About basic knowledge of mental health, as well as an enhanced capacity to detect early signs of mental health issues before a crisis develops, and a strengthened ability to connect those at risk to the appropriate services.
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Course/Training
Trauma and Violence Informed Approach (TVIA)
This FREE self-directed online course will provide settlement workers and social service providers with opportunities to learn fundamental principles, basic concepts and evidence-based approaches to serve people with experiences of trauma and violence.Last updated Jul 29, 2024
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Mental health therapy is not 'one size fits all': Expert on how to find the right treatment
Natasha O'Neill CTV News Published Jan. 23, 2023
One in four Canadians have been experiencing high levels of anxiety, a study by Mental Health Research Canada says.
As more people interact with mental illness, options on the best way to treat conditions can become overwhelming.
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Last updated Jan 23, 2023
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Social isolation on the rise while civic engagement has dropped in Toronto, study finds
CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022
Civic engagement among Torontonians has fallen markedly in recent years while the proportion of city residents who feel socially isolated has risen.
That's according to the Toronto Social Capital Study 2022, a sweeping report released Tuesday that
Last updated Nov 23, 2022
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Can Mindfulness Improve the Mental Health of Refugees?
Refugees have consistently been found to experience elevated levels of distress, from symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, to various culturally specific forms of suffering. Their distress was originally believed to be primarily the result of the violence and loss they hadLast updated Sep 12, 2022
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The mental health of immigrants and refugees: Canadian evidence from a nationally linked database
This following report was produced by Edward Ng and Haozhen Zhang for Statics Canada. Please click below to see the full reseach.Last updated Jun 30, 2022
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Beyond Positive Intentions: Seeking Well-Being and Equity for LGBTQ+ Newcomer Women and Other Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Newcomers
This report has been exclusive produced by Access Alliance. Please visit their web page and their original resource for the full report.Last updated Jun 29, 2022
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The Workplace and Suicide Prevention
The workplace is a major part of the lives of most Canadians. Many of us spend upwards of 60% of our waking hours at work (Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, 2016). Therefore, when a colleague dies by suicide the emotional and financial costs are enormous not only to
Last updated Aug 10, 2021
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Free mental health services are available
We provide free individual counselling and support as well as workshops at Skills for Change, Wellness and Support program. Individual counselling sessions are provided over the phone, and workshops are facilitated online. If you are interested and you are a permanent resident
Last updated Apr 13, 2021
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Health & Safety Awareness Presentation
WSPS' Health & Safety Awareness Presentation (HSAP) gives students, new immigrants and other vulnerable workers the crucial information they need to ensure their health and safety on the job. Free of charge, these sessions can be presented to classrooms of any size – including
Last updated Jan 15, 2021
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This group is taking steps towards destigmatizing mental health for young Black immigrants
Omar Sherif · CBC News · Posted: Feb 05, 2023
Dawit Mussie sees the challenges that young Black immigrants go through first-hand on a regular basis.
Those struggles, he says, come from lack of safe spaces and young people not feeling like they have someone to talk to about their…
Published February 6, 2023
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Canada identifies international students as ‘ideal immigrants’ but supports are lacking
Published: November 9, 2022 The Conversation Isaac Garcia-Sitton
The number of international students in Canada has steadily increased over the last decade, contributing approximately $22 billion to the Canadian economy, and an estimated $5.1 billion in annual revenues to…
Published November 15, 2022
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Newmarket program assists youth experiencing anti-Black racism
Newmarket Today Staff 17 October 2022
On Saturday, MPP Dawn Gallagher Murphy met with the team at the Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) to hear more about the impact that a six-month $49,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium…
Published October 19, 2022
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Ontario Expanding Substance Abuse Program for African and Caribbean Canadian Youth
The Ontario government is investing $2.9 million to enhance and expand the Substance Abuse Program for African and Caribbean Canadian Youth (SAPACCY) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and seven new satellite locations across Ontario, as part of the government…
Published December 1, 2021
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Canada and Ontario Invest Over $35 million in 35 Recreational and Community Infrastructure Projects
July 06, 2021
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Marc G. Serré, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt; the Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure…Published July 7, 2021
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Ontario Expanding Mobile Crisis Services to Respond to Mental Health Emergencies
Investments Will Increase Access to Mental Health and Justice Service Programs.
Published November 17, 2020
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Ontario Expanding Mental Health Services for Children and Youth
Investments Part of the Government’s Plan to Build a Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions System.
Published October 21, 2020
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Ontario Building a Modern, Connected and Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions System
Province Investing an Additional $176 Million to Expand Access to Critical Services.
Published October 7, 2020
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Ontario Increases Mental Health Funding for Postsecondary Students
Investment will increase access to more programs, community services and mental health workers.
Published October 6, 2020
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Ontario Supports Telephone-Based Social and Educational Programs for Seniors
New Micro-Grant Program Will Help Combat Social Isolation.
Published September 18, 2020