Research Snapshots are brief, clear language summaries of research articles, presented in a user-friendly format.

EENet's latest Research Snapshot is based on the article, “Mental health interventions for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada: A systematic review” which was published in The International Indigenous Policy Journal, in 2021. https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2021.12.2.10820.

Supporting Indigenous clients: Understanding the neuroscience of trauma and resilience

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Live webinar October 15, 2021 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST

Facilitators: Jennifer Mervyn, MA, PhD, and Dwight Ballantyne

You’re invited for EHN Canada’s next educational webinar:

Inclusion and Diversity: Understanding Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Indigenous Communities

With Elizabeth Montgomery, M.Ed. Registered Psychotherapist (Ont.) 

Clinical Lead, Concurrent Disorder and Mood & Anxiety Programs, Bellwood Health Services

And Lauren Melzack, MSc, CCAC, CCCS

Deputy Clinical Director, Edgewood Treatment Centre

Management training: How to identify and address anti-Black racism in your organization

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute as part of our Summer Sprints Microlearning Series.

Live webinar: July 19, 2021 | Time: 9 a.m. to noon EST

Facilitator: Janelle Campbell, MSW, RSW

Anti-Black racism: What mental health workers need to know in order to work with the Black community in clinical/organizational practice

Presented by SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute

July 8, 2021 | 9 a.m. to noon EST

This webinar is a partnership between the Alliance for Healthier Communities and CATIE.

Register now!

Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes : Une ressource essentielle à votre disposition

mars 25, 2021 13h 00

En Ontario, nous avons au-delà de 620 000 personnes francophones et parmi celles-ci, 330 800 sont des filles et des femmes. AOcVF est un regroupement d'organismes francophones et féministes qui travaillent à défaire l'oppression vécue par les femmes.

Leading the way in mental health training and education

Understanding the neuroscience of trauma and resilience to best support Indigenous clients

Live webinar April 27, 2021 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This webinar is a learning opportunity to provide the tools and resources to better equip service providers in the human services and justice sectors when dealing with someone from the LGBTQ2S community. In this interactive workshop, you will take away:

• gained insight and knowledge of the LGBTQ2S culture
• understand some of the struggles of this sector of people
• have gained terminology and understanding of how to effectively communicate with LGBTQ2S folk without offending or un-intentionally hurting someone.

Presenter:

Leading the way in mental health training and education

Inuit Cultural Sensitivity Training

Tungasuvvingat Inuit in partnership with OASW Learning Centre
Wed, Dec 2, 2020 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

What is this research about?

Canada is one of the most ethnically diverse countries with Black people representing the third-largest population of racialized people in Canada. Research shows that Black children and youth in Canada experience more challenges to accessing mental healthcare. Evidence also shows that Black youth who do not access treatment are likely to face difficulty in school, family conflict and increased contact with the justice system. This review looks at literature on the barriers and facilitators to mental healthcare for Black youth in Canada.

Leading the way in mental health training and education 

Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Racialized Young People

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.

Best practices, including community-based research, OCAP principles, knowledge translation, and positioning communities as co-researchers will be discussed, including the development of a training module to assist AgingTech researchers in ethically engaging Indigenous communities to promote equitable access to technology. Webinar participants will:

Leading the way in Mental Health Training and Education

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cu...-tickets-59948914818

The CAT (Cultural Awareness Training) sessions are meant to provide an awareness about Indigenous people in Canada. Participants will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge, skills of the history, experiences, and events which have influenced the relationship of Indigenous people in Canada.