Health and social service professionals are invited to complete an anonymous, 15-minute electronic survey about the tools they use to plan, deliver and evaluate healthcare for women in Ontario. The survey will also gather information about how professionals in these areas prefer to learn about new tools to support them in their work. This survey, […]Continue readingGender and health equity survey
Mental Health Notes
Deadline extended for MHCC housing survey
The Mental Health Commission of Canada is looking at the housing situation for persons with mental illness who are living in Canada. Your input is important and you are being invited to complete a survey that will take 15-30 minutes of your time. The deadline has been extended to June 21, 2010. MHCC would like […]Continue readingDeadline extended for MHCC housing survey
Canadian Best Practices Portal posts new resources on seniors and mental health
Seven best-practice interventions for older adults’ and seniors’ mental health were recently added to the Canadian Best Practices Portal (CBPP). The interventions are titled Healthy and Vital; Managing your Retirement Goals; Mental Fitness for Life; Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors (PEARLS); Seniors Active Living in Vulnerable Elders (ALIVE) Program; Senior Health and […]Continue readingCanadian Best Practices Portal posts new resources on seniors and mental health
Mending Canada’s frayed social safety net: The role of municipal governments
According to a report from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, municipalities are shouldering the demands for social infrastructure (such as housing, emergency shelters, public transit, childcare, recreation and libraries) that supports quality of life, despite persistent poverty and income inequality. The report, titled “Mending Canada’s Frayed Social Safety Net: The Role of Municipal Governments,” outlines […]Continue readingMending Canada’s frayed social safety net: The role of municipal governments
Annual housing report on state of affordable housing has been released
“Where’s Home,” an annual joint publication of the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association and the Cooperative Housing Federation of Ontario, is now available. The report examines affordable housing in 22 communities in Ontario. It provides information on vacancy rates over the past 10 years and provides statistics for rental housing availability, demand, and affordability. According to […]Continue readingAnnual housing report on state of affordable housing has been released
Review of child and adolescent mental health policy and plans in Canada
Only 4 of 10 provinces in Canada have a mental health policy addressing children and adolescents, according to a recent review paper published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia have a distinct child and adolescent mental health policy or plan; these plans were evaluated according to the World Health Organization […]Continue readingReview of child and adolescent mental health policy and plans in Canada
New essay collection explores mental health, stigma and recovery in Newfoundland and Labrador
A new collection of essays explores issues related to mental health, associated stigma and recovery from mental illness in Newfoundland and Labrador. The book, titled Out Loud: Essays on Mental Illness, Recovery and Stigma, includes over 50 essays, courageously and honestly written by people living across the province. All contributors have been affected by mental illness […]Continue readingNew essay collection explores mental health, stigma and recovery in Newfoundland and Labrador
Understanding the offender with a dual diagnosis
Southern Network of Specialized Care, Bethesda Services Inc., and Regional Support Associates have partnered to develop a new manual,Understanding the Offender with a Dual Diagnosis. Its purpose is to inform readers about issues relating to dual diagnosis and to assist care providers, mental health workers and justice workers to more adequately meet the needs of […]Continue readingUnderstanding the offender with a dual diagnosis
OCAN update
The Steering Committee of the Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) has expanded the list of functional centres that it recommends as appropriate for OCAN. The entire list of functional centres now being recommended are Assertive Community Treatment, Case Management, Clubhouse, Concurrent Disorders, Counselling and Treatment, Day/Night Care, Diversion and Court Support, Dual Diagnosis, Early […]Continue readingOCAN update
Voluntary integration of mental health services in CE LHIN
The Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH)’s community-based Mental Health Program has been collaborating with Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. The Central East Local Health Integration Network (CE LHIN)’s board approved the collaboration, considered a “voluntary integration,” in late April 2010. Both organizations were exploring new ways to help improve mental health services in the […]Continue readingVoluntary integration of mental health services in CE LHIN