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Dear Colleagues,

Do the words we use matter? What impact does stigma have on  problem gambling? What can we do to break the cycle of stigma?

All these questions and more will be answered in the YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Gambling Awareness Program's (YGAP) "Stigma & Gambling" webinar.

Presented by SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute

Date: July 15, 2021 | 9 a.m. to noon EST

Facilitator: Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S

Course dates: May 26, 2021 – June 23, 2021

Course cost: $200

Register here: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/…

Hope + Me is pleased to introduce the Front-Line Workers Peer Support Group.  This is a new, monthly peer support program that helps health care workers to meet and relate in a safe, peer-supported environment.

A courageous story of drug addiction and recovery before, during and after participation in a Drug Treatment Court program.This is a story told by Paulette Walker, a person with lived experience. A story about addiction, sobriety, hope and the resilience of the human spirit. The perils of…

This webinar will discuss research on problem technology use, focusing on a recent study of problem electronic device use among Ontario adults. This representative telephone survey study found moderate to severe problem technology use in 7.9% of the adult population. Problems with technology use…

Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada presents: Indigenous health and wellbeing: Considerations for working with youth

This webinar will provide an overview of Indigenous health and wellbeing in Canada and factors that increase mental health risks. Culturally appropriate healing…

This interview with Dr. Kwame McKenzie of the Wellesley Institute, https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/ sharpens the future plan for mental health system reform. Good medicine, a balm, for those of us who experienced a languishing of our mental health system before, Covid as well.