A new study conducted by Mental Health Works, a program of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario (CMHA Ontario), and Dr. Carolyn Dewa, a researcher with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, explores the challenges and solutions to implementing workplace mental health promotion strategies in Canadian small and medium-sized businesses. The study combined a […]Continue readingTransferring knowledge in workplace mental health promotion
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Mental Health Commission of Canada to develop mental health standards for the workplace
The MHCC has announced the development of voluntary standards of practice for Canadian workplaces that will give employers the tools they need to safeguard their employees’ psychological safety. The proposed standards grew out of a 2010 report, “Tracking the Perfect Legal Storm.” A committee of labour, employers, government, law/policy and other experts has been struck […]Continue readingMental Health Commission of Canada to develop mental health standards for the workplace
Transitioning from CAMHS to AMHS project
According to a project supported with funding from the Champlain Local Health Integrated Network and the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health, approximately 70 per cent of all psychiatric disorders first present in childhood or adolescence. In spite of that, the transition from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to […]Continue readingTransitioning from CAMHS to AMHS project
Minding Our Bodies project awarded Healthy Communities Fund grant
The Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport (MHPS) has approved phase three of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario-led project Minding Our Bodies: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Mental Health. Following a successful pilot phase (2008-2011), the Minding Our Bodies project will now be rolled out province-wide over the next two years (2011-2013). During […]Continue readingMinding Our Bodies project awarded Healthy Communities Fund grant
African American men less likely to suffer from depression when they feel
A study done at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, found that African American men who have a feeling of control over their lives experience better mental health and are less likely to suffer from depression. This feeling of “perceived mastery” is a predictor of positive mental health and protects against depressive symptoms. Researchers also […]Continue readingAfrican American men less likely to suffer from depression when they feel
UNITY publishes violence fact sheets (USA)
The experience with and/or fear of violence has been linked to chronic illness, mental illness, and learning ability. The Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth (UNITY), which operates out of the Prevention Institute in California, has recently published fact sheets outlining key information on these relationships. Violence has long-term effects on the overall physical health […]Continue readingUNITY publishes violence fact sheets (USA)
AGS Guide helps manage psychosis and dementia (USA)
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has produced a guide to help healthcare professionals manage psychosis and the behavioural symptoms of dementia. The AGS Guide is available on their website atdementia.americangeriatrics.org and provides clinical information on the risk factors, evaluation and management of bipolar affective disorder, major depression, schizophrenia and the behavioural aspects of dementia. The guide […]Continue readingAGS Guide helps manage psychosis and dementia (USA)
“Next to Normal” Opening Night
The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario (MDAO) is delighted to announce that it is part of the celebration on Opening Night of the hit Broadway show “Next to Normal.” The Tony and Pulitzer Award winning show is coming to the Four Seasons Centre Toronto, beginning July 19, 2011 and a portion of ticket sales for […]Continue reading“Next to Normal” Opening Night
Call for applications for Centres for Complex Diabetes Care
The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) is inviting applications for three new Centres for Complex Diabetes Care (CCDC). A call for applications has been posted on the ministry website and submissions are welcomed up to the deadline of July 29, 2011. As part of the Ontario Diabetes Strategy, the MOHLTC is committed […]Continue readingCall for applications for Centres for Complex Diabetes Care
Updates from the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Opening Minds is an anti-stigma initiative launched in 2009 by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). At that time, organizations across the country were invited to express interest in becoming a test site where a program would run and be evaluated. More than 50 programs were identified and selected. An overview of the Opening […]Continue readingUpdates from the Mental Health Commission of Canada