The Excellence through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP) will be offering free training sessions for community mental health and addictions providers in Sudbury and Toronto in the next few weeks. The course, set for July 23 in Sudbury and Aug. 15 in Toronto, is part of the Improving & Driving Excellence Across Sectors (IDEAS) quality improvement […]Continue readingFree training for community mental health and addictions professionals coming to Sudbury, Toronto
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CMHA programs presented with donations from A Dollar A Day Foundation
Two Canadian Mental Health Association programs in Ontario each received $15,000 donations this week from the A Dollar A Day Foundation, a Newfoundland-based mental health charity. On Tuesday, musician, actor, producer and author Alan Doyle and businessman Brendan Paddick, two of the three co-founders of A Dollar A Day, were at CMHA Ontario’s offices in […]Continue readingCMHA programs presented with donations from A Dollar A Day Foundation
New role for mental health and addictions among changes in provincial cabinet shuffle
A new position dedicated to mental health and addictions was among several recent changes made in an Ontario government cabinet shuffle. Vaughan-Woodbridge MPP Michael Tibollo was appointed to the new role of Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions in the government realignment, which included a few changes to the health portfolio. Tibollo has unique […]Continue readingNew role for mental health and addictions among changes in provincial cabinet shuffle
June 27, 2019 marks Ontario’s first-ever PTSD Awareness Day
Today is historic for mental health awareness in Ontario as, for the first time, the province officially recognizes June 27 as PTSD Awareness Day. PTSD is a type of anxiety disorder that can appear following a traumatic event in one’s life. It can affect victims or witnesses of distressful occurrences such as natural disasters, crimes, […]Continue readingJune 27, 2019 marks Ontario’s first-ever PTSD Awareness Day
New resource available to help engage clients, families in quality improvement initiatives
To provide helpful information to the community mental health and addictions sector, the Excellence through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP) has released a new resource to encourage client and family engagement in quality improvement initiatives. This new resource provides tips to mental health and addictions agencies for engaging clients and families, as well as a checklist […]Continue readingNew resource available to help engage clients, families in quality improvement initiatives
Ontario to recognize first-ever PTSD Awareness Day June 27
Ontario is making history in mental health awareness in the province by officially recognizing PTSD Awareness Day next Thursday June 27. PTSD is a type of anxiety disorder that can appear following a traumatic event in one’s life. It can affect victims or witnesses of distressful occurrences such as natural disasters, crimes, or major accidents. […]Continue readingOntario to recognize first-ever PTSD Awareness Day June 27
CMHA celebrates National Indigenous People’s Day!
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Although these groups share many similarities, they each have their own distinct heritage, language, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs. In cooperation with Indigenous organizations, the Government of […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates National Indigenous People’s Day!
NHL goaltender Robin Lehner speaks out on mental health in award acceptance speech
New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner gave an emotional acceptance speech on mental health upon receiving the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy at the 2019 NHL Awards Wednesday evening. Lehner won the award based on a vote by the Professional Hockey Writers Association as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication […]Continue readingNHL goaltender Robin Lehner speaks out on mental health in award acceptance speech
OHT webinar series designed to guide health care organizations through system change
As Ontario’s health care system transformation continues, a new webinar series will run through the summer to help health care organizations gain a better understanding of how Ontario Health Teams will form and operate. Community Health Ontario – an alliance consisting of Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, AdvantAGE Ontario, Alliance for Healthier Communities, Canadian Mental […]Continue readingOHT webinar series designed to guide health care organizations through system change
AGCO offering $250,000 to fund education, training, awareness projects
New funding is available from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that may be valuable to organizations in the mental health and addictions sector. The AGCO has launched a call for applications for its Education, Training and Awareness (ETA) Fund. Through this fund, the AGCO backs projects designed to improve compliance with provincial laws […]Continue readingAGCO offering $250,000 to fund education, training, awareness projects