The final webinar of a three-part series, “Introducing Workplace Mental Health: NEW Standard and Promising Practices” will be held on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. EST. These webinars, co-hosted by the Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) Canadian Best Practices Initiative are part of the Fall 2012 […]Continue readingWorkplace mental health webinar
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Postpartum depression may be the tip of the iceberg (USA)
The March online issue of JAMA Psychiatry contains the results of a large-scale study revealing that more than one in five women with postpartum depression also experience other mental disorders. These can include bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and self-harm ideation. In some cases, these illnesses may actually have been the underlying cause of postpartum depression, but remained […]Continue readingPostpartum depression may be the tip of the iceberg (USA)
IMPART research fellowships applications now open
Applications are now being accepted for 2013/2014 Fellowships by theIntersections in Mental Health Perspectives Addictions Research Training (IMPART) programme. Funded by CIHR as part of its Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research, IMPART is a multidisciplinary research training program designed to equip health researchers from across disciplines, sectors and settings, with the skills to conduct sex- and gender-based analyses […]Continue readingIMPART research fellowships applications now open
Research bursary for junior investigators in psychosocial rehab
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada (PSR Canada) and its Ontario Branch have opened applications for their annual research bursary for Canadian junior investigators interested in conducting research in psychosocial/psychiatric rehabilitation. Seed funding up to $3,000 is available from PSR Canada, with an additional $3,000 from the Ontario Chapter. Applications from new or junior investigators residing in Canada are encouraged and will […]Continue readingResearch bursary for junior investigators in psychosocial rehab
Does low income mean reduced access to primary care?
A new audit study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reveals that family doctors’ offices seem to discriminate against people of low socio-economic status, even though there is no economic incentive to do so under publicly-funded universal health insurance. Furthermore, physicians’ offices appear to give preference to people with chronic health conditions, according to the […]Continue readingDoes low income mean reduced access to primary care?
Research Report Round-up: Brief mental health services for children and youth
Ontario’s child and youth mental health sector is made up of a fragmented array of services and supports. There is a need to address the problems of this patchwork of services as well as current service gaps, a growing need for services, and long wait lists. In this Research Report Round-up, EENet looks at a report prepared […]Continue readingResearch Report Round-up: Brief mental health services for children and youth
Research Snapshot: Achieving success when mental health care and justice systems meet
In Canada, people with mental illnesses are three times more likely to get arrested than those without a disorder. The justice system has “diversion programs” to help people with mental illnesses who are charged with, or convicted of, a crime. We know these programs reduce repeat-offender rates and homelessness. But what makes these programs so […]Continue readingResearch Snapshot: Achieving success when mental health care and justice systems meet
Celebrating ten years: Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance
This year the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA) celebrates its tenth year anniversary. The OCDPA was officially established in February 2003 when it became clear that there was an urgent need for integrated action and collaboration on the issue of chronic disease prevention in Ontario. Over its ten year span, membership has grown from nine founding members […]Continue readingCelebrating ten years: Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance
TELUS Health to become Canada’s largest EMR provider
Telus Health has acquired another electronic medical record (EMR) provider, making it Ontario’s largest EMR provider. TELUS Health will now provide EMR solutions to 9,000 Canadian physicians across Canada and impact more than 25 million patient interactions each year. Currently, TELUS Health provides solutions to all major stakeholders in the health system such as hospitals, […]Continue readingTELUS Health to become Canada’s largest EMR provider
Precarious employment and well-being
A recent study conducted by McMaster University in Hamilton, United Way in Toronto and the Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario (PEPSO) found that precarious work leads to anxiety and stress, affects social relationships and diminishes community connections. “Poverty: Employment Precarity and Household Well-Being”is based on a PEPSO study of over 4,000 workers between the ages of […]Continue readingPrecarious employment and well-being