Hi Jason!

I'm Stephanie, and as you know I'm a community manager here at EENet Connect as well. This online community seems like an exciting opportunity to bring together diverse stakeholders spread out across Ontario. So far it's simple and straightforward to use - I hope the other members feel the same!

Looking forward to hearing everyone's feedback.

Stephanie

Hi everyone!  I'm Keri West.  I'm a Knowledge Broker with Evidence Exchange Network at CAMH and I'm so pleased to be part of this wonderful community.  Looking forward to CONNECTing with you! 

Hi Everyone:

I am the Director of Knowledge Exchange at CAMH with the Provincial System Support Program. I keep myself busy by thinking about how to support connecting people from different backgrounds and roles in the system and supporting the use of evidence in decision making in Ontario. I am hopeful that this will support this goal!

HI Everyone;

I am a member of the Eenet steering committee, with  a long history of involvement stemming from the early days of OKANEN.  I am the SDI Co-Lead for Mental Health and Addicitons, and the Lead for the Aboriginal Strategy at the Central East LHIN.  We have a number of QI initiatives underway here, including our innovative H2H, (Hospital to Home Initative), ACTT VSM, Sched 1 CAT and Bed Registry and others.  CAMH is supporting a new Collaborative in the Durham area.

Hi!

I am the project manager for Portico, a Knowledge Exchange project, powered by CAMH and with generous funding from Bell, which aims to be the intersection of MH&A professionals, patients and the public. In knowledge exchange it's all about connections, I'm looking forward to seeing a whole range of networks develop and challenge each other and grow together.

Hello from London,

i am a Regional Implementation Coordinator with CAMH, based out of London, working on the Service Collaborative initiative in both London and Waterloo Wellington. I look forward to future chats!

Hi from London (the office beside Marla - see above) I too am a Regional Implementation Coordinator and look forward to chatting about anything addiction, mental health and service collaborative.

Hi everyone,

I work as the Manager of Knowledge Exchange with EENet, and I'm really excited to be a part of this community. I'm looking forward to seeing how the community grows and develops over time. I think there'll be lots of opportunities for online collaboration and discussion. Have a great day everyone!

Hello, everyone! I'm Heather Ennis, the communications manager at the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health. www.excellenceforchildandyouth.ca / www.excellencepourenfantsados.ca

@CYMH_ON

Hi everyone,

I'm MaryAnn Notarianni and I am a manager of knowledge exchange at the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health. I'm interested in how this community supports knowledge exchange and I look forward to connecting with new and familiar people in the forums and chats.

Hello, I'm a front line worker in Ottawa working with the STepdown from ACT program - Royal Ottawa MHC with interests in transitions and recovery which encourage clients, workers, leaders to engage with each other to discover "on the ground, real time" to use cute terms, approaches in recovery and community involvement.

Hello!  My name is Katherine Stewart.  I am a non-clinical OT in Thunder Bay.  My current role title is Psychosocial Rehabilitation Coordinator and my main focus is on supporting the transformation of an inpatient mental health rehabilitation program.  I am also on the board of PSR Ontario.  I am excited about this community and am looking forward to linking and collaborating with many people across Ontario.

Hello Everyone! I am Cam McTaggart, a frontline addictions counsellor at Rockhaven here in Sudbury. I coordinate the intake of bothmen at Rockhaven and our non funded level 2 facility next door called "Beyond the Rock" and keep a caseload of half a dozen of the guys. I sit on the volunteer selection committee for all housing requests to our local Canadian Mental Health Association including trasitional, permanent and supplemnets. This is our first foray into this type of endeavour and am looking to share contacts and experiences with our peers in Northwestern Ontario.

My name is Susan Morris and I work in the Dual Diagnosis Service at CAMH. I am interested in both the SISC and Justice forums and look forward to connecting through this new (for me) medium.

Hi folks

I'm Kathy Kilburn, in private consulting in health systems and structures related to substance use and mental health.

This is such a great initiative for sharing information, experience, and ideas--thanks to EENet for establishing it.

