An innovative new service has opened its doors in Waterloo. The Community Research Ethics Office (CREO), an initiative of the Centre for Community Based Research, provides community-based researchers with access to an ethics support and review process. The CREO’s services are offered in an environment that fosters the participation and collaboration of community researchers in […]Continue readingCommunity research ethics office opens in Waterloo
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CMHA York Region Branch Annual General Meeting
The Canadian Mental Health Association York Region Branch is holding its annual general meeting on June 20, 2011 in Vaughan, at the City Playhouse. Award-winning Steven Page, former lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies, will be the guest speaker. His humorous and entertaining style is sure to delight the audience. Tickets are $10 and can […]Continue readingCMHA York Region Branch Annual General Meeting
Announcing Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene has changed their name to Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care. In a press release dated May 6, 201l, President and CEO, Carol Lambie stated that, “A waypoint is a reference point for navigation, whether nautical or in finding your way on a road or journey. This name was chosen for its fit […]Continue readingAnnouncing Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
Online registration with Ontario Social Assistance now available
The Ministry of Community and Social Services has created an online application process for four of its programmes: Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program, Temporary Care Assistance, and Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities. A section is provided for identifying whether a request is for emergency assistance. The online application will advise applicants if they […]Continue readingOnline registration with Ontario Social Assistance now available
E-Health update
E-Health is working to ensure health care providers will be able to share electronic health information for Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents, who represent 47 percent of Ontario’s population. Currently, electronic health information is stored in system silos, causing delays, duplication of tests and extra cost. Because of the ConnectingGTA project, it won’t be long […]Continue readingE-Health update
RHO’s Café Scientifique 2011: Bringing health research out of the closet
Join OMHAKEN partner, Rainbow Health Ontario, for their Café Scientifique 2011, Rewriting a History of Pathologization: LGBT People and Mental Health Research. Mental health is an issue that is not frequently discussed within lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities. Because LGBT communities have suffered from a history of being labeled pathological or sick by medical […]Continue readingRHO’s Café Scientifique 2011: Bringing health research out of the closet
MHCC study on interactions between police and people with mental illness
British Columbia (BC) Mental Health and Addiction Services, Simon Fraser University, Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division, and the University of BC have jointly produced a paper for the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) on police interactions with individuals with mental health conditions. Titled A Study of How People with Mental Illness Perceive and Interact […]Continue readingMHCC study on interactions between police and people with mental illness
Episodic work capacity and barriers to employment
A study recently released by the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation, and funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada, found that persons with disabilities and those with intermittent work capacity share many of the same barriers to employment. For this reason, their work situations can be improved by providing access to similar resources, such […]Continue readingEpisodic work capacity and barriers to employment
Population mental health interventions for youth
Two successful youth mental health programs are featured in thePopulation Health Intervention Research Casebook published by The Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Canadian Population Health Initiative (CPHI) of the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Healthy Transitions was developed in Eastern Ontario through a […]Continue readingPopulation mental health interventions for youth
Digital stories explore intergenerational effects of residential schools on Aboriginal women
A new digital story series explores the intergenerational impacts of residential schools through the eyes of women with survivor mothers. The stories were developed through an innovative project at the Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE) and served both a therapeutic and knowledge-building purpose. Through the stories, the project seeks to disrupt colonial narratives […]Continue readingDigital stories explore intergenerational effects of residential schools on Aboriginal women