Andrew -
Please join us on Thursday, May 18 2023 from 1pm - 2pm for the Understanding Depression in Later Life Workshop. This free workshop series is for older adults 65 years and older and their caregivers where we’ll discuss:
- What is depression?
- What does depression look like?
- How can you stay well and get the support you need?.
“The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety – it’s connection.” Johann Hari, author and journalist.
Why does having the support of a community affect a person’s journey to wellness? Join us to learn about the latest research on the importance of community for people living with substance use issues.
A Mentor/Mentee Canada Presentation of lived experience leadership and Peer-led initiatives, alongside clinical services, creating recovery-focused systems. Join us to learn from Victoria, British Columbia's holistic Peer Support programs helping to end high rates of overdose, isolation, stigmatization, criminalization and violence.
Karyn -
Facilitators: Jodie Grigsby BA BSW RSW & Karyn Hand BSW MEd RSW
Date: April 3 & 4, 2023
Time: 9:00am - 1:30pm
Cost: $220.35
Rossana -
The Mental Health Commission of Canada defines peer support workers as those who provide “emotional and social support provided to others who share a common experience (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2022).” Evidence shows that the integration of peer support workers into mental health services has many benefits, but developing these programs has several challenges. Some challenges include being able to maintain professional boundaries, difficulties with power dynamics among staff, job-related stress, and role clarity.
Our BIPOC Women’s Journaling Group is set to start from January 16th to March 13th from 6:30pm-8pm (Monday evenings). This is a group for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour to come together and discuss/journal about varying BIPOC specific issues that are encountered in life. Facilitators will be peer supporters; Sharon Roberts and Queen Maria Cristina Sabourin-Jovel.
Every Wednesday starting December 14, 2022, from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST
This is a culturally-responsive space for members of the African, Caribbean, and Black community living with mental health and/or substance use challenges to talk, share, and support one another. We welcome and encourage folks from diverse backgrounds to join! This includes: youth, adults, seniors, persons with disabilities, diverse faith practices/beliefs, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
The OAMHP’s Knowledge Exchange sessions are one-hour small-group facilitated discussions on topics of relevance to mental health professionals. This facilitated 1-hour small-group discussion is designed to help participants understand how the OAMHP’s Code of Ethics can guide their decision making in clinical settings. The session will focus on a case study that raises issues in the context of child and family therapy.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Andrew -
This free mental health apps and websites workshop is for the general public where you will learn:
The OAMHP’s Knowledge Exchange sessions are one-hour small-group facilitated discussions on topics of relevance to mental health professionals. This session is designed for supervisors, and will focus on challenges that can arise in the supervisory relationship.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Identify markers that a supervisee is making progress toward self-supervision
• Synthesize the role of gatekeeping in supervision
• Identify personal development goals as a supervisor
Angela -
In this webinar we invite Bonnie Lipton-Bos from CMHA National to talk to us about the Campus Peer Support pilot project. This national project works closely with post-secondary institutions to train and empower students with lived and living experience of mental health or substance use health to support their fellow students, in partnership with local CMHA offices. She will be joined by two post-secondary sites who will talk about their experience with the project.
Daniel -
Our Monthly Calendar has been updated for November. Please share with those you think could benefit. And/or join yourself!
NEW RESOURCE: Understanding Peer Support: A Proposed Core Service in Ontario (attached document below)
Gianluca Primucci Paint With Someone Who's Been There
Art and Peer Support in Memory of Gianluca Primucci
Saturdays 10:00am-1:00pm Beginning October 1st!
There are numerous challenges that exist in the youth mental health and substance use sector around the knowledge to practice gaps, the current value attributed to certain types of knowledge and evidence over others, and the limited engagement of lived experts in system and service design. Lived expertise is critical to a system that can meet the needs of youth and caregivers adequately.
ADunning -
Peer Support Canada has recently completed and published their 2022 – 2027 Strategic Plan. We would like to invite you to attend an online community engagement event, so that we have a chance to facilitate conversations around the context of peer support in Canada today, discuss your experiences of providing peer support within the community and respond to your questions and reflections about PSC’s plans moving forward. This discussion will be co-facilitated by Peer Support Canada staff, and Certified Mentors.
Fiona -
Connect with other caregivers at our Online Support Groups. We’re here to help.
We welcome you to join other caregivers (ordinary people who provide physical and emotional support to a family member, partner, friend or neighbour) in a supportive environment to share challenges, successes, and concerns you may have within your caregiving role. Discussion will be driven by caregivers to discuss issues of highest importance to caregivers. Note: Online Support Groups are not intended for crisis support or mental health counselling
Mahalia -
The Harm Reduction Hangouts project (HRH) is a peer support-based harm reduction drop-in series, by and for 2SQTBIPOC youth. As we enter our last month of programming, the team is hosting final consultation circles for 2SQTBIPOC youth 16-21 to share their experiences with HRH drop-ins or, if they haven’t attended, why not/what they would have wanted.
Consultations are set for Wednesday, August 17 from 6-8pm (virtual via Zoom though possibly hybrid based on demand).