K

Hello everyone!

Glad we already have so many people signing up! This will be a great forum for us to discuss the Service Collaborative initiative and others across the province. As Senior Project Manager for the Systems Improvement through Service Collaboratives initiative I look forward to your input, comments and feedback.

Alexia

Hi everyone,

I'm Pauline Fogarty, Mental Health Coordinator at the Ontario Native Women's Association in Thunder BAy.  I work frontline with clients, primarily referrals, and host programming and workshops around the province of Ontario.

I am also a young adult team member for Mobilizing Minds: Pathways to Young Adult Mental Health, where I am part of the community partnership and social media teams.  

Pauline

Hi,

As an educator with the Durham District School Board, I work in a Section 23 program in the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. I work with clients (18 -21 years old - both inpatients and outpatients) who are learning about their illness by participating in groups offered through the CONTACT centre at Ontario Shores. My role is help students earn high school credits while they are learning to manage their mental illness.We offer a blended credit that allows students to earn high school credit for the work they are doing in their CONTACT groups.

I am a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Professor and Chair of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario-"Western".Clinically I work at both the Adolescent Unit at Regional Mental Health Care with an outreach team of nurses and a part time social worker in a very neat model of care that our youth enjoy because they have very little need for "office"visits.

I also have a presence in acute care at London Health Sciences Centre.Program development is one of my roles and I am specially interest in transitions at all developmental points along the early life trajectory:from infancy to early adulthood.Stage rather than age should dictate these transitions.

Another passion of mine is the illness journey and the voice of the person and their family with this experience.I am on the Provincial Management Committee for the AMS Phoenix Project whose goal is to re calibrate person centred compassionate care in health care delivery.This allows me o "marry"my interest in promoting the patient/family voice in the transformation of health care(physical and mental.....which don't separate very well anyway!

I am a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Professor and Chair of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario-"Western".Clinically I work at both the Adolescent Unit at Regional Mental Health Care with an outreach team of nurses and a part time social worker in a very neat model of care that our youth enjoy because they have very little need for "office"visits.

I also have a presence in acute care at London Health Sciences Centre.Program development is one of my roles and I am specially interest in transitions at all developmental points along the early life trajectory:from infancy to early adulthood.Stage rather than age should dictate these transitions.

Another passion of mine is the illness journey and the voice of the person and their family with this experience.I am on the Provincial Management Committee for the AMS Phoenix Project whose goal is to re calibrate person centred compassionate care in health care delivery.This allows me o "marry"my interest in promoting the patient/family voice in the transformation of health care(physical and mental.....which don't separate very well anyway!

Hi My name is Debbie I am an RSSW and I work for Grey County in Owen Sound Ontario.  I am a caseworker for Ontario Works.  I am also currently enrolled in the Addiction Care Worker Diploma Program through McMaster.  I work with people who are in stressful situations on a daily basis.  I am interested in any information that will help me understand those who I deal with on a daily basis. 

Hello all!

My name is Marissa and I am the Mental Health Policy Analyst at the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres. My focus is policy analysis, development, and evaluation in the area of urban Aboriginal mental health and addiction. 

David here. I consider myself an interested outsider to EE Net. I know the team at CAMH and I am looking forward to seeing this new initiative grow and create value not only for stakeholders in addictions and mental health but for those of us interested in knowledge exchange more broadly. On line tools are growing in importance for knowledge brokers. This platform looks like it has all the components to support our work....I'm interested to see it in action.

Hello All! I'm the project coordinator for Mobilizing Minds http://www.mobilizingminds.ca/, a national youth mental health KT project funded by CIHR and MHCC. Our team includes researchers, health professionals and young adults. We are working together to develop, evaluate and disseminate evidence-based mental health resources and decision-aids to help young adults (ages 18-25) and those who support them, in making informed choices about their mental health. The project is partnered with 5 universities (including York University's KMb Unit where my office is located) and mindyourmind.ca. We are in the last year of the project and will be disseminating these resources (free of charge) this summer/fall. Please feel free to contact me directly if you are interested in receiving these resources or want to learn more mcpheej@yorku.ca

I'm thrilled to be a part of this community and look forward to sharing, learning and collaborating! Thanks EENet

Hi there!

