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
Mental Health and Addictions
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