Rainbow Health Ontario, a program of Sherbourne Health Centre, has recently launched a new program called, “Trans Health Connection” (THC) aimed at improving the capacity of the provincial health care system to meet the needs of trans people. THC now provides a mentorship program for health providers (such as physicians, nurses, social workers and therapists) […]Continue readingTrans Health Connection launched
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Aviva donates $1 million for Community Fund Competition
Aviva Insurance is once again holding the Aviva Community Fund Competition, created to inspire ideas that will bring about positive changes within communities across Canada. Individual Canadians or charitable organizations can submit an idea for a cause within their community, and then become actively involved in promoting the cause with friends, family and colleagues. Participants […]Continue readingAviva donates $1 million for Community Fund Competition
Social media guide for researchers
The International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Leicester and the Research Information Network have recently published, “Social Media: A guide for researchers”. The guide was produced to give researchers a basic understanding of this rapidly evolving phenomena, and applications for use within the research realm. Through this guide, researchers can learn about the ways […]Continue readingSocial media guide for researchers
CMHA Ontario and SSO submission to Ontario’s Social Assistance Review
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario (CMHA Ontario) and the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (SSO) made a joint submission to the review of Ontario’s Social Assistance System. The submission is in response to the “Discussion Paper: Ideas and Questions” that the Commission used to guide public consultation in July 2011. The joint submission makes recommendations […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario and SSO submission to Ontario’s Social Assistance Review
Report on impact of Ontario’s housing strategy on housing market
“Where’s Home?” is published jointly by the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA) and the Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada, Ontario Region (CHFCO), and reveals the results of the annual survey of the affordable housing situation in Ontario. The 2011 edition contains long-standing information on renter statistics (there are 1.3 million renter households across the province), […]Continue readingReport on impact of Ontario’s housing strategy on housing market
Draft competency profiles for registered psychotherapists and registered mental health therapists now available for input
The provincial government established the transitional Council of the College of Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Mental Health Therapists of Ontario to establish regulations and standards that form the basis of a new regulatory college. As part of their mandate, the transitional Council established a Competency Profiles Task Group (spring 2011) for the purpose of formulating […]Continue readingDraft competency profiles for registered psychotherapists and registered mental health therapists now available for input
LCO seeks feedback on consultation paper on the law and persons with disabilities
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is seeking feedback on its consultation paper about how the law affects persons with disabilities. Feedback is sought from the public, including persons with disabilities, service providers, policy makers, lawyers and advocates until November 25, 2011. This feedback will be incorporated into the LCO’s interim report and draft framework, […]Continue readingLCO seeks feedback on consultation paper on the law and persons with disabilities
Research Snapshot: High resilience could be protecting homeless youth from thinking about suicide
A number of studies have looked at the many domains of physical and mental health risk experienced by homeless youth, and the high rates of suicidal thoughts, suicide, deliberate self-harm and mortality associated with those risks. However, considering the extreme forms of adversity faced by homeless youth, it may be pertinent to ask why mortality […]Continue readingResearch Snapshot: High resilience could be protecting homeless youth from thinking about suicide
Vote4MHA election campaign gaining speed across the province
A provincial campaign to get mental health and addictions on the election radar is gaining speed. Since the campaign’s launch on May 31, 2011, over 600 Ontarians have emailed provincial party leaders about mental health and addictions and over 80 organizations have joined the campaign’s network of supporters. Recent campaign endorsers include the Royal Ottawa […]Continue readingVote4MHA election campaign gaining speed across the province
Study identifies barriers to addressing poverty by primary care providers
A recently published pilot study examines the barriers – and the solutions – to addressing poverty and its subsequent risk to health, by Ontario’s primary care professionals. The study was conducted through interviews with a dozen health experts in Toronto, including specialist physicians, general practitioners, nurse practitioners, community workers and advocates, social policy experts and […]Continue readingStudy identifies barriers to addressing poverty by primary care providers