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
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Campus mental health initiative issues RFP
The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health is seeking a qualified contractor (or contractors) to lead an environmental scan and review of evidence based and promising practices in developing mental health indicators relevant to campus settings. Download the full request for proposals document.Continue readingCampus mental health initiative issues RFP
Togethertolive.ca is going on a road trip!
Registration is now open for a series of free youth life promotion/suicide prevention forums being hosted across the province by the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health. The forums will bring together stakeholders from across sectors and communities, along with young people and families to discuss community-based approaches to life promotion/suicide […]Continue readingTogethertolive.ca is going on a road trip!
Body and Self Esteem Conference
Registration is now open for “Body Equity: Self Esteem in the Balance,” a body image and self-esteem conference in Toronto on April 16-17, 2015, hosted by the National Eating Disorder Information Centre. The conference will feature keynotes and workshops by: • Dr. Gail McVey: Leading Canadian Researcher in the field of eating disorder prevention. • Dr. […]Continue readingBody and Self Esteem Conference
Capstone Summit: March 9-10, 2015
The Change Foundation’s Capstone Summit and 20th Anniversary is being held on March 9 – 10, 2015 in Toronto. Five highlights of the summit include: Grab top takeaways from our most ambitious patient-powered projects — Northumberland PATH & PANORAMA — to help your initiatives take flight. Meet the – patients, caregivers, providers, system leaders – behind […]Continue readingCapstone Summit: March 9-10, 2015
Tips for preventing a “blue Christmas” and New Year
The holidays can be emotionally overwhelming, presenting a dizzying array of pressures and expectations. Individuals who may feel these stressors more acutely include those who have lost loved ones, have low income, lack social supports, employment or housing. Although anxiety, depression, and loneliness may occur anytime during the year, the stress of the holidays can amplify […]Continue readingTips for preventing a “blue Christmas” and New Year
Ontario receives failing grade on child and family poverty: report
It has been 25 years since the House of Commons unanimously resolved to end child poverty in Canada and five years since Ontario announced its first Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). Yet, more than 1.3 million children in Canada and 550,000 in Ontario continue to live in poverty today. To highlight this gap, Ontario Campaign 2000 has […]Continue readingOntario receives failing grade on child and family poverty: report
Ask the Experts Webinar: Policy Approaches to Campus Mental Health
What kinds of policies are campuses adopting to promote mental health and wellness? Join the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health for a webinar highlighting a range of campus initiatives that focus on policy as a tool for positive change. Click here to register. To view other webinars by the Centre for Innovation in Campus […]Continue readingAsk the Experts Webinar: Policy Approaches to Campus Mental Health
Canadian Armed Forces report confirms urgent need for mental health support for soldiers
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) released statistics in September, 2014 on the number of suicides among its members. Although the CAF reports no significant change in suicide rates since 1995, others see the numbers differently. For example, many are emphasizing that there have been more Canadian soldiers who have died by suicide since 2004 than […]Continue readingCanadian Armed Forces report confirms urgent need for mental health support for soldiers
Read all about it: The Centre releases annual report
The Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health has released its 2013-14 annual report, (knowledge + innovation)you = awesome. As the Centre celebrates its 10th anniversary, this report takes the opportunity to reflect on how far the child and youth mental health sector has come and look ahead to a future full […]Continue readingRead all about it: The Centre releases annual report