youth and children generally

This training draws on current research and lived experience to highlight the invisible nature of these losses and their impact on identity, family systems, and emotional well-being.

Key elements include:

As a result of their dehumanized status within Canadian society, Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit, and trans women experience disproportionate rates of violence over the course of their lifetimes.  Though Indigenous Peoples only make up 4% of the Canadian population, Indigenous women and girls represent 50% of all sex trafficking victims, although they remain largely invisible. 

This workshop will explore ideas about challenging behaviour among children and young persons in care. Direct care staff, such as child and youth care practitioners, group home staff and foster carers may observe conduct which is resistant to traditional behaviour management techniques. A young person with complex trauma may present with a variety of issues (anxiety, aggression, self-harm, & suicidality, etc.) and with multiple diagnoses (i.e., conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, depression, anxiety).

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We at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), have a new report to share with you! Through a consultation with youth advisory councils and committees, we connected with young people across the country to better understand how to help prevent and reduce youth substance use harms in Canada.

The Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder (CYBD) invites you to its annual public education event hosted on March 27th, 2025! This event is open to anyone with an interest in learning more about youth bipolar disorder. A youth patient will share their lived experience, attendees will hear from Hope + Me, and current research will be presented. This year, CYBD is challenging its presenters to address two themes related to youth bipolar disorder, Patient and Family Engagement in Bipolar Disorder Research: Lessons from the Past and Building Momentum for the Future.

La stigmatisation nous affecte tous, mais elle peut être particulièrement dommageable pour ceux aux prises avec des enjeux de santé mental

The Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression at CAMH is excited to announce the upcoming CARIBOU CBT Training Course for Facilitators, an interactive, evidence-based program designed to enhance your ability to treat depression in children and youth (ages 13-24). This training is ideal for healthcare professionals such as social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists looking to deepen their knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

On October 22, 2024, a webinar about the link between co-occurring addiction problems and youth bipolar disorder and the brain science behind this association was co-hosted by the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder (CYBD) at CAMH with EENet in the Provincial System Support Program (PSSP) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

This webinar explored:

The focus of this two day conference will be on the importance of developing social emotional skills (SEL) as part of healthy growth and development process for our children and teens. Dr.

Click here to register for this free presentation.

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