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"[A] mentor doesn’t just get through a checklist, but has to see a youth – their strengths, their aspirations – and then help these to find expression and be nurtured in collective experiences.” - Neda Farahmandpour

Shared from the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (www.drugpolicy.ca):

Canada’s prohibitionist narcotic laws are 114 years old, actively criminalizing certain substances and, disproportionately, certain people. Decades of evidence indicates that criminalization via prohibition is expensive and harmful – and a clear barrier to eliminating Canada’s chronic drug…

Do the words we use matter? Where does stigma come from? How do we break the cycle?

If you’ve ever wondered the answer to any of these questions, then look no further because the YMCA’s Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) has you covered!

The Centre for Innovation in Peer Support (embedded in Support House) broke new ground in 2021 with the introduction of several new programs and opportunities for both our community and provincial partners.

Do you have an idea for a webinar related to the field of Peer Support? Would you like to share your knowledge and experience on a particular topic?   Ontario Peer Development Initiative is proud to produce monthly webinars for our membership and the larger Peer Support Community, and we…

This session is designed to offer insights into workplace influences that can impact mental well-being during times of change.  Participants will be introduced to benefits of our natural emotional responses to change and how these responses can lead to healthy and unhealthy behaviours.…

This webinar series is presented by the Fidelity Monitoring in Ontario Community of Interest in collaboration with Evidence Exchange Network (EENet). Learn more about this webinar series, "Building high quality mental health services - Why fidelity matters".