British researchers have found that middle-aged male smokers experience a faster decline in cognition and executive function than their non-smoking male counterparts. The good news is that men who had quit smoking for 10 years or more did not experience the same decline. Data was analyzed from the Whitehall II study that included 5,099 men […]Continue readingCigarettes and early male cognitive decline (Britain)
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Focus on Mental Health conference
The College Student Alliance, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, Colleges Ontario and the Council of Ontario Universities are hosting a conference, “Focus on Mental Health” on May 17, 2012. The one-day conference includes well-known speakers Valerie Pringle, TV broadcaster; the Honourable Michael Wilson, former finance minister of Canada; Dr. David Goldbloom, Senior Medical Advisor Centre […]Continue readingFocus on Mental Health conference
CWHN offers free shipping of women’s health resources
The Canadian Women’s Health Network is offering free bulk shipping of three publications to interested organizations. The free publications are available in both English and French and cover the following topics: wait times and women’s health; statins; and understanding evidence about health and health care. For more information or to place an order, please contact outreach@cwhn.ca. […]Continue readingCWHN offers free shipping of women’s health resources
Social Assistance Review Commission releases options paper
The Social Assistance Review Commission, appointed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services, has released the second of three reports on possibilities for a transformed social assistance system. This second paper presents a variety of options in five key areas, reflecting community consultations held in summer and fall 2011. A companion document, summarizing Ontarians’ […]Continue readingSocial Assistance Review Commission releases options paper
More tobacco treatment to be made available in Ontario
People undergoing treatment for drug addictions will soon have access to free counseling supports, nicotine gum and patches to help them quit smoking. Over the next three years, the Ontario government will work with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to support approximately 23,000 smokers undergoing addictions treatment across Ontario. Smokers in addiction […]Continue readingMore tobacco treatment to be made available in Ontario
Ontario’s drug system reforms
The Ontario government recently announced that it has saved an additional $100 million in new savings with the provincial drug system reforms. The reforms, launched in 2006, are saving the province $500 million annually; this year an additional $100 million will be saved. These savings will be re-invested into providing improved community-based services such as […]Continue readingOntario’s drug system reforms
Action Plan for Health Care released
On January 30, 2012 the Ontario government announced its Action Plan aimed at transforming the health care system, address the demographic challenges in the province, and manage the deficit. Specifically, the Action Plan for Health Care in Ontario will: Make the necessary and responsible decisions regarding funding priorities and ensure funding is shifted to areas […]Continue readingAction Plan for Health Care released
Human Rights Legal Support Centre releases 2009-2010 annual report
The Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC) has just released their annual report for 2009-2010. Mandated to provide legal services to people who have experienced discrimination and who want to take legal steps to address the discrimination by filing an application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO), HRLSC offers legal information on its […]Continue readingHuman Rights Legal Support Centre releases 2009-2010 annual report
Research Snapshot: Half of homeless men are not receiving enough mental health support
The risk of homelessness is 10 to 20 times higher for people with mental illness than for the general population. What’s more, homeless people with mental illness often do not receive support or services. Researchers in Toronto looked at how well the mental health needs of homeless men are being met. Their findings can help […]Continue readingResearch Snapshot: Half of homeless men are not receiving enough mental health support
Reducing stigma – one story at a time
When we think about the sort of evidence that informs our policies and practices, we often picture a study that has appeared in a peer-reviewed journal. But lived experience is another crucial kind of evidence that needs to be integrated into our thinking. The personal narratives of people experiencing problematic substance use, addiction, or mental […]Continue readingReducing stigma – one story at a time