Forum: Implications of COVID-19 webinar series. This webinar will explore approaches that can be implemented in the community to support people living with alcohol use disorders during the pandemic.

Leading the way in mental health training and education

Offsetting the neurodevelopmental impacts of COVID-19 by building resilience now

Live webinar series April 26, May 3, 10 and 17, 2021
half-day sessions from 1 to 4 p.m.
Presented by: Jennifer Mervyn, MA, PhD

In this webinar, attendees will hear from Lisa Robinson who is a Grief Therapist with Andrea Warnick Consulting. This webinar will explore the pandemic through the lens of grief. Participants will leave this webinar with a greater understanding of grief as an individual and collective experience and how it shows up across ages and stages in life. Additionally, practical ways that you and those you care about can actively address and process grief will be presented.

In this webinar, attendees will hear from selected panelists from the Children & Youth Mental Health Services realm as they discuss the following questions: