With this being World Diabetes Month, it’s important to consider the adverse impacts the illness can have an on older adults’ mental health. A 2014 study from the University of California, Los Angeles found there is a link between depression and premature death in adults 65 and older with diabetes. The same effect was not found […]Continue readingDiabetes and depression don’t mix
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Registration is open for national conference on ending homelessness
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness is pleased to present its Third National Conference on Ending Homelessness, November 2-4, 2015 at the Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal. The conference program is designed to inform policy makers, researchers, advocates, community leaders and front line workers with information, tools and training to end homelessness in the community. Keynote speakers for […]Continue readingRegistration is open for national conference on ending homelessness
Caregivers invited to participate in new survey
The Health System Performance Research Network (HSPRN) has launched a new online survey to better understand the experience of caregivers across Ontario. The aim of the survey is to learn about the benefits and challenges of caregiving. This information will help inform health care decision-making in Ontario, with the goal of improving caregiver supports and […]Continue readingCaregivers invited to participate in new survey
Knowledge Translation in Mental Health and Addictions Conference
The Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, is hosting the third annual Knowledge Translation in Mental Health and Addictions Conference, June 17-19, 2015. This conference will feature diverse topics, both academic and applied, on knowledge translation, implementation science, and/or mental health and addictions, and […]Continue readingKnowledge Translation in Mental Health and Addictions Conference
Mental Health and the Law conference
The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) in conjunction with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, is pleased to offer a one-day conference (May 21, 2015) to explore the key issues facing health care organizations in the area of mental health and the law. The legislative and regulatory environment governing mental health in Ontario has evolved significantly in recent years. […]Continue readingMental Health and the Law conference
3rd Annual Forensic Psychiatry Research Conference
The Waypoint Research Institute at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care is hosting a free conference at the University of Toronto called the Annual Forensic Psychiatry Research Conference. It will be held on April 28-30, 2015, and will feature diverse topics, both academic and applied, relating to forensic mental health care research and service delivery. Primarily, […]Continue reading3rd Annual Forensic Psychiatry Research Conference
Breakfast with the Chiefs on April 15, 2015
Longwood Publishing is hosting another Breakfast with the Chiefs event on Wednesday April 15, 2015. The breakfast is an educational session that provides invited chief executives from the health care system an opportunity to share new ideas, policies and/or best practices with colleagues. The upcoming session will feature Dr. Michael Guerriere, Chief Medical Officer at TELUS Health, in conversation […]Continue readingBreakfast with the Chiefs on April 15, 2015
Seminar series highlights coping strategies for parents
While parenting can be a challenge on the best of days, being a parent to a child struggling with mental health, neurodevelopmental, or behavioural issues can seem overwhelming at times. To help, on March 25, 2015, award-winning author and journalist Ann Douglas will share Strengthened by the Storm, a presentation of strategies for parents of […]Continue readingSeminar series highlights coping strategies for parents
Registration now open for Trauma and Resiliency Conference
Registration is now open for Trauma & Resiliency: A Healing Journey, a conference hosted by the Simcoe Muskoka Human Services and Justice Coordination Committee. This special one day training event will be held on May 14, 2015 and offers frontline service providers the opportunity to learn about leading practices for supporting individuals in the criminal […]Continue readingRegistration now open for Trauma and Resiliency Conference
Shadows of the Mind Film Festival
The North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has sponsored a film at the Shadows of the Mind Film Festival in order to bring mental health issues into the spotlight. The movie is based on the classic Belgian book series by Gabrielle Vincent, Ernest & Celestine, and won France’s César Award for Best Animated Feature. It […]Continue readingShadows of the Mind Film Festival