Mental Health and Addictions

Loss and Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many of us to change the way we go about our daily lives. With those changes, some of us are experiencing a wave of losses: economic, social, physical and emotional.Continue readingLoss and Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Child and Youth Mental Health: Signs and Symptoms

Learn how to identify when a child or youth may need mental health support.Continue readingChild and Youth Mental Health: Signs and Symptoms

Stigma and Discrimination

The lives of people with mental health conditions are often plagued by stigma as well as discrimination. Stigma is a negative stereotype. Stigma is a reality for many people with a mental illness, and they report that how others judge them is one of their greatest barriers to a complete and satisfying life. Stigma differs from […]Continue readingStigma and Discrimination

Dual Diagnosis

In Canada, dual diagnosis usually refers to an individual with a mental illness and a co-occurring developmental disability.1 An individual with a developmental disability has significantly below average intellectual functioning, which is also accompanied by considerable limitations in their adaptive functioning or life skills. People with persistent developmental disorders (such as autism) are often included under the […]Continue readingDual Diagnosis

Resources for Accommodation and Accessibility

Mental health conditions and addictions are recognized as disabilities under Ontario’s laws, including the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. This means that people with mental health disabilities and/or addictions have legal protections from discrimination on the basis of disability, and employers and service […]Continue readingResources for Accommodation and Accessibility

Justice Services

There are a range of services available to individuals with mental health and addictions conditions who come into contact with the criminal justice system.Continue readingJustice Services

Income

Learn more about income supports available for individuals with mental health disabilities.Continue readingIncome

Human Rights

Learn about the human rights system in Ontario.Continue readingHuman Rights

Housing

Learn about provincial supports available for affordable housing.Continue readingHousing

Employment

Employment is a key determinant of health and well-being, as well as and essential element of recovery for people with mental health and addictions conditions. Learn more about employment resources available.Continue readingEmployment