Posted On: Monday, June 9th, 2014
55 years of Personal and Professional Development July 13-17, 2014 The Institute on Addiction Studies offers professional development and learning opportunities to those working and involved in substance use and related fields. This year’s annual Institute workshops include the following: “Concurrent Disorders: The Interaction of Addictions and Compromised Mental Health”: Dennis Kimberley, MSW,… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
Happy Mental Health Week Everyone! To celebrate this year’s mental health week, take some time to reflect on the importance of mental health in every person’s life. Knowledge about mental health problems helps reduce stigma and discrimination: here’s some links to some mental health resources. TVO, in association with CAMH- the Centre for Addiction and Mental… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
The mental health, substance use and HIV/HCV Community of Practice provides a forum for learning and discussion for people interested in mental health and substance use. We meet on a monthly basis and also have an online forum for ongoing dialogue. Please join us for our next CoP session on April 30th @ 1-2 pm…. Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) invites you to attend “Trauma-informed care: Moving from “what’s wrong” to “what’s happened to you?”, the next webisode in the free webinar series on suicide prevention. Register here Psychological trauma is an almost universal experience. It is part of being human At a time when human… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, March 20th, 2014
CANADA’S PREMIERE TRAUMA CONFERENCE, Grounding Trauma – May 7,8 2014 Welcoming Address by Dr Gabor Mate CCSA Launching New version of their Core Competencies Presenter Highlight: A Personal Perspective on Transgender Policy and Practice Dr Gabor Mate supports Grounding Trauma! “…the impact of trauma is not only restricted to addiction, but in… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 16th, 2014
Hi everyone! Our next MHSU CoP meeting is on January 31, 2014 @ 10-11 am. Shelley Hourston from BC Persons with Disabilities will be hosting our meeting. Thanks Shelley! To register for the meeting, please click on the link below: https://stacyl.clickmeeting.com/January_31_CoP_Meeting/register You will receive an email titled, “Confirmation of registration,” from [email protected], with the… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
An interesting TED Talk – Thanks Janice Duddy! Watch this interesting 12 minute video here Description: Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply. Vikram Patel… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
Thanks to Kristen Kvakic for hosting this month’s Community of Practice Kristen Kvakic, from AIDS Vancouver Island, hosted our last Mental Health and Substance Use Community of Practice held on November 29th. Thanks for facilitating the great discussion! And thank you for sharing about the Community Resiliency Model. This model is a hands-on workbook for… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, November 21st, 2013
From the Guardian, Thursday November 21, 2013 by Mark Rice-Oxley and Carmen Fishwick (click to view full article) Doctors across Europe are warning that the soaring use of antidepressants is down to growing pressure to “medicalise” unhappiness, complaining that a lack of time and meagre availability of other therapies meant that physicians reach for the prescription pad… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, November 21st, 2013
The Pacific AIDS Network invites member agency frontline workers to participate in a Mental Health & Substance Use & HIV & HCV Community of Practice. Our goal is to support frontline workers in mental health and substance use related issues and practice. When: November 29th @ 10- 11 am Host: Kristen Kvakic Register: click here for online registration or… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, September 12th, 2013
The Mental Health, Substance Use and HIV/HCV Community of Practice is launching video conferencing for our monthly meetings! Join us for our first Video Conference on September 26 @ 2 pm-3 pm! To register please click the link below: https://stacyl.clickmeeting.com/MH_SU_CoP_Mtg_Sept/register Participants will need access to a headphone set that includes a microphone and a… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, August 29th, 2013
Much has been written on the interrelatedness of mental health and homelessness, some arguing that mental health problems lead to homelessness, while others claiming that homelessness is a stress factor which provokes mental ill health. Although the direction of causality is not straightforward, the link clearly shows how mental health cannot be treated in isolation… Read more »
