reducing stigma and discrimination

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!

No fees or costs! No sign up required for sessions! Simply join via the zoom link in the calendar.

Registration Open for Peer Support Strong Virtual Conference: L.E.A.Ding the Way!
Leading, Empowering, Advocating and Defining

Please join PeerWorks and Lived Experience & Recovery Network (LERN) as we host our 3rd annual Peer Support Strong Virtual Conference on Tuesday, February 7th, 2023, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST).

The SCALE Program returns on October 10th, 2023!

The SCALE Program (Supporting Caregiver Awareness, Learning and Empowerment) aims to empower caregivers with practical information and skills to focus on their own mental health and well-being needs by offering:

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!

No fees or costs! No sign up required for sessions! Simply join via the zoom link in the calendar.

The opioid crisis is looming over youth across Canada. Come join the conversation with the Youth Opioid Awareness Program at the YMCA. The YOAP is offering interactive and engaging workshops for ages 15 – 24 both online and in-person. Learn about opioids, prevention, recovery and how to protect yourself and your community. Participate in escape rooms, quizzes and more!

No fees or costs! No sign up required for sessions! Simply join via the zoom link.

Workshops are available for booking in BC, in Ontario and in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Course Overview

One in five Canadians experiences a mental health problem in a given year.  This five-module, self-directed online course explores basic concepts of mental health and mental illness.  We look at the prevalence of mental health problems in Canada, the risk and protective factors that influence mental health, and the links between mental health and the social determinants of health.  We explore the importance of creating a safe space for clients and developing a positive therapeutic relationship.  We also describe the various treatments for mental h

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This training will help you see how stigma affects people. It will show you how to connect in a non-stigmatizing way. You will learn how to use language that focuses on the person, not their use of substances. You will also gain the knowledge needed to help improve the health of people who use/d substances.

Register here

This training will help you see how stigma affects people. It will show you how to connect in a non-stigmatizing way. You will learn how to use language that focuses on the person, not their use of substances. You will also gain the knowledge needed to help improve the health of people who use/d substances.

Register here

This training will help you see how stigma affects people. It will show you how to connect in a non-stigmatizing way. You will learn how to use language that focuses on the person, not their use of substances. You will also gain the knowledge needed to help improve the health of people who use/d substances.

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Ce cours vise à mettre à jour les préjugés et à changer notre façon de voir les personnes qui utilisent des substances.

Inscrivez-vous ici

Ce cours vise à mettre à jour les préjugés et à changer notre façon de voir les personnes qui utilisent des substances.

Join us Wednesday, December 14^th at 7 PM ET for the Sashbear Foundation’s Expert Education Series presentation called “DBT for the Holidays: How to Survive, Increase Joy, Connection, and Mindfulness” with Dr. Carmen Lalonde.

This training will help you see how stigma affects people. It will show you how to connect in a non-stigmatizing way. You will learn how to use language that focuses on the person, not their use of substances. You will also gain the knowledge needed to help improve the health of people who use/d substances. Registration for this session can be completed via the eventbrite link at the cost of $75 per person.

Register here: https://capsa.eventbrite.ca

Inscrivez-vous ici
 

Ce cours vise à mettre à jour les préjugés et à changer notre façon de voir les personnes qui utilisent des substances.

This training will help you see how stigma affects people. It will show you how to connect in a non-stigmatizing way. You will learn how to use language that focuses on the person, not their use of substances. You will also gain the knowledge needed to help improve the health of people who use/d substances. Registration for this session can be completed via the eventbrite link at the cost of $75 per person.

Register here: https://capsa.eventbrite.ca