Registration has gone live for the 3rd annual Mental Health for All Conference, happening in Montreal this fall, October 22-24. The Mental Health for All (MH4A) Conference, now in its third year, plays a unique role in uniting the people and ideas that stand for mental health in Canada. This year’s theme is Ahead by […]Continue readingRegistration now open for Mental Health for All conference
Registration is now open for Bold Ideas, the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) annual conference on post-secondary mental health across Ontario and Canada. This year’s conference will focus on innovative designs and solutions to the challenges in addressing mental health needs on campus. The event will feature keynote speakers who will share […]Continue readingRegistration now open for campus mental health conference
So much of our lives revolve around food. It comforts. It energizes. It brings people together. It is the key component of health. But what if access to good, nutritious food is difficult? What if the challenge of ensuring you and your family eat a well-balanced meal is an added stress to be faced every […]Continue readingFoodRescue.ca helps nourish communities across Ontario
With all three levels of government directly engaged and invested in providing viable solutions to reducing chronic homelessness and improving opportunities for affordable housing, a new report shares six housing priorities for the Ontario Government in 2018. Building on the opportunity the National Housing Strategy provides, A Shared Housing Agenda: Priorities for Ontario in 2018 […]Continue readingNew report outlines housing priorities for Ontario in 2018
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction partnered with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research to examine substance use’s economic impact on Canadian society. Their report, Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms looked at data from 2007 to 2014 and estimated that substance use costs Canada $38 billon annually. The report examined overall costs […]Continue readingSubstance use costs Canada $38 billion a year
Individuals enrolled in Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) may be interested to know of upcoming changes to the two programs that may impact them. Many of these changes to OW and ODSP in 2018 are similar to recommendations from the Income Security Advocacy Centre, the ODSP Action Coalition and other […]Continue readingImportant changes coming to OW and ODSP programs
Toronto – The following is a statement from Camille Quenneville, CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division, in reaction to the appointment of MPP Christine Elliott as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. “We’d like to congratulate Christine Elliott on her appointment as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario […]Continue readingElliott solid choice as health minister to oversee government’s $1.9 billion mental health and addictions commitment
On Thursday June 21, 2018, leaders in Ontario’s community-based mental health and addictions sector came together for a knowledge exchange event on the use of Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) in quality improvement to support client recovery. The symposium included individuals from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), […]Continue readingUsing the OCAN for quality improvement in mental health and addictions
After months of study and debate, the Senate has passed Bill C-45, making cannabis sales legal in Canada on Oct 17, 2018. According to a Toronto Star article, the provinces will have two to three months time to implement the sale of recreational cannabis. Bill C-45 makes Canada the first industrialized country to legalize cannabis […]Continue readingCannabis will be legally available to purchase for recreational consumption by fall
More than 12,500 Ontarians raised their voices during the recent provincial election campaign to let political candidates know that its time to #erasethedifference and fund mental health and addictions care the same as physical health care. In addition to garnering signatures, the Erase the Difference campaign created significant social media impact, reaching more than 1.5 […]Continue readingThousands of Ontarians send a strong message to erase the difference