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Are you a caregiver providing support to someone living with mental health challenges? Join IAM Mental Health for our 4 session family education group. Our program covers challenges facing families, handling stress and anxiety, practical strategies around communication, and coping with…

The Ontario Ministry of Health has recently developed a COVID-19 guidance document for community-based mental health and addiction residential settings. Please see the English version attached. I have not located a French version yet. This document has not been posted on the Ministry of Health…

Institute for Advancements in Mental Health (IAM), formerly the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (SSO), has extended the hours of their mental health telephone support line (1-855-449-9949 or support@iamentalhealth.ca) during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring that you will reach someone to talk to…

Hello everyone, I've just posted my first blog on cannabis addiction. I hope this adds to the conversation on this topic as I see very little quality discussions about it.

Accepting defeat to cannabis, usually considered a lightweight drug, can be humiliating. It’s akin to being the hare…

Hello everyone, I've just posted my first blog on cannabis addiction. I hope this adds to the conversation on this topic as I see very little quality discussions about it.

Accepting defeat to cannabis, usually considered a lightweight drug, can be humiliating. It’s akin to being the hare…

Health professionals' emotional reactions to the COVID19 pandemic range from numbness, anxiety, fear, and rapid shifts, to survivor guilt, helplessness, and feelings of detachment. The following web link from Psychiatric Times provides an overview of stress management tactics for healthcare…

Are you a child and youth mental health service provider looking for more guidance when it comes to providing virtual care?

Join U of T's Department of Medicine for a free webinar exploring effects of COVID-19 on Indigenous communities:

In this time of uncertainty and stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mental Health Works is providing a free webinar series to help employees and employers address the impact these circumstances may have on our work and well-being.

Public health agencies are urging the public to…