My name is Novella Martinello and I'm a Health Promotion Lead with CAMH, based in Kingston, Ontario. My priority area is the justice system. I'm interested in this new platform to learn, share, and connect!

Hello from Sudbury - I'm Jill Sherman, I'm a Research Associate with the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research.  I've worked on research projects examining access to psychiatric and mental health services in Northern Ontario. I spend way too much time with my computer, my hope is this forum will provide an important window into the perspectives of those organizing and providing the services!

Hello all! 

My name is Deana! I'm a youth with lived experience. 

I attended the conference last week on Feb. 11 and 12 in Toronto. 

I was a guest speaker at the conference. I am involved with the Service Collaborative and the Service Collaborative Implementation Team in London. I am also involved with mindyourmind and Mobilizing Minds (based out of York University). 

Hello,

My name is Alison Benedict and I am the new Program Consultant -Aboriginal Community Engagement (PSSP) at CAMH. It is very exciting to be a part of the engagement process and having the opportunity to connect with people working in Aboriginal organizations and First Nations communities.

Hello Everyone,

I am the Program Director for mindyourmind, a mental health promotion/engagement program for youth and young adults.  Interested in learning and sharing in this space!

Hi all!

I'm an analyst for the Mental Health Commission of Canada's Knowledge Exchange Centre specializing in online knowledge mobilization/exchange, online communities, and e-learning.

I'd like to connect with others around digital knowledge brokering and explore the unique opportunities and challenges of doing knowledge exchange online.

Hello!

My name is Tamar Meyer and I work with the Health Promotion and Prevention Team and Health Promotion Consultant with the CAMH Health Promotion Resource Centre.   

Hello everyone!

I'm an Advanced Practice Nurse (Clinical Nurse Specialist) specializing in schizophrenia & psychotic disorders, with a particular interest in voice hearing (integrative psychotherapy). Look forward to learning, sharing & collaborating! T

Hello everybody!

I am Arthur Gallant and I am the co-chairman of the Service User Expert Panel in the PSSP at CAMH. Thank goodness I don't have business cards because that is a super long title!

I come into my role as co-chairman with 23 years of life experience. I have a parent with mental illness and I myself have mental illness too. I am a former Youth In Care. I use my experience to make improvements to the mental health system. I have sat on various advisory panels and I am excited to have just been appointed to the Youth Council at the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

I also speak to the media including appearances on TVOs The Agenda with Steve Paikin and I encourage you to check out my mental health blog on The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/arthur-gallant/

I'm looking forward to using these forums to connect with all of you!

Hi there to everyone! I am Deirdra Burke Executive Director for T.A. Patterson. We are a community based transfer payment ageny for MCYS Youth Justice and Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. We provide addiction specific counselling for youth/adults on probation. Staff are located in a number of probation offices around the GTA, Peel, Hamilton and Guelph.

My agency often struggles with being recognized as a contributor to the greater system because most of the tables that we sit at are Health funded agencies.

I am looking forward to this opportunity to connect and share with others. I do hope that it becomes an active community as I know that many of us are very busy just doing the work that we do. 

Let's spread the word.

Ahniin!  I'm Liz Stone, I'm the E.d. at Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services Circle.  Looking forward to the opportunitiies this Online forum will create!

Hi everyone!

My name is Monica Nunes and I am a Research Analyst with the Health Promotion & Prevention Team in the Provincial System and Support Program at CAMH. It's so exciting to see representation from so many sectors from health promotion to service delivery to youth engagement(and more!) with an interest in mental health and addictions in this space. Looking forward to learning lots here!

Monica 

Hi everyone,

When I joined EEnet connect, not so long ago, I was a product developer with the Education department at CAMH, and now I've just joined CAMH's Provincial System Support Program as a regional knowledge exchange lead for the GTA. I'm really looking forward to learning more about EEnet from the inside. Prior to my new role, my work focused on developing resources mostly on topics related to women, trauma, health equity and youth. I'm looking forward all the new areas of learning and networking that my new job will undoubtedly bring.

