Opioid Training for Healthcare Providers Course Catalogue
The Mental Health Commission of Canada completed an environmental scan of training programs available to physicians to meet their learning needs around supporting people who
Giving the gift of self-care
The holiday season is synonymous with giving. Many of us dedicate our time and attention to causes close to our hearts and to people in need of support. For unpaid or family caregivers, though, giving is more than a seasonal gesture of goodwill.
‘Half a million strong’: Mental Health First Aid training grows virtual
From Mental Health Commission of Canada Last evening, hundreds of people gathered online to celebrate the launch of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) virtual training.
Appendix 8: Telling Your Story
You are the best person to share your reasons for wanting to mobilize and help implement the Guidelines. Personal stories help illustrate the need for
Supporting Early Childhood Mental Health
The first six years are critical for human growth, development, and mental health. Promoting healthy interactions, relationships, and mental health from the beginning can help to improve health and well-being later on.
The heroes behind the masks
“Health-care workers have always been heroes in my eyes,” said Louise Bradley, president and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), herself a registered nurse and former hospital administrator. “But when a once-in-a-generation crisis like COVID-19 arises, we ask even more of an already overextended workforce.”
COVID-19 and Mental Health: Policy Responses and Emerging Issues- Preliminary Scan
Purpose The lessons learned to date from COVID-19, and from earlier disasters and epidemics, suggest that planning and reforms are needed to stay ahead of
Clients and providers get behind Stepped Care 2.0
In 2017, Newfoundland and Labrador implemented a new Stepped Care 2.0 project at 15 mental health and addiction clinics and two primary care clinics across the province with the goal of improving access to services. The Stepped Care 2.0© model, coined by Dr. Peter Cornish, contributed to a reduction in wait times by 68%, with some communities reporting no wait times.