reducing stigma and discrimination

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Équilibrer le travail et l’aidance naturelle : des stratégies sur mesures Events

Est-ce que vous-même, ou quelqu’un que vous connaissez, êtes dans la situation de devoir prendre soin d’un membre de la famille ou d’un ami tout en conciliant les exigences de votre travail ? Avez-vous souvent l’impression de ne pas pouvoir tout gérer et d’avoir besoin de plus de temps pour vous? Prenez votre boisson et votre collation préférées et joignez-vous à nous pour une durée de une heure pour écouter d’autres personnes aidantes naturelles partager leurs expériences et découvrir des outils utiles de Roxanne Dion-Boudreau,
responsable régionale à l’OSANO.

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Tips for Caregivers to Safely Assist with Mobility and Navigate Change Events

Does your care recipient need help getting up from a chair or transitioning from place to place? Is this task new and difficult for you? Is this something that you may be struggling with? Sometimes moving and providing physical support to your care recipient can be challenging. Caregivers may not realize that they can risk their own physical health while doing their best to negotiate these new tasks. Join the Ontario Caregiver Organization webinar to learn more about:

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Let's Discuss: Stigma of Addiction Events

Let’s Discuss Stigma

This one hour session follows the path of a person in recovery and how obstacles of stigma can be overcome. Join the conversation with the Youth Opioid Awareness Program at the YMCA. Learn how stigma can affect a person's road to recovery and how to recognize it in your own attitude and beliefs. Learn tips for how to support someone who has a substance use disorder without using language that perpetuates stigma. The YOAP is offering interactive and engaging workshops for ages 15 – 24 both online and in-person. Participate in escape rooms, quizzes and more!

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User profile image Sabina -

Let's Discuss: Stigma of Addiction Events

Let’s Discuss Stigma

This one hour session follows the path of a person in recovery and how obstacles of stigma can be overcome. Join the conversation with the Youth Opioid Awareness Program at the YMCA. Learn how stigma can affect a person's road to recovery and how to recognize it in your own attitude and beliefs. Learn tips for how to support someone who has a substance use disorder without using language that perpetuates stigma. The YOAP is offering interactive and engaging workshops for ages 15 – 24 both online and in-person. Participate in escape rooms, quizzes and more!

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Hate Crime in Halton - A Community Perspective Events

Ontario Technical University's Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism, in collaboration with Kimberly Cato, RP / CEO and Founder of True Roots Counselling Services and Kara Hart, Director of Program Development and Sustainability at John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin, presents Hate Crime in Halton – A Community Perspective.

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Healing the Wounds of Race Trauma: Examining Interventions for Professionals Events

Healing the Wounds of Race Trauma: Examining Interventions for Professionals

February 10, 2023 @ 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET

Presented by: Nicole Perryman, MA, BSW, MSW, RSW, RP, CPT

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Spotlight on Youth: Alcohol, Gambling & Cannabis Use Events

To register for this event, please click here.


The YMCA Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) is hosting a free online seminar in partnership with Drink Smart and the Youth Gambling Awareness Program.

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