Welcome Julia! We are thrilled to have you.

For those of you who are new members to the community, please feel free to introduce yourself below! (And don't forget to upload a picture to your profile!)

Hi everyone,

I am a Project Manager with the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. I am involved in the initiative to develop an evaluation framework and baseline scorecard for the first three years of Ontario's Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy. We, at ICES, work very closely with the System Improvement through Service Collaboratives initiative at CAMH.

I'm looking forward to seeing the discussion generated here!

Hi everyone!

My name is Laura Ball, and I am the Knowledge Translation and Implementation Coordinator for Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (formerly Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene). This is my first time taking on a role such as this, so I'm really looking forward to accessing this kind of community and "connect"ing with all of you!

Hello to everyone!

My name is Rhea Funnell and I work at the Canadian Mental Health Association, Nipissing Regional Branch in North Bay. I have worked in the field of mental health for about 20 years and was in youth services before that. I am also a person of lived experience and a family member.

I am a strong proponant for not reinventing the wheel and I am looking forward to using EENET as a source for learning about and from all the great and don't-even-think-about-it ideas that are out there.

I've already recognized some of the names on the membership list of people I have worked and collaborated with over the years and if they are an example of the knowledge that will be available for exchanging on this network I know we will all be benefitting greatly!

Hello all,

I work as a supervisor for helpline staff at ConnexOntario. Some of you may remember us as "DART". We have operated helplines connecting people in Ontario to mental health, substance use and problem gambling resources since 1991.

I look forward to being part of this network so that I can keep my staff and our callers up to speed on the many exciting initiatives that are happening across Ontario.

Karna

Boojoo.  I am the Health Services Director for a Tribal Council in Sioux Lookout.  My job encompasses a broad range, but mental health and addictions is an important component

Hi everyone, I'm Amy and I'm a senior program consultant with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Provincial Programs Branch (formerly, the Mental Health and Addiction Branch, pre-LHIN world).

My interests vary from the broad (provincial mental health and addiction policy/programming) to program-specific (Assertive Community Treatment teams; Early Psychosis Intervention; eating disorders, children's mental health) to issue-specific (Health At Every Size, children and youth with complex, special needs, etc.). I'm hoping that this forum will help me to better connect the provincial mental health agencies in my portfolio with answers and resources and ideas, and allow me to post some issues or ideas that I have, from the perspective of someone who sees how the province functions (or doesn't) as a whole, what the gaps in service are, and what barriers exist system-wide that can be removed, improved and resolved.

It's great to see so many familiar names and I'm looking forward to meeting new colleagues.

Hello Everyone,

My name is Douglas Matheson. I have been working with addictions and mental health for around 12 years now. Currently, I work as a front line case manager with CMHA Durham.

As with most things in life, I wear many hats. One of my other roles at CMHA Durham is the Concurrent Disorder Lead. Part of my responsibility as the CD Lead is to represent my agency on various CD committees throughout the Region of Durham.

Additionally, my role is to work with other internal staff to increase CD capabilities within my agency.

I look forward to this forum and all the discussion and resources that come out of it!

Hello everyone,

My name is Karen Smith and I have worked in several capacities with mental health and addiction agencies over the past 20 years. Currently, I am the Executive Director of the Community Child Abuse Council in Hamilton, ON. I am involved with our Service Collaborative effort here, and active in local planning and KE activities. I am also involved as a facilitator with the CONNECTIONS knowledge exchange project (www.connectionscanada.ca) for agencies serving women with substance use issues. I welcome this opportunity to connect and I look forward to our "conversations".

Hello all,

My name is Jordan Bawks and I'm a medical student at the University of Toronto. I have a lot of interest in mental health, addictions, and promoting wellness and resiliency.
Although school keeps me pretty busy I'm always keeping an eye out for the opportunity to become involved in new initiatives or research. If you have need of an eager and passionate student helper send me a message!
Looking forward to getting the latest on mental health care initiatives and connecting with leaders in the field.  

