substance use

Immigrant and refugee populations in Canada are more exposed to the known social determinants of Health (SDoH) that contribute to mental health problems and illnesses. Newcomers also tend to access mental health services less often and face numerous barriers when doing so. The uneven access to the SDoH contributes to health inequities. When delivering mental health or settlement programs, it is essential that they do not exacerbate inequities.

Strategies for Supporting a Loved One Who Uses Substances

Level One Core QoC Workshop

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Dates

Part One: Monday, April 17, 2023 | 5:30 - 8:00 PM EST
Part Two: Monday, April 24, 2023 | 5:30 - 8:00 PM EST

Location

Hosted via Zoom. Participants will be able to attend online or call in over the phone.

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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.

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

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

You’re invited for EHN Canada’s next educational webinar: rTMS & Ketamine: Treatment Resistant Depression with Dr. Ahmed Saleh, MD, FRCPC, Co-founder and Medical Director, ANSR Clinic.

In this video created by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Jes, a community harm reduction support navigator and peer support worker, and Melinda, a primary care nurse practitioner, explore the stigma that people who use substances often meet when accessing health services, and what direct health service providers can do to reduce it and improve the quality

Two recent environmental scans by Public Health Ontario examine the evidence on the health and social impacts of safer supply programs for people who use substances including local, provincial/state, national and international examples of safer supply models, as well as evidence on the health and social impacts of drug decriminalization policies.

You’re invited for EHN Canada’s next educational webinar: Psychedelics in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders with Dr. Ian King, BMSc, MD, FRCPC, DRCPSC (Addiction Medicine), Psychiatrist, Edgewood Treatment Centre.

FUNDING AMOUNT: up to $100,000 CAD each

DEADLINE TO APPLY: November 28th, 2022 at midnight EST.

Granting agency: Mental Health Research Canada

FUNDING AMOUNT: up to $100,000 CAD each

DEADLINE TO APPLY: November 28th, 2022 at midnight EST.

Granting agency: Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC)-Knowledge Institute

NEW RESOURCE: Understanding Peer Support: A Proposed Core Service in Ontario (attached document below)

Join the panel of experts to learn more about the lure of loot boxes.

To register, please use this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webina...qdV-OsRS-a8Fdfi6AkNg

Presentation is free of charge and will be broadcast via Zoom

October 6^th, 2022 from 6:30-8PM – Talking with Youth about Cannabis

You’re invited for EHN Canada’s next educational webinar: Trauma & Mood Disorders with Joel Hughes, Clinical Director, Edgewood Treatment Centre.

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.

Please visit this link to register: Drugs & Youth, What Adults Need to Know! | Eventbrite

You’re invited for EHN Canada’s next educational webinar:

Treatment and Recovery: An EHN Canada Alumni Panel Discussion

With John Hastings, National Director of Alumni Relations and Development, EHN Canada

and Alanna Stern, Alumni Ambassador, EHN Canada

This live-streamed event will be the official launch of our project, several years in the making. Central to the project are the real-life stories of gay men who use drugs and those who provide PnP-related care and support. Anchoring this work is our CME training and other resources on PnP for clinicians, community workers and other providers.

We hope to have as many interested providers join us to learn more about our work, the experiences of our community, and the opportunities available to increase knowledge and develop skills.