The Canadian Health and Wellbeing in Developmental Disabilities Conference is an interprofessional conference where health care providers and community partners connect to share educational and informative updates and practical, innovative, ... Read more

There is an urgent need to design programs and supports that center and nurture Black youth through a culturally-responsive, Africentric lens. Join Amma Gyamfowa for an exploration of the holistic ... Read more

Bronte SG and Joey Violante are Substance Use Counsellors with the YMCA’s Youth Substance Use Program (YSAP) and members of the HSJCC. YSAP is a harm reduction, community-based program offering ... Read more

What does it take to drive complex, intersecting and critical services into action within the youth mental health substance use sector? How do we inform new policies? What implementation methods ... Read more

Due to limited resources or time, our role of supporting others as counsellors and helpers is often brief. That is why it is essential to have the skills to explore ... Read more

Helpers regularly encounter stories and symptoms of trauma in their roles. There is growing evidence that the impact of directly supporting others through experiences of trauma goes beyond burnout or ... Read more

The diagnostic criterion for PTSD used in Canada does not clearly identify how the effects of very early trauma can shape trauma symptoms. It does not account for the potential ... Read more

The Black population in Canada is growing mostly due to migration from Africa and the Caribbean. The largest increase is 349,000 persons during 2016-2021. While the post migration period can ... Read more

The Research for Social Change Lab (RSCL) and A Question of Care (QoC) are partnering to put on a symposium on housing and homelessness in Peterborough on February 22 & ... Read more

During the tumultuous stage of adolescence, the brain undergoes significant changes. During this period, adolescents are more likely to engage in risk-taking behaviours, seek out novel and new experiences, and ... Read more

Walk-in clinics and other forms of quick access to services have become a key part of the landscape of service delivery in Ontario as outlined in the policy paper, “No More, No Less: Brief Mental Health Services for Children and Youth" (Duvall, J., Young, K.,Kays-Burden, A.,2012). Narrative therapy ideas and practices provide therapists with ways ... Read more

This training aims to explore how trauma impacts children and families, how to best support these clients to identify myriad traumatic responses and encourage healing in the family system. By the end of this training, participants will be able to recognize the effects of trauma in children and adolescents, understand the many manifestations of complex ... Read more

Intergenerational trauma continues to manifest and to be evident in our First Nation communities, and in Indigenous peoples and families despite not directly experiencing the trauma. This trauma, passed down, and in some cases, layered with the individual’s own trauma experiences, has a compounding effect on the individual/families and their wellbeing.   With timely and ... Read more