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Although suicide is preventable, rates in Canada have remained relatively stable over the last two decades. The assessment of suicide risk by clinicians and mental health professionals plays a key role in detecting risk and preventing suicide. We invite you to learn more about the process of assessing suicide risk and its role in life...
Title: Clinical & Mental Health Implications I This webinar features research aiming to fill the knowledge gaps in clinical populations treated for substance use disorders, cannabis use disorder and psychosis. New evidence on the different ways to use cannabis and how sex and gender influence substance use will be explored. Register here!
Title: Clinical & Mental Health Implications II This webinar will build upon themes from the previous webinar and focus on research seeking to understand the potential for cannabis as clinical treatment for various mental and physical conditions (e.g., depression, autism, concussions, and post-traumatic stress disorder) and across different populations. Register here!
With the pandemic’s unprecedented effects, including layoffs, relationship strain, competing caregiver demands, service losses and disruptions, and uncertainty about in-person learning, parents are more stressed out than ever before. Without adequate support, high stress levels threaten to disrupt children’s socio-emotional development and long-term mental health, especially as worsening mental health and substance use fall along...
