Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute as part of our Summer Sprints series
Live webinar August 19 and 26, 2021 | Time: 9 a.m. to noon EST
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This workshop is ideal for anyone who interacts with children ages 5 - 15. There are special considerations when assessing the risk of suicide for children that are not normally part of adult suicide risk assessments.
Participants of this webinar will receive a copy of Dr. Suarez's book Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents and Young Adults, Second Edition released on Aug. 1, 2021 delivered to their work/home!*
Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute as part of our Summer Sprints Microlearning series
How many youth were exposed to a gambling ad during lockdown? Can Twitch be used to gamble? Are influencers being used to market gambling products? How do YouTube's new restrictions effect the presence of gambling advertisements on the platform?
The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Gambling Awareness Program's (YGAP) Media Impact presentation will tackle these questions and more, in a free hour long session.
Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute as part of our Summer Sprints Microlearning series
Live webinar: July 20, 2021 | Time: 9 a.m. to noon EST
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is seeking proposals for a literature review on cannabis vaping among youth.
The Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) Provincial Office is excited to share an opportunity for communities across Ontario to submit applications to implement YWHO’s youth-facing data platform in emerging integrated youth services networks that are not currently funded by YWHO. The resource envelope is $25,000 for each site, plus technology and implementation support over one year. This initiative is funded by philanthropy. We hope that you will consider applying, and circulate this opportunity widely within your networks.
Frayme is thrilled to launch the Learning Through Living (LTL): Applied Research Grant Program to embed lived expertise from youth and/or caregivers in youth mental health and substance use (YMHSU) research.
The Strength in Structure Project, through the Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity (CCYP), invites service providers to take part in a focus group about Black youth employment outcomes.
The Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity (CCYP) has an engagement opportunity for Black youth (age 15 – 29) who have accessed social and community services.
CCYP's Strength in Structure Project is looking for 30 youth (age 15 – 29) who:
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Over half a million young people in Ontario are providing care for family members or friends with a physical or mental health challenge while balancing the demands of school, work, and life.
What challenges do these young caregivers experience and what opportunities exist for support and adult allyship?
How can we better recognize the caregiving by young people and the critical role they play in their families?
How can we better include young caregivers in discussions about caregiving?
Presented by SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute
Live webinar: July 9 and 23, 2021 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST
Healthcare and Shelter sector Leaders, Frontline and Peers are invited to discuss how Peer Specialists are adding impact in bridging gap wait times to services, reducing team burnout, increasing access to healthcare/housing, and improving systems for Living Experience People of Complex Homelessness including Mental Health, Addictions, Victimization, and out of Law Involvement.
Course dates: May 26, 2021 – June 23, 2021
Course cost: $200
Register here: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=62
Registration is now open for Public Health 2021, the national conference where public health professionals, researchers, policy-makers, academics, students and trainees come together to strengthen efforts to improve health and well-being, to share the latest research and information, to promote best practices and to advocate for public health issues and policies grounded in research.
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The Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) assesses for both anxiety and depression in children and youth 8-18 years old. It’s currently free, validated, and recommended by an international group of experts. Learn more about the RCADS in our Quick Guide, which outlines how the questionnaire is administered and scored. The Quick Guide also proposes a way of using RCADS scores to calculate indicators of change, such as response, remission, recovery, relapse, and recurrence.
