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.

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.

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.

Direct registration link: https://is.gd/JulyTERReg

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health is working on a toolkit on Supporting 2SLGBTQ+ Students on Campus, and we are looking for collaborators! This project aims to provide staff on Ontario campuses with tools and strategies to build evidence-based services and shift campus cultural structures to better support the needs of members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities.

The topics that will be covered in this project include:

This co-presented webinar is part 3 of 3 in CAMH's Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use program's 2022 series of standalone yet interconnected webinars titled, ‘The Impacts of Digital Technologies on Mental Health and Addictions’. New evidence and experience will be shared to demonstrate the digital health needs of young people who are accessing youth mental health services. A particular focus will be how young people engage with social media platforms (e.g., TikTok, Instagram).