youth and children generally

Substance use and emotion regulation in youth

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Date: October 20, 2022
Time: 1 to 4 p.m. EST
Facilitator: Adina Hauser, MSW,  RSW

A series of three webinars sponsored by CAMH. All webinars include case studies, and webinars two and three will conclude with a panel discussion. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask presenters and panelists questions.

Schedule

Webinar #1: Trauma and its impact on adolescent development
September 21: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET

Webinar #2: Trauma and substance use
October 12: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET

Emotion dysregulation in the family: Clinical interventions for family members of youth with emotion dysregulation

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Date: October 20, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. to noon EST
Facilitator: Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW

Digital media use in youth: Navigating the tensions between online risk and opportunity during a complex time

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Date: October 17, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. to noon EST
Facilitators: Bethany Good, PhD, MSW, RSW and Marshall Korenblum, MD, FRCP (C)

The Mood Disorders Society of Canada's National Youth Advisory Council is recruiting high school students to join their High-school subcommittee!

This team works together virtually to plan and lead activities in their own schools around the country to raise awareness and funds for mental health and combat stigma.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/bzGTfZab7XCZpUT28

Anxiety Canada is recruiting for their Youth Ambassador Network!

They are looking for volunteers whose lives have been touched by anxiety either through personal experiences or that of a friend or family member.

Anxiety Canada's Ambassadors advocate and educate their peers about anxiety use their lived experience with anxiety or anxiety disorders by:

PEACE Psychotherapy is an association of independent private practice psychotherapists committed to teaching life changing DBT skills to some of the most challenging clients.

Direct registration link: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=84

Blood flow in the brain, or cerebral blood flow (CBF), is not only an indicator of brain health but also of a person’s overall vascular health. Bipolar disorder has been linked to cardiovascular health and problems with blood vessels in general. There have been numerous studies that showed abnormal CBF in adults with bipolar disorder, especially in relation to mood symptoms. But little is known about CBF in youth with bipolar disorder.

Calling all adult professionals working in the field of health care, youth, and cannabis! The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth 4 Youth Digital Media Contest, run alongside the Youth Cannabis Awareness Program, is currently recruiting jury members to help determine the Top 8 submissions for the contest. Below is some information on the contest itself.

The Harm Reduction Hangouts project (HRH) is a peer support-based harm reduction drop-in series, by and for 2SQTBIPOC youth. As we enter our last month of programming, the team is hosting final consultation circles for 2SQTBIPOC youth 16-21 to share their experiences with HRH drop-ins or, if they haven’t attended, why not/what they would have wanted.

Consultations are set for Wednesday, August 17 from 6-8pm (virtual via Zoom though possibly hybrid based on demand).

What is Harm Reduction Hangouts?

The HRH virtual drop-ins are a space by and for 2SQTBIPOC youth 16-21 interested in harm reduction and peer support. Facilitated by our team of peer workers we’re all about harm reduction in a community-centred, non-judgmental atmosphere. Participants will:

Young people continue to play a pivotal role in social and political movements, leading change-making efforts in communities across Ontario. Youth organizing embraces both individual development and social change, but how can positive adult allyship meaningfully support youth-led movements?

YouthREX is excited to co-present this engaging, youth-led conversation on advancing the possibilities of youth-led organizing with Leading in Colour.

This online workshop will draw on an anti-racism and anti-Black racism perspective to examine social justice, systemic change and resistance in Ontario’s youth sector.

We will explore strategies promoted as part of anti-racism efforts such as critical reflexivity, organizational accountability and Black youth capacity building, and interrogate their applicability to racial justice and Black youth wellbeing.

Working with 2SLGBTQIA+ youth

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Live webinar: September 15 and 16, 2022 | 9 a.m. to noon EST
Facilitator: Jennifer Thomson, MACP, RP, CPT, NFS and Michelle Bridgman, MSc.

Working with youth in a mental health setting has a number of challenges on its own; adding in the complexities of youth exploring their sexual and gender identities can seem overwhelming.

Anxiety disorders represent one of the most prevalent forms of psychopathology among children. As such, many children are referred to therapy to help them cope with anxiety symptoms. The most efficacious treatment for childhood anxiety in the research is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Join us for this two-part workshop to learn the basic concepts, terminologies, social context, and organizational realities of oppression.

This FREE workshop will be facilitated by Nene Kwasi Kafele, an educator, social justice and youth advocate, researcher and community organizer. Participants will identify some core principles at the personal, relational, and organizational levels in working with marginalized youth.