Hello everyone,

My name is Melissa Taylor-Gates and I am the Social Media and Project Coordinator at mindyourmind. I received my Masters in Library and Information Science in 2011 from The University of Western Ontario. 

I'm really excited to check out the community here and engage on some very important issues. Since I do project coordination and social media here at MYM, I'm in a unique position to engage in knowledge sharing/ mobilization daily.

Hoping to learn a lot from all of you!

Hello,

  I'm Ian Kerr, Project Manager in the Applied Research and Education Department at CPRI. www.cpri.ca  I deliver training on some child/youth screening tools and manage the development of, and am the primairy trainer for the CY suite of interRAI instruments (http://interrai.org/index.php?id=87), including the Child and Youth Mental Health Assessment (ChYMH), Child and Youth Developmental Disabilities assessment (ChYMH - DD), the Youth Justice Custodial Facilities instrument (YJCF) and Education instrument (EDU). 

Its a global initative (http://www.interrai.org) to improve the quality of life of vulnerable persons through a seamless comprehensive assessment system.  Through collaborative efforts and stakeholder involvement we have started piloting the ChYMH, ChYMH-DD, an Adolescent supplement and Rapid Screener. 

I'm hopeful to find some like minded people and opportunities to colalborate, in addition to reading the content and following the great discussions!

Hi, my name is Saereen.  I am a part of the SISC panel at CAMH.  I have been with CAMH since November of 2012.  I love the idea of having our own form where we may connect with other CAMH and other medical professionals and express our views.  Looking forward to reading and hoping I can also contribute some interesting reading to those that cross my eenet path.

Hi everyone,

My name is Jenny and I am a Youth Resource Developer with mindyourmind. I am also an Ontario Certified Teacher with teachables in Visual Arts, English, French and Special Education. I'm looking forward to conversations and sharing!

Hi all,

I'm Doris, currently a postdoc researcher in the Addiction Imaging Research Group at CAMH - we use PET/MRI neuroimaging to try to understand neurobiological correlates of addictions and impulse control disorders.  I'm dying to put what I know about brains, drugs, and mental health to good use, so really looking forward to watching this space to see how it's done!

I would love to hear what you are learning in your current work.

Hi there!  This is Amy here.  I am a bilingual (English and français) knowledge exchange lead in Northeastern Ontario.  I work out of the Sudbury CAMH office and look forward to connecting with many of you in either official language (or, if you're from a northern franco-Ontario community like myself, Frenglish).  Loving all of the discussions going on!  See you in the forums!

Salut

Hi everyone,

This is Natasha from ConnexOntario Health Services Information. We operate the provincial Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol and Problem Gambling Helplines.

I'm the Supervisor for Health Data Management. The staff in this department collect program information from govn't funded mental health and addiction organizations. We are also in contact with LHINs, researchers, system planners, organizations, etc. providing them with maps and other data relevant to the mental health and addictions sector.

I look forward to parcipating in this online community!

Hi all,

My name is Alex Harrison and I am the CAMH Knowledge Exchange Lead for the Simcoe-Muskoka region, located in Penetanguishene.

I am part of the Simcoe-Muskoka Service Collaborative, and am very interested in connecting with community partners, service users, and researchers from Simcoe and Muskoka!

Hi there,

I'm Janet, I coordinate the Refugee Mental Health Project at CAMH. The Project (funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada) has  developed online courses, a toolkit and an online community for Ontario service providers to support their work with refugee clients/patients.

I'm glad to be part of this lively community; I hope to liaise and exchange information/resources between this community and the Refugee Mental Health Project community.

Hello everyone,

I'm Heather Miko-Kelly, Youth Projects and Volunteer Coordinator at mindyourmind. We are a mental health promotion program for youth and young adults. We primarily use technology to reach youth and provide them with the tools and resources to help themselves or help their peers when going through difficult times.  I'm happy to be part of the CAMH Service Collaborative in London, ON and excited for the tools we will be co-developing with youth as part of this project.

Welcome Heather

I am assuming that you are working with Deanna on the London Service Collaborative. I met her at a Knowledge Exchange event in Toronto, when she was on our youth panel. 

Hi everyone, my name is Alexandra and I'm a Communications Specialist - Social Media with Peel Children's Centre and Nexus Youth Services in Mississauga, ON. My background is in social media marketing, research and design and I'm interested in the new opportunities offered to the field of child and youth mental health by social media and new technologies. 

Hello...

I only found this introduce yourself part...

I have been yapping on the forum for months now but did not formally introduce myself...

I am a provincial systems level LIVED EXPERIENCE/'Family' advocate.

I am a survivor of mental illness, drug/alcohol addictions and also a bereaved mother.  My 25 year old son Pete, died from an accidental prescription Oxycontin overdose on Dec. 23, 2001 (he also struggled with concurrent disorders)

I have worked for a decade sharing mine and my late son's journey both publicly as a speaker and around many system level tables, for both youth and adults through Ministry of Health, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), DTFP, Mississauga/Halton LHIN, Region of Halton, plus other government & community agencies.

I have had the distinct pleasure of working on specialized projects such as the Health Minister’s Expert Working Group Narcotic Addition and Ministry of Health’s Consumer Advisory for the 10 year Mental Health & Addiction and also have training and past experience with Children's Aid Society, Big Sisters, Restorative Justice, Conflict mediation and completed the Halton Citizen’s Police Academy program.

Oh... and in my spare time I wrote three lived experience picture & soulful prose e-books.

Hey there everyone!

My name is Inali and I have lived in London for almost 8 years now, although on a number of socio-economic levels. I am a volunteer at Mindyourmind, and a member of the London CAMH Service-Collaborative. I am also a co-Founder and Facilitator at London Youth Poetry, a Speaker on the Youth Incite Team with Youth Opportunities Unlimited... among other things.
Having fallen through a lot of gaps in systems, I feel obligated to recognize them and help make changes to eliminate them.

I am passionate about building community and connections between people, peer support, and constructive self-expression. 
Talk to me about anything! Ask me questions about my experiences, opinions, project ideas... anything. I want to get to know you all! 

Hello ,

My name is Savannah Barker, and I am the Education Liaison with CameronHelps, a charitable organization that works toward raising awareness and reducing the stigma that surrounds youth mental health and teen suicide. Our philosophy is "physical health for mental health," and we believe that participating in a running group can help youth cope with mental health problems, or simply the stresses that come with high school. I am interested in expanding our linkages with community agencies across Ontario, as well as determining where our organization can come in to enhance current services and initiatives.

I can't wait to see how this initiative will support our goal of understanding the current services available for youth struggling with mental health problems, and how we can collaborate with agencies to strengthen these services.

Hello Everyone, my name is Kimberly Cato and I am a Psychotherapist at True Roots Counselling Services in the Halton / Peel Regions. 

I am excited about this opportunity to participate in this EENet forum and really look forward to what lies ahead!!

Feel free to contact and question me as the need strikes you.  I am open to any conversation that enables me to grow ... personally, professionally and spiritually.

Be well!!

Welcome aboard Kimberly!

I'll introduce Kimberly too, she is awesome!

I am so happy that you have joined the forum.....

Betty-Lou Kristy

Lived Experience/‘Family’ Advocate- Mental Health, Addiction, Trauma & Bereavement

If you ever have any technical issues just bug Jason Guriel. He is the EENet Supervisor. I LOVE bugging Jason! LOL

Jason Guriel

EENet Supervisor

Hi Kimberly,

Welcome, I've heard your name before just not sure where from.  I am an active volunteer in the Burlington Community with accessibility, poverty and mental health.  Currently I sit on the Burlington Mental Health Roundtable's new Leadership team and the JBH CAC.

Hi everyone!

My name is Emma Firsten-Kaufman and I'm a Knowledge Broker for EENet within the Provincial System Support Program at CAMH. Looking forward to learning from and sharing with all of you!

