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
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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.
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During the webinar, we'll be presenting the findings of the recent Rock Trust Housing First For Youth Pilot Evaluation in Scotland and discussing how they compare to Housing First For Youth projects in Ireland and Canada, together with some broader international perspectives on the reali
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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.
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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
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Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub
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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.
Media Impact is a free webinar created by the YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Gambling Awareness Program. It is designed for educators, community leaders, parents, and anyone else who is curious about how media effects youth. The aim of this webinar is to provide insight into how youth can develop/enhance their critical thinking skills in relation to media and advertisements. Throughout the hour long webinar, participants will explore marketing techniques and a wide variety of media content, including gambling advertisements.
Whether you are a parent/caregiver, work within a school environment, or another type of child and youth-serving organization, the information provided in our self-directed Masterclass is the first step towards understanding, recognizing, and applying strategies to support the young people in your life manage life’s inevitable ups and downs.
$25 Includes:
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Join panelists for a discussion about the Youth Reconnect Program Model Guide, and learn how to:
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School Mental Health Ontario supports a mentally healthy return to school
This is a back-to-school like no other. More than ever, this fall, students need:
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In May/June 2020, the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy conducted a survey to learn more about non-medical youth use of opioids. The driver for this study was the 2018 WDGPH Youth Survey which had identified that 17% of youth in Grades 7 and 10 in Wellington County had used an opioid (non-medically) at least once in the last year.
