The Health Council of Canada has released a new pan-Canadian video series featuring innovative practices that are tackling wait times for patients in various health care settings. The first video is about Advanced Access in Thompson, Manitoba and the second video is about Orthopedic Central Intake in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Also visit the Health […]Continue readingNew video series on reducing wait times
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National Homelessness Report provides recommendations for ending homelessness
The Canadian Homelessness Research Network and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness have released a joint study considered to be the first national report card on homelessness. It highlights the current homelessness situation in Canada, explores initiatives that are advancing the reduction of homelessness, and sets out recommendations to continue making improvements. Some of the key […]Continue readingNational Homelessness Report provides recommendations for ending homelessness
Mental Health and Active After School Program Survey
The Canadian Active After School Partnership (CAASP) is starting a project to educate after school program leaders and decision-makers about promoting mental health for all children and youth, specifically highlighting the link between mental health and participation in quality active after-school programs. The project will also provide targeted information for girls and young women, Aboriginal […]Continue readingMental Health and Active After School Program Survey
The Aspiring Workforce research project released (Part 1)
The Mental Health Commission of Canada’s 2009 study on the barriers and opportunities for employment for persons with mental health disabilities has been released. The main sections include a literature review on employment for persons with mental illness, an overview of provincial disability programs and work incentives/disincentives, an environmental scan of social businesses and workplace […]Continue readingThe Aspiring Workforce research project released (Part 1)
Canada’s Aging Population: The municipal role in Canada’s demographic shift
In a new report, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) examines the emerging municipal response to accommodate an aging population. Seniors are the fastest growing age group in Canada; the number of people 65 and over will double in the next 25 years, making older adults roughly one quarter of the population by 2036. The report […]Continue readingCanada’s Aging Population: The municipal role in Canada’s demographic shift
StatsCan: Over a fifth of Canadians found most days in 2012 extremely stressful
New data released by Statistics Canada (StatsCan) shows that more than one fifth (22.7 percent) of Canadians found most days were “quite a bit or extremely stressful” in 2012. This figure is down slightly from 23.6 percent in 2011. The numbers come from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), an on-going StatsCan survey that collects […]Continue readingStatsCan: Over a fifth of Canadians found most days in 2012 extremely stressful
CMHA Ontario releases 2012/2013 Annual Report
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario (CMHA Ontario) is pleased to announce the release of its 2012/2013 Annual Report. The report highlights achievements and milestones in children and youth mental health, chronic disease prevention and management, action on the social determinants of health, equity, justice, quality improvement, and workplace mental health. You can download CMHA Ontario’s 2012/2013 […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario releases 2012/2013 Annual Report
Nova Scotia offers first provincial peer support program for mental illness
The government of Nova Scotia has made an investment of $1 million as part of the anniversary of its inaugural mental health and addictions strategy, and will be the first Canadian province to provide a peer support program for those experiencing mental illness. The peer support program will be led by Healthy Minds Cooperative, and […]Continue readingNova Scotia offers first provincial peer support program for mental illness
New forensic early intervention service announced
A new early intervention service for inmates on remand in Canada will provide help to offenders who are at risk of being unfit to stand trial or who may have a defence of not criminally responsible available to them. The intervention was developed by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in partnership with the […]Continue readingNew forensic early intervention service announced
National anti-bullying initiative trains youth leaders
On June 3, the federal government announced support for anti-bullying initiatives by investing $250,000 in a Red Cross programme that will train 2,400 Canadian youth to deliver workshops on anti-bullying. Each of the youth will in turn train at least 20 additional people each, for a total of nearly 50,000 youth leaders. Youth-led anti-bullying workshops will […]Continue readingNational anti-bullying initiative trains youth leaders