In the spring of 2010, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario hosted an employment forum to bring together employment supports providers in Ontario and the government ministries that fund them. The forum resulted in the creation of four graphics showing the pathways to employment for people with mental health disabilities. Attendees also engaged in a […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario employment forum identifies opportunities for action
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Health equity and social determinants of health conference call for abstracts
Abstracts are being accepted for oral and poster presentations for Ryerson University’s “Promoting Health Equity: Action on the Social Determinants of Health” conference, being held February 11-12, 2011 in Toronto. The goal of the conference is to promote health equity by taking action on the social determinants of health in the areas of: children’s rights; […]Continue readingHealth equity and social determinants of health conference call for abstracts
New anti-oppression training resources for health providers
The Training for Change project, a partnership of the Rainbow Health Network, Rainbow Health Ontario and Springtide Resources, has developed two resources to be used when training health and social service providers. The resources promote an intersectional approach to sexual and gender diversity that integrates understandings of class, ability, sex, racialization and more. The resources […]Continue readingNew anti-oppression training resources for health providers
Resiliency and schools forum call for abstracts
The Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition is requesting presentation and poster submissions for its tenth annual forum, “Resiliency and the School Community.” The forum, hosted by Sudbury and District Health Unit, will take place May 12-13, 2011 in Sudbury and will bring together individuals who work to create resilient youth and school communities. Presentations should address […]Continue readingResiliency and schools forum call for abstracts
Age Friendly Communities website launched
A new website that supports individuals, groups and communities to become more age friendly has been launched as a partnership of the Kenneth G. Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP), the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, the University of Waterloo and the Research Institute for Aging. The website presents the guiding principles of an age […]Continue readingAge Friendly Communities website launched
Creating Together releases web survey
Creating Together: Developing a Mental Health and Addictions Research Agenda for Ontario is an OMHAKEN-initiated, province-wide process to jointly develop a research agenda for mental health and addictions in Ontario. The results of the process will help guide health systems and services, and population and public health research investments and knowledge exchange activity over the […]Continue readingCreating Together releases web survey
Provincial organizations launch Family Matters Resource Centre
The Family Matters Resource Centre is a new web resource for families that addresses the overlapping interests of people affected by schizophrenia, mood disorders and addictions. The Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs, the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario and the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario collaborated on the “one-stop-shop” website for families, […]Continue readingProvincial organizations launch Family Matters Resource Centre
ODEN conference and AGM to focus on accessibility
The Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) is hosting the “Champions for Change: Harnessing the Power of Your Community” conference, October 27-29, 2010 in Alliston, Ontario. Highlights of the conference include a session on accessibility during which participants will receive a free compliance guide for the Customer Service Standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. […]Continue readingODEN conference and AGM to focus on accessibility
Cultural competency training for law and mental health professionals
The Mount Sinai Hospital Mental Health Court Support Program is offering a full-day training workshop on the topic of cultural competency on October 28. Designed for mental health and law professionals, this workshop introduces the concepts of cultural competency and increases the capacity of cultural competency in those working with culturally diverse individuals who are […]Continue readingCultural competency training for law and mental health professionals
Film festival explores animation’s depiction of mental health
The 2010 Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) will present a program exploring how mental health is represented in animation. “Let’s Go Crazy” includes a selection of animation portraying mental health, fromLooney Toons to new independent shorts, each revealing how the mind works in unique ways. “In recent years, a handful of animators have pioneered new styles […]Continue readingFilm festival explores animation’s depiction of mental health