Experiences of child sexual abuse may have impacts on adult mental health and must be considered by the mental health sector, according to the National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) in the United Kingdom. To help address this issue, the NMHDU has developed materials and tools to better integrate an awareness of issues related to […]Continue readingUK agency integrates mental health support for survivors of child sexual abuse (UK)
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Durham Region family resource guide released
Canadian Mental Health Association, Durham Region and Durham Mental Health Services have released a new resource guide to help families navigate the mental health system in Durham Region. The guide provides information for families about finding and connecting with services, planning for the future and working towards recovery. Topics in the guide include coping with […]Continue readingDurham Region family resource guide released
Schools invited to join national Stop A Bully program
The Stop A Bully program, co-sponsored by Canadian Mental Health Association, was developed to provide assistance to any student in Canada who needs help stopping severe school bullying and harassment. The violence prevention service includes a website that provides a Bullying Reporting System and online victim support letters to provide assistance to students who are […]Continue readingSchools invited to join national Stop A Bully program
New Immigrant Support Network offers cultural competency workshops
The New Immigrant Support Network (NISN) was established by the Hospital for Sick Children in 2009 with funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. NISN has two key initiatives: cultural competence education and translation of patient education resources into languages other than English. NISN has now translated key resources into nine languages and is offering free […]Continue readingNew Immigrant Support Network offers cultural competency workshops
Forum to explore women’s involvement in health system
A community forum about women’s inclusion and involvement in Ontario’s health system will be held in Kitchener on December 10, 2010. The forum will include information about the findings from two provincial projects funded by Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario, as well as provide network-building and collaboration opportunities. The event is being held by […]Continue readingForum to explore women’s involvement in health system
Ontario Public Health Convention call for abstracts
The Ontario Public Health Convention is being held April 6-8, 2011 in Toronto. Research abstracts and workshop proposals are now being accepted. The convention, hosted by the Ontario Public Health Association, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies and the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, aims to advance public health through knowledge and […]Continue readingOntario Public Health Convention call for abstracts
Caledon proposes basic income program for people with severe disabilities
A new system of income supports and disability benefits for working age people with severe disabilities is proposed in a paper released by the Caledon Institute, a Canadian social policy think tank. The new program is believed to be more equitable than current welfare systems in Canada. The first section of the paper documents the […]Continue readingCaledon proposes basic income program for people with severe disabilities
OCAN update
Results from the shared assessment and single framework pilot of the Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) are available. The pilot was conducted across seven health service providers (HSPs) in the North East and Central West Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) to look at how OCAN assessment information can be shared between HSPs. OCAN is […]Continue readingOCAN update
CIHI predicts lowest annual growth in health care spending in 13 years
Total spending on health care in Canada in 2010 is estimated at $191.6 billion, increasing $9.5 billion (5.2 percent) since 2009, according to a Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) report. However, after the effects of inflation and population growth have been removed, health care spending per Canadian is expected to increase by only 1.4 […]Continue readingCIHI predicts lowest annual growth in health care spending in 13 years
Report looks at Canadians’ views of health care system
Results from the 2010 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey, released by the Health Council of Canada, show that although Canadians’ view of the health care system in general has improved over time, there is widespread recognition of the need for key system improvements. The new report, which explores citizens’ views of health care systems […]Continue readingReport looks at Canadians’ views of health care system