Overdose-related death is currently the leading cause for adolescent mortality. As numbers from the United States are showing, our healthcare system is not prepared to care for adolescents and young ... Read more

Advancing anti-oppressive practice and responding to the needs of Black youth require awareness and actions to enhance individual knowledge and reflectivity, as well as systemic explorations of organizational gaps and commitments to anti-Black racism. This session will provide interactive exercises and case studies that address gaps in building ‘safer spaces’ for Black youth in Canada. ... Read more

A conference for professionals in mental health, probation and parole, corrections, legal services, and police. St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Forensic Psychiatry Program is committed to the importance of the academic ... Read more

This training will focus on supporting individuals across the lifespan who are experiencing challenges with their substance use and mental health. It will provide introductory information about concurrent disorders and challenges individuals may face in engaging with available treatments. Participants will explore the reasons why individuals use substances and increase understanding to better facilitate engagement ... Read more

Historic trauma, as a result of colonialism, slavery and oppression, is passed on to future generations and impacts entire communities. Efforts to address this disparity may be ineffective if there ... Read more

This training will focus on evidence-based interventions geared towards youth who use substances. It will provide background and instruction on therapeutic techniques for increasing youth engagement and strategies for addressing ... Read more

The Empowering Black Futures Series consists of three modules that explore the holistic impact of Africentric social work and community programming on Black youth and families. These modules will follow a webinar on the Foundations of Africentric Social Work (March 24th, 12-1:30 PM ET) providing foundational information on Africentric Social Work theory, practices and delivery ... Read more

Are you curious about the emerging popularity of using psychedelic medicines in therapy? This webinar explores the history and use of different types of plant-based medicines, with a focus on Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. You will learn about the neurobiological effects of psychedelics, as well as their benefits and things to be cautious about. You will have ... Read more

The Research for Social Change Lab and A Question of Care (QoC) are partnering to put on a forum on housing and homelessness in Peterborough, Ontario. This forum will focus ... Read more

We have a highly renowned Panel of Speakers beginning with Dr. Amit Rotem our Keynote Speaker (who is a Psychiatrist & Associate Chief of Child, Youth & Family Services at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health CAMH and ending with Dr. Marshall Korenblum who will Present the Concluding Address. (He is Associate Professor of ... Read more

Confronting Suicidal Ideation and High-Risk Behaviour has a particular focus on the human aspects of high-risk behavior seen from both the perspective of the client and the professional. This course addresses: ... Read more

Hope and Trust in Health and Social Care. The pandemic solidified the place of trusting relationships in the very fabric of society. At a prior CAB, psychological safety was highlighted ... Read more

Designed for anyone involved in the care and support of people who use opioids, this one-day event will provide the opportunity to learn about and discuss topics related to opioid ... Read more

In this training, participants will explore the current impacts of colonization specifically on Indigenous children and youth and how helpers with differing world-views can come together to consider values, ethics ... Read more