My son Pete died on Dec 23 2021 to an accidental Opioid Overdose. It will be TWENTY YEARS this year that he died.  I shake my head in absolute despair about this escalating crisis/epidemic.

From Jan 2020 to the end of November 2020…2167 people have died

59% increase over the same period in 2019

We are Excited to Announce our Virtual Learning Centre and Resource Hub!

Interested in what it looks like to provide a safer opioid supply?

Check out EENet's interview with Rebecca Penn to learn about a promising practice that aims to reduce preventable deaths and keep people connected to care.

The Excellence through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP) is hosting an amazing free virtual conference, QI Innovations: Understand-Pivot-Change, set for Tuesday, April 13.   I am going to attempt to do the keynote. LOL.

Keynote Presentation: Listen. REALLY Listen. (The Cornerstone of QI).

Connaissez-vous la différence entre un opioïde et une benzodiazépine? C'est notre sujet à discuter jeudi prochain: les drogues et autres médicaments.. inscrivez-vous ici:  Connect Aînés - Atelier sur le bien-être et la santé mentale pour aînées et aînés: Les opioïdes et autres médicaments-Ontario (connectaines.ca)

Hi All:

The Integrated Prevention and Harm Reduction (iPHARE) initiative, is a multi-pronged effort by the City of Toronto and community agencies to address opioid-related deaths in the city's shelter system. The initiative comes in response to the escalating opioid poisoning crisis in Toronto.

iPHARE has three key components:

The Integrated Prevention and Harm Reduction (iPHARE) initiative, is a multi-pronged effort by the City of Toronto and community agencies to address opioid-related deaths in the city's shelter system. The initiative comes in response to the escalating opioid poisoning crisis in Toronto.

iPHARE has three key components:

The Integrated Prevention and Harm Reduction (iPHARE) initiative, is a multi-pronged effort by the City of Toronto and community agencies to address opioid-related deaths in the city's shelter system. The initiative comes in response to the escalating opioid poisoning crisis in Toronto.

iPHARE has three key components:

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and public health measures put in place to reduce transmission have likely affected people who use opioids and other illicit substances. Reasons for this include potential changes in the supply of these substances and in support systems for people who use them.

Join the webinar here.

Register for the webinar here.

Taking Group Work Online

Thu, Nov 19, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST

Presented by: Dr. Ellen Sue Mesbur & Dr. Barbara Muskat

In May/June 2020, the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy conducted a survey to learn more about non-medical youth use of opioids.  The driver for this study was the 2018 WDGPH Youth Survey which had identified that 17% of youth in Grades 7 and 10 in Wellington County had used an opioid (non-medically) at least once in the last year.

Sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart

Speaker TBD

Session Goals & Objectives

https://www.theglobeandmail.co...lou-kristy-draws-on/

Laura Stone,Queen's Park Reporter July 6 2020

On Tuesday Mar 3 2020, I did the opening speech at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences for the Deputy Premier & Minister of Health Christine Elliot (pic attached) and also the Associate Minister of Mental Health & Addiction, Michael Tibollo (pic attached).   Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliot announced the Roadmap to Wellness: A Plan to Build Ontario's Mental Health and Addictions System.  Government, healthcare leaders and media from across Ontario listened as I shared from my personal experience of the system gaps, unmet ser

We have a wonderful opportunity to look at the opioid crisis from an indigenous lens and how we can address it.  Please join us for the half day at Wabano for our first addictions forum. 

Purchase tickets here: https://wabano.com/event/addictionsforum/

This event will be live webcasted as well, please log in at: http://camh.adobeconnect.com/mar6_hjohnson/

Ensure you have signed in 15 minutes prior to the start time, in case we need to troubleshoot audio or video.