October 11, 2019 Sesame Street is educating children on the realities of the opioid crisis in the U.S. Sesame Workshop, a non-profit branch behind the show, has introduced the backstory of a bright green muppet named Karli who has a mother battling addiction. In the online episodes, Karli tells Elmo and another muppet about her […]
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Norfolk County, ON, Canada / NorfolkToday.ca 98.9 myFM News/Oldies 99.7 staff August 27, 2019 06:58 am The new Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic is now open in Dunnville. It is part of three different clinics will be providing service Norfolk, Haldimand, and Brantford 5 days a week. The Dunnville facility at the War Memorial Hospital […]
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In the wake of cannabis legalization in Canada, a new report by The Conference Board of Canada lists the top areas of concern for employers related to use of the substance, which include workplace safety, impairment at work, employee mental health, an increase in accidents or injuries, and increased use. Acting on the Cannabis Act: […]
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People in mental health crisis, front-line officers and emergency departments all stand to benefit from a new tool co-developed by CMHA Ontario that can improve the transition of individuals from police to hospital custody. The provincial government recently unveiled Police-Hospital Transitions: A Framework for Ontario in a joint announcement by Minister of Health Christine Elliott, […]
Residential treatment centre to open in fall Published on: July 17, 2019 | Last Updated: July 17, 2019 4:19 PM EDT A highly anticipated residential substance withdrawal and treatment centre will be opening in Brantford in the fall. The centre, which will provide a short-term residential withdrawal program, as well as a longer residential treatment […]
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July 5, 2019 A new position dedicated to mental health and addictions was among several recent changes made in an Ontario government cabinet shuffle. Vaughan-Woodbridge MPP Michael Tibollo was appointed to the new role of Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions in the government realignment, which included a few changes to the health portfolio. […]
Simcoe Reformer Published on: June 26, 2019 | Last Updated: June 26, 2019 5:16 PM EDT April Carpenter and Ashley McCloskey, along with other members of the Resilient Women’s Recovery group, are planning the inaugural Haldimand Norfolk International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Delhi Tobacco Museum. […]
June 27, 2019 9:00 A.M. BRANTFORD — Today, Ontario’s Government for the People issued the following statement in recognition of the first Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day: “Police officers, firefighters, correctional officers, dispatchers, probation and parole officers, Crown attorneys, nurses and other justice sector workers have incredibly difficult jobs and come face to face […]
Ride Don’t Hide is a nationwide fundraising bike ride that brings mental health out into the open. Join us for the eighth annual Ride Don’t Hide on June 23, 2019, in over 25 communities across Canada. Ride Don’t Hide is the largest mental health bike ride in Canada with almost 10,000 riders and hundreds more […]
A private member’s bill proclaiming June 27 as PTSD Awareness Day in Ontario has become law. The bill, brought forward by Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma, was included in the Ontario government’s budget and received royal assent on Wednesday. “This is an important day for everyone in Ontario who has ever suffered from trauma,” Bouma said. […]