Emma

Welcome Emma!

All you need to know is ..... "it is all about Betty-Lou"  LOL

Betty-Lou Kristy

Lived Experience/‘Family’ Advocate- Mental Health, Addiction, Trauma & Bereavement

PROVIDING EVIDENCE from community to systems level policy, planning & governance

Welcome, Emma! I'm looking forward to working with you too 

Hello, I am Michaela and I am doing my internship with CAMH HPRC and EENet. I am attending Laurentian University in Sudbury Ontario, I have just completed my third year in Health Promotion. This is my first time working in mental health and addictions so I am very eager to be a part of the EENet connect community.

I just finished my first week (of five) and I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far. Everyone is so friendly and approachable – I have met with different colleagues learning about their role at CAMH. I have been to two webinars, one where I helped answer technical questions, not sure how I pulled that off having no idea what I was doing; a meeting discussing youth services; and a nutrition conference.

Overall, it has been very interesting learning about the mental health and addictions system I have felt a little out of the loop and feeling like I have no idea what anyone is talking about (I have created a list of commonly used acronyms) but I look forward to the rest of my time here and contributing to EENet Connect.

Welcome Michaela!

I am the head EENet Connect Super Ninja. Typically my fun description is 'purple haired, heavily tattooed, EENet Connect Super Ninja'. (Jason Guriel jokes I should put on a business card)

Recently I caught another minor "oops" that a colleague at the Ministry of Health did. She e-mailed back her thank you and said "Good thing you have the eyes of a lynx"

So now my full fun description will be "purple haired, heavily tattooed, EENet Connect Super Ninja with the eyes of a lynx"  LOL

Welcome again....

Betty-Lou Kristy

Lived Experience/‘Family’ Advocate- Mental Health, Addiction, Trauma & Bereavement

PROVIDING EVIDENCE from community to systems level policy, planning & governance

Thank you for the welcome Betty-Lou!

Hello everyone,

My name is Heather Lillico and I am a Knowledge Broker with the Opioid Resource Hub in the Provincial System Support Program at CAMH. I'm looking forward to connecting with others and sharing resources and best practices!

Hello Heather;

Welcome! I am one of the EENet Super Ninjas (and I do a lot of work with the Opioid Resource Hub)   I have purple hair, lots of tattoos and am currently struggling with hot flashes and menopause. (LOL) 

Betty-Lou Kristy

Lived Experience/‘Family’ Advocate- Mental Health, Addiction, Trauma & Bereavement

Nice to "meet you" Betty-Lou! I will be attending the Waypoint conference on Friday with Tamar. I look forward to seeing you there

Hello everyone!

As a Masters student, at Carleton University in Neuroscience, and a sibling of someone with mental illness I am conducting research on the sibling experince. I am currently working with Drs. Kim Matheson and Hymie Anisman on the online project 'Siblings of Those With and Without Mental Illness – A Life Course Perspective' (http://bit.ly/1BeJgp4).

 I look forward to connecting with others here about the different areas of mental health and knowledge mobilization of it.

Welcome, Lisa!

My name is Emma and I'm one of the adminstrators of EENet Connect. Feel free to be in touch with anyone questions you have about the site. 

It sounds like you are doing some fascinating research, so I look forward to future posts from you.  Enjoy!

Hi Emma,

  Thank you for your welcoming message. I will surely contact you with any questions that come up.

 I'll gladly post an update about my research on EENet for those who are interested.

Welcome!!

Hi there. I am a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor at Laurentian University. Along with Dr. Joanne Dolhnaty, I am a co-developer of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for eating disorders and general mental health issues. I am a strong advocate of family therapy over individual therapy as a primary service for children and teens. Looking forward to the community.

Hi Adele,

  Welcome to EENet! I look forward to hearing more about your family therapy. Please let us know the title of your research article and when it is published.

Lisa

Welcome to our community Adele

Betty-Lou Kristy

Lived Experience/‘Family’ Advocate- Mental Health, Addiction, Trauma & Bereavement