Both CNN and TIME recently published news releases on the state of mental health across the country.
According to the American Psychological Association, Generation Z (ages 15-21) reported the worst mental health. Additionally, stress was prevalent across all generations…
SFollett -
I have a 55 year old male patient who has been smoking cannabis, roughly 2 grams per day, for essentially the past 40 years. He is now pretty motivated to stop for health reasons, mostly being more short of breath, and is wondering if there are any medical treatments to help him wean off. My…
I am involved in a process to expand capacity to authentically "meet people where they are at". It originally started with attempting to build capacity for understanding and bridging substance use, harm reduction, housing first philosophy.
Angela -
Join the Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN-CoI) webinar to explore how a Housing First approach fits with a human rights approach to housing.
Learn about:
A rights-based approach for the National Housing Strategy;How Housing First fits with the approach…Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Level 1:Practical Solutions to Real World ProblemsDates: September 27, October 25, November 22 & December 20, 2018Facilitator: Nili R. Benazon, PhD.This training is suitable For: Mental health professionals and direct service workers.
Rossana -
In collaboration with the Provincial System Support Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and the Ministry of Education, School Mental Health ASSIST has developed an info sheet for parents/guardians and caregivers on the topic of cannabis.
The info sheet…
Bill -
Martin Webber, presents the research of Jonny Lovell, PhD student - International Centre for Mental Health Social Research at the University of York.
... From anecdote to evidence
When I considered joining the Provincial Systems Support Program (PSSP) last summer, I called and spoke to a few members of the team who could tell me a bit more about the projects. At the time, I was working as an occupational therapist on an Assertive Community Treatment team supporting…
Hi everyone,
I work at Lifeline Syria, an organization that processes applications for Syrian refugees to come to Canada.
Please feel free to share any mental health resources or services that are available to Syrian newcomers in Toronto. As you can imagine, the…
Today, the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) announced that they are withdrawing their legal case against the Toronto Police Service (TPS). This comes as a result of new procedures that were developed by the TPS in collaboration with the IPC to restrict the disclosure of attempted…
