youth and children generally

The Youth Gambling Awareness Program recently completed an informative article that outlines the basics of youth brain development and how this development impacts risk taking behaviors. This information is useful for parents and professionals who work with youth!

What is this research about?

Canada is one of the most ethnically diverse countries with Black people representing the third-largest population of racialized people in Canada. Research shows that Black children and youth in Canada experience more challenges to accessing mental healthcare. Evidence also shows that Black youth who do not access treatment are likely to face difficulty in school, family conflict and increased contact with the justice system. This review looks at literature on the barriers and facilitators to mental healthcare for Black youth in Canada.

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WELCOME TO THE OLC

OASW is pleased to offer a limited series of free OLC webinars for Registered Social Workers and Registered Social Service Workers with support from the Ontario Government from October 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021.

Don’t delay, our first events are less than a week away!

What are ways you connect with the land? How does connection to land improve your holistic health? How can those who work in the youth sector start connecting to the land as part of their practice?

The Art of Life Community Health Centre is starting a new Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction program, this program incorporates Self-Compassion and is specifically meant for girls ages 13 to 19.

Discover the origins of stress and practice the tools of mindfulness and self-compassion to overcome the destructive reactions to all personal stressors.

This will be a fun, informative and very practical course, taught by an experienced and empathetic instructor, Erin McCarthy Ph.D.

New report and webinar by the Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance.

At a time of transformative advances in HIV prevention and treatment, today in Ontario, African, Caribbean & Black communities remain disproportionately impacted. A myriad of social, structural and economic factors are facilitating HIV transmission in communities of Same-Gender-Loving (SGL) men and limiting their access to safe and effective tools to promote health like testing, antiretroviral therapy and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

Leading the way in mental health training and education

Hi all:

We received an interesting question from the Frayme network that I would love your input on:

With the pivot to online services from in-person, there has been a need to address policies and protocols for identifying immediate risk and keeping youth safe during the virtual intake and clinical screening process.
What crisis response policies do services have in place to address a situation where a youth indicates thoughts of self-harm/suicidal ideation via text/email in advance of an appointment and particularly outside of business hours?

In the early stages of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government put a number of measures in place to prevent the spread of the virus, which included closing schools and encouraging physical distancing. The impact of these measures on the mental health of those in adolescence, a critical developmental stage, was worrisome yet unknown.

For this reason, researchers at Western University set out to explore teens’ stress related to COVID-19 and its relationship to their daily behaviours and other indicators of psychological distress. 

This free webinar being conducted by the YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Gambling Awareness Program is designed for service providers and parents of youth, we will explore the dangers of the blurred lines between gaming and gambling and provide tools to understand and support youth. 

To register visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.c.../1769917261787436814

Following overwhelming interest in our last Ask the Expert, we are bringing back our lived experience panel for Through Our Eyes Part 2.

This will be a  live discussion with Heather D’Alessio, Harrison Cohen, Sarah Lee and Ilyas Khamis to better understand the diverse experiences of young people around cannabis and psychosis.

In April 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, MHPSS.net and United for Global Mental Health launched a webinar series designed to provide policy makers and the wider health community with the latest evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and how to address it.

In April 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, MHPSS.net and United for Global Mental Health launched a webinar series designed to provide policy makers and the wider health community with the latest evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and how to address it.

Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub

Youth and cannabis use speaker series

Part 2:  Panel discussion: Cannabis use amongst diverse youth

September 29th, 2020, 12 to 1:30 p.m.  EDT

Register at: https://bit.ly/35pUf80

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Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub

Youth and cannabis use speaker series

Part 2:  Panel discussion: Cannabis use amongst diverse youth

PANEL:

The Art of Life Community Health Centre presents the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Course for Youth (ages 14 to 27).

On September 21st at 6PM, we will run our second class, after which this session will no longer accept new participants.

Join us for weekly one-hour FREE online classes for 8-weeks with complimentary onsite meditation practice.