Hope + Me in partnership with CAMH is offering an online workshop series for older adults that are 65yrs old and above. It will help you recognize changes to your well-being and when it might be time to ask for help. This series shows you how to improve your mental health, spot the signs and symptoms of mental illness and addictions, and where to find help in the community.
older adults (ages 65+)
Thesis: Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes: Older Adult Perspectives, User Characteristics and Motivations for Use Forum topic
For knowledge translation purposes I would like to post my recently completed thesis which focuses on cannabis policy and older adult (55+) use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes from a critical realist perspective (qualitative research).
CAMH Understanding Mental Health and Well-being in Later Life: A Series Overview Events
SCHC Caregiver Wellness is inviting seniors to join us for a 1.5 hour discussion on mental health conditions that may affect older adults and ways by which they can keep themselves well.
This will be the first module in a series of 12 workshops developed by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Provincial System Support Program’s (PSSP) project team. This will be on January 26, and every 4th Tuesdays thereafter, from 11am to 12:30 pm via Zoom.

brainXchange webinar: Reducing dementia risk: best evidence and challenges ahead Events
This presentation will review the recommendations on how to reduce the risk of later life dementia that came from the 5th Fifth Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia. Over a year we looked at the latest studies of risk reduction. On this webinar we will highlight some of the information across eight domains. Nutrition; physical activity; hearing; sleep; cognitive training and stimulation; social engagement and education; frailty; and medications.

brainXchange webinar: The Value of Enhancing Your Clinical Practice through Use of Standardized Cognitive Screening Tools Events
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Protecting Residents in Long-term Care: Their Right to be Safe and Secure Events
Join Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario as our keynote speaker, Jane Meadus, Barrister & Solicitor, Institutional Advocate for the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, provides a comprehensive overview of the Legal Rights of Residents residing in Long-term Care Homes.
Managing Risk for Domestic Homicide of Older Adults as a Community – Everyone Has a Role to Play Events
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario is hosting a Virtual Series of Webinar in recognition of Victims and Survivors of Crime Week Nov 22-28th, 2020.
Join us Thursday, Nov. 26th at 1pm for our upcoming webar,"Managing Risk for Domestic Homicide of Older Adults as a Community – Everyone Has a Role to Play" with keynote speakers, Margaret MacPherson, Research Associate,Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children, Western University and Tracey Marshall, President,Threat Management Matters Inc.
Empowering Strategies to Support the Resiliency of Older Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Events
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario invites you to join our upcoming webinar, 'Empowering Strategies to Support the Resiliency of Older Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence' with Distinguished Guest Speaker, Bonnie Brandl, Director, National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), a project of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin
Older victims of intimate partner violence experience unique challenges and barriers to live free from harm. Often these older victims have lived through decades of physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse and trauma.
Healthy aging public health framework/strategy Forum topic
Hello,
We are in the process of creating an internal healthy aging framework. We are looking to see if there are any existing frameworks or strategies others could share or could refer us to.
Thank you,
Stephanie Bale

brainXchange webinar: Persons living with dementia who go missing: What do we know and how can we manage the risks? Events
The prevalence of missing persons living with dementia continues to increase and the outcomes of missing incidents can be devastating. It is suggested that 60% of persons living with dementia go missing at least once during the course of their condition, and at least 5% get lost repeatedly. Older adults including persons living with dementia also account for a growing proportion of search and rescue cases. In this webinar, we will share findings of a Canadian mixed methods study that explored the prevalence and antecedents of missing occurrences involving persons living with dementia.

brainXchange webinar: Challenging Stigma of Dementia Events
In this presentation, brainXchange will discuss research and personal experiences related to:

Cannabis use and older adults: CCSMH needs your help! 5-minute Survey / La consommation de cannabis et les personnes âgées : la CCSMPA a besoin de votre aide! Sondage de 5 minutes Forum topic
We need your insights by Monday, October 26th, 2020!
The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) has received funding through Health Canada to develop e-learning modules for physicians and other healthcare providers on the topic of Cannabis and Older Adults.
As part of the project we are conducting a survey for:

brainXchange webinar: Approaching Driving Cessation in Older Adults with Dementia Events
At the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:
• Describe dementia-related driving risks.
• Identify approaches to assessing fitness to drive in persons with dementia.
• Implement strategies for facilitating the process of driving cessation.
Promising practice: Addressing older adult loneliness through the Rx Community social prescribing pilot Forum topic
CAMH developed a new resource highlighting a social prescribing pilot and how health and social service providers can apply lessons learned to their work with older adults.
New resource for older adults: Using alcohol during COVID-19 Forum topic
CAMH developed a new resource for you to share with the older adults in your community. It's a fact sheet that provides essential information on using alcohol during COVID-19. Including:

brainXchange webinar: Why do more women than men have Alzheimer's disease? Events
More women than men have Alzheimer’s disease and the numbers are growing. Both sex (biological factors) and gender (social factors) most likely work together to contribute to this predominance. In order to prevent AD in women, we need to understand early in life the factors affecting women that lead to eventual dementia. In this webinar we discuss what is known about the underlying causes and suggest future directions for research.

Nutrition: An ally for brain health and well-being in old age Events
brainXchange, Alzheimer Society of Canada and the CCNA proudly present:
Nutrition: An ally for brain health and well-being in old age
Webinar training: Facilitating the Understanding Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life workshop series Events
FREE Mindfulness Meditation Course for Youth: Introductory Lecture Events
The Art of Life Community Health Centre presents the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Course for Youth (ages 14 to 27) in a new format.
Weekly one-hour FREE online classes for 8-weeks with complimentary onsite meditation practice.
On August 27th, we will have the introductory classes for all youth age groups.
Supporting connection in later life: Working with older adults to develop a connection plan Events
Social connection is important for older adults’ physical health, mental health and overall quality of life. Yet with COVID-19 and the physical distancing measures in place, older adults are more likely to experience social isolation.