Welcome to the E-library. Here you find a collection of resources of interest to consumer/survivors, family members and service providers.
There are 114 resources in the database. Click on a resource title to see the full record.
Pathways to Recovery: A Strengths Recovery Self-Help Workbook by Priscilla Ridgway, Diane McDiarmid, Lori Davidson, Julie Bayes, et al. University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare.
The Toronto Withdrawal Management System (TWMS) is pleased to announce the launch of the Central Access service.
This concise, easy-to-read booklet was developed to help workers and volunteers better understand and recognize addiction and mental health issues in older adults. Understanding how these problems affect older adults can help people who work with them to respond more sensitively and effectively when difficult situations arise.
EMYS has undertaken this study in collaboration with the Sabawoon Afghan Family Education and Counselling Centre, and Community Resource Connections of Toronto.
The Bulletin is a 10-page newsletter issued twice each month. It contains summaries of mental health-related news, announcements, job postings, and free and inexpensive things to do.
CAMH Housing Guide The guide is a concise resource that lists housing options and resources in Toronto for clients of mental health and substance use services. It is intended to assist workers, clients and family members in locating and accessing appropriate housing in the community.
As Canadas largest addiction and mental health facility, CAMH has taken on an ambitious mandate: to transform lives. To accomplish this, we need to set our organizational directions strategically and renew them regularly - every three years. A strategic plan renewal process that began in late 2005 determined that CAMHs existing mission, vision, values and goals - which guided CAMH through 2003-2006 - are still relevant and inspiring. Building on these, CAMHs Board of Trustees has now set five new strategic directions to provide clarity and focus during these changing times. In May 2006, the Board unanimously approved the CAMH Strategic Plan for 2006-2009 (PDF only) CAMHs mission, vision, values, goals and new directions.
This is the place to go to read press releases. You can also subscribe to have press releases from specified organizations emailed to you as they are issued.
Automatic Reinstatement of CPP Disability Benefits As of January 31, 2005, persons who have been receiving CPP disability and returned to work but later found themselves unable to continue working due to the same or a related disability, can now have their benefits automatically restarted without having to go through the usual reapplication process. Please see the attached pdf file for information on how the new automatic reinstatement of CPP benefits works.
Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh today announced the launch of a searchable online database that will, for the first time, allow Canadians immediate, direct access to the latest reported adverse reactions to health products as recorded in Health Canada's Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Information System (CADRIS).
Health promotion helps us to understand the many influences on our health from social and environmental factors such as housing, income, education, clean air and a sense of belonging, to our everyday choices about diet and exercise.
CMHA Ontario Divison promotes the mental health of all individuals and communities in Ontario by providing leadership through knowledge enhancement, policy development, advocacy, and the advancement of best practices in service delivery.
CMHA Toronto promotes the mental health of all and supports the resiliency and recovery of people experiencing mental illness through services, education, advocacy and research
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's leading addiction and mental health teaching hospital. CAMH succeeds in transforming the lives of people affected by addiction and mental illness, by applying the latest in scientific advances, through integrated and compassionate clinical practice, health promotion, education and research. We have central facilities located in Toronto, Ontario and 26 community locations throughout the province. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre. CAMH was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, the Addiction Research Foundation, the Donwood Institute and Queen Street Mental Health Centre.
This guide (PDF) provides a brief overview of the year-round services and supports available to people who are homeless in Toronto.
Community Legal Education Ontario www.cleonet.ca has information in the areas of health and disability, housing, social assistance, human rights, and employment
For anyone who would like to learn what CBT is all about, this book is a good introduction. It is available from the Toronto Public Library for loan. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies, by Rob Willson and Rhena Branch, Chichester, West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons, 2006, 330 p.
A comprehensive guide to social service access for non-status immigrants is now available on the CSPC-T web site at www.socialplanningtoronto.org (from CSPC-T June 2007 Newsletter)
The CMHEI consisted of six core research studies that evaluated community mental health services and supports; a comparative multisite study; and a complementary project, Explaining Outcomes, which focused on the data collection tools that can be useful across a wide range of community support models, practices, and community settings.
The effectiveness of Ontario's Consumer/Survivor Initiatives is outline in a paper written and produced through the joint efforts of CMHA Ontario Division, CAMH and the Federation. The paper is available in pdf format at the Federation's web site (link provided below):
A recent Toronto Star feature article by Robin Harvey profiled Rebecca DiFilippo, who survived clinical depression and went on to found the new publication "Moods Magazine".
An additional web resource is www.gethelpearly.ca
This Report provides a detailed description of the demographic and socio-economic conditions of more than one hundred ethno-racial groups in Canadas largest metropolitan area.
The fact sheet entitled, Promoting Consumer Community Integration and Supporting Recovery for Family Members and Supporters is available as a free download through the The UPenn Collaborative on Community Integration. The two-page fact sheet includes suggestions for ways in which family and friends can help support the recovery of people with mental illnesses.
This is the online database of community information.
This new resource, released in Fall 2006, now equips family physicians and other healthcare providers with Francophone patients with a new tool to help them support those they care for with mental health and addiction problems. This site offers visitors general information on addiction and mental health issues, treatment options and available programs, as well as materials for use with clients, families and other healthcare professionals. The site carries the most up-to-date, evidence-based resources available, and users can be confident that all the informaiton is accurate. Until now, there has been nothing like this around.
The Guide to CAMH provides a brief and handy look at all the programs and services at CAMH with contact numbers and locations. It is constantly being revised and updated.
This article from the January 7, 2007 edition of the New York Times Magazine provides a good overview of positive psychology.
This course will help people familiarize themselves with essential health promotion concepts and, in so doing, will help raise the profile of health promotion in Ontario.
Attached is a pdf file containing information about a really interesting course taught by David Reville and Jim Ward at Ryerson University. If you are looking for reading material on this topic, there is plenty listed here.
Please watch this space for the new edition of CRCT's Holiday Happenings publication, which lists free and inexpensive things to do during the holiday season (December 2005 and New Year's Day). It will be posted here in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format here as soon as it is available, around Dec. 2, 3, 4 or 5.
A listing of free and inexpensive things to do in Toronto during the month of December 2005.
PDF file listing vacancies and waiting lists at selected mental health supportive housing programs in the amalgamated City of Toronto
Printed, bound copies of this report are available and may be ordered from the Committee at no charge.
This new HRSDC website presents comprehensive, up-to-date information on the well-being of Canadians and Canadian society, and how that may be changing over time. Includes links to info about : Work, Learning, Financial Security, Family Life, Housing, Social Participation, Leisure, Health, Security, Environment. How many Canadians have a paying job? What levels of education do we have, and how does that compare with other countries? What proportion of marriages end in divorce? How long can we expect to live? Have there been any big changes over the last 20 years or so? This website helps to answer such questions. Developed by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), its purpose is to systematically present measures and report on various aspects of well-being that are important to Canadians. http://www4.hrsdc.gc.ca/home.jsp?lang=en
If you would like more information and updates on Community Mental Health and Addiction Management Information System (CMH&A MIS) and Common Data Set - Mental Health (CDS-MH) reporting, please visit the FIM website: www.mohltcfim.com. Since it is a private website, you will be prompted for a username/password. Please use the following: Username: healthcare (all lower case). Password: ontario (all lower case).
The field of mental health and substance abuse has been focusing on identifying evidence of best practices and services that will enable and support consumers in their recovery. Consumers include adults with mental illness and children with emotional disturbances (and their families). Historically across many countries there has been little investment in understanding how provider organisations can develop effective leaders. Such leadership includes the ability to locate, understand and adapt benchmarked excellent organisational practices and develop robust organisational and managerial skills. IIMHL is a 'virtual' agency that works to improve mental health services by supporting innovative leadership processes.
Above is the link to the Family Outreach and Response Program web site where you will find full information about this conference, including the conference program, workshop presentations and other contents of the CD which was distributed to conference attendees. At the FOR web site home page, select 'International Recovery Conference 2006' from the menu on the left side of the page to access this information.
CMHA Toronto promotes the mental health of all and supports the resiliency and recovery of people experiencing mental illness through services, education, advocacy and research
The 2006 Edition of Making Choices is now available. Below is the order form. The entire book is available for viewing/downloading in the 'Making Choices' section of this web site, in pdf format (click on the 'Making Choices' link in the upper right corner of the screen).
Initially, the framework will apply to community mental health agencies / programs, hospitalsponsored mental health programs, and the four specialty mental health hospitals. Conceptually, the framework has been developed with a view to its eventual applicability to the entire mental health system.
The Mental Health Act in Ontario is a law that governs how people are admitted to psychiatric facilities, how their mental health records are kept and accessed, their financial affairs are handled, and how people can be released into the community.
In 2000 and 2001, nine regional task forces were established by the Minister of Health and Long-Term care. The task force's mandate was to focus on developing recommendations for regional and local improvements to mental health services across the province, in accordance with the ministry's mental health policy, Making It Happen (1999). The following Mental Health Implementation Task Forces were established: Northeastern Ontario, Northwestern Ontario, Champlain Region, Southeast Region, Central South Region (Hamilton), Toronto-Peel, Central East (Whitby), Central East (Penetanguishene) and Southwest.
A free weekly newsletter published by CMHA, Ontario, featuring mental health news and events. To submit news for Mental Health Notes, send complete details to news@ontario.cmha.ca. Submissions may be edited for publication. All submissions are subject to approval, and CMHA, Ontario reserves the right to refuse any submission at its sole discretion.
This paper explores the potential of mental health promotion for people with mental illness.
Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh today announced the launch of a searchable online database that will, for the first time, allow Canadians immediate, direct access to the latest reported adverse reactions to health products as recorded in Health Canada's Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Information System (CADRIS).
Network is CMHA, Ontario's popular magazine that brings together different perspectives on issues important to everyone with an interest or involvement in community mental health.
This literature review investigates the impact of income, housing, race-based discrimination and access to health care on the health status of racialised groups in Toronto.
A new report about the issues involved in getting people from welfare into the work force has been written by economists Thomas