substance use

You’re invited for EHN Canada’s next educational webinar: The Effectiveness of Inpatient Treatment for Substance Use Disorder with Dr. Christina Basedow, PhD, RCC, CSAT, CMAT, Vice President Western Canada and Executive Director at Edgewood Treatment Centre.

Alcohol consumption, ensuing harms, and treatments for harmful alcohol use have all changed during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of government-enforced shutdowns and policies to encourage social distancing.

Join our panel of experts to learn about emerging research on these significant changes. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A period.

REGISTER HERE

Presenters:

Ophea, un organisme qui aide le personnel enseignant à mettre en œuvre des initiatives promouvant la santé et le bien-être dans les écoles de l’Ontario, est collaboré avec CAMH pour developper six outils pédagogiques pour aider le personnel enseignant à avoir des conversations sur la consommation de substances avec les élèves.

We want to hear from you about the mental health and addiction topics EENet should be focusing on, and the types of resources and knowledge mobilization services we should be offering in the year ahead.

Please take 5-10 minutes to tell us how we can best direct our efforts to support you. Access the survey here until 5pm ET on February 11th: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EENet2022

The Harm Reduction Hangouts project (HRH) is an upcoming peer support-based harm reduction drop-in series, by and for 2SQTBIPOC youth. As we get ready to begin programming, the team is launching a survey and hosting consultation circles for 2SQTBIPOC youth 16-21 to share what they want and need in a virtual drop-in space.

The survey is open until February 18th and eligible young people will also have the chance to win 1 of 5 $30 gift cards by going to tinyurl.com/HRH-survey.

Dear friends of Evidence Exchange Network (EENet),*

As 2022 begins, we are launching a survey to assess the needs of stakeholders across Ontario’s mental health and addictions system.

We want to hear from you about the topics EENet should be focusing on, and the types of resources and knowledge mobilization services we should be offering in the year ahead.

Shared from the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (www.drugpolicy.ca):

The Centre for Innovation in Peer Support (embedded in Support House) broke new ground in 2021 with the introduction of several new programs and opportunities for both our community and provincial partners.

Motivational interviewing and harm reduction with youth

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Live webinar: February 8, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST

Facilitators: Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW and Joanna Seel, MSW

Métis Youth Wellness Connection: January Sessions for Teens and Tweens

Navigating today’s world for youth can be complicated and challenging. Shifting from the teen years to young adulthood requires young people to be equipped with the tools to build resilience, feel comfortable and confident having conversations about what is going on in their lives, and monitor their wellness.

Linking Support on Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use

January 25, 2022 @ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

Presented by: Nancy Poole, PhD, LLD (Hon), Director, Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health & Lindsay Wolfson, MPH, Manager, Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health

Register for the Virtual Solutions for Substance Use Care Conference (January 25, 2022)

Join international colleagues at the Virtual Solutions for Substance Use Care Conference. Registration is free.

How can organizations ensure their harm reduction programs are based on the best evidence?

Since 2013, Canadian harm reduction programs have relied on the Best Practice Recommendations compiled by a national working group led by Dr. Carol Strike in collaboration with researchers, direct service providers and people who use drugs. The landscape of drug use and harm reduction has shifted dramatically since then. To incorporate new evidence and the current realities of drug use and overdose in Canada, the working group has published a new version of the Best Practices.

Ontario Psychiatric Association 2022 Expert Series -- Online CME

KETAMINE FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS: THE KNOWNS AND UNKNOWNS

Monday, February 7, 2022

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm ET
Speaker: Dr. Venkat Bhat, MD, MSc, FRCPC, DABPN

Substance use and emotion regulation in youth

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Live webinar January 20, 2022 | Time: 1 to 4 p.m. EST

Facilitator: Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW

This week, the Mental Health Commission of Canada launched a directory of community-based mental health and substance use services and supports available in Canada for people who are transitioning from the criminal justice system into the community. This national inventory represents a new step towards reducing the barriers to service access that are often experienced by justice-involved persons, especially those who are re-entering the community from correctional settings. Importantly, this inventory will be updated over time to ensure its currency and breadth.

In early spring 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became a worldwide pandemic. The social and work-related restrictions that governments put in place to reduce transmission of the virus were unlike any in recent history. Researchers have shown that worldwide mental health has been seriously impacted by the pandemic and government measures.