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
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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
E-mail-based mental health promotion study (Australia)
A new study, based in Australia at the University of Melbourne, is exploring a method of preventing depression through the Internet. Mood Memos is targeted to people experiencing depression symptoms which are not yet too severe, with the aim of averting depression or relapse. The study is looking at the effectiveness of e-mail-based mental health […]Continue readingE-mail-based mental health promotion study (Australia)
Clinical guidelines for pregnancy and complex social factors (UK)
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has released new clinical guidelines for pregnancy and complex social factors. In addition to introducing the concept of women-centred care and making general recommendations, the document provides specific guidelines related to pregnant women who: misuse substances; are recent migrants, asylum seekers or […]Continue readingClinical guidelines for pregnancy and complex social factors (UK)
Upcoming Canadian Mental Health Association Conference All About Changing How We Think About Mental Illness
TORONTO, Oct. 6 — The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) presents Thriving in 2010 and Beyond: Defining Our Roles, Exploring Control, Designing the Whole, a national mental health conference in London, Ontario on October 22 – 24, 2010 at the London Convention Centre. Special keynote speakers include: CBC Radio One’s The Next Chapter host Shelagh […]Continue readingUpcoming Canadian Mental Health Association Conference All About Changing How We Think About Mental Illness
Aging at Home Strategy expanding
The Ontario government has announced the expansion of the Aging at Home strategy. Programs under this strategy provide health care services to seniors at home so that they can remain living in their own home. The strategy is also meant to avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals, which can ultimately reduce emergency room wait times. The […]Continue readingAging at Home Strategy expanding
OCAN update
The process details of the Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) translation are now available on the Community Care Information Management (CCIM) website. OCAN is a standardized, consumer-led, decision-making tool that assists with mental health recovery. The Community Mental Health Common Assessment Project area on the CCIM website features an OCAN translation section containing all […]Continue readingOCAN update
Network and CrossCurrents magazines examine chronic disease and mental health
The most recent issues of Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario’s Network magazine and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s CrossCurrents magazine focus on chronic disease prevention and management and mental health and illness. In her guest editorial in Network, Betty Harvey, nurse practitioner with the Primary Care Diabetes Support Program at St. Joseph’s Health Care, London and associate […]Continue readingNetwork and CrossCurrents magazines examine chronic disease and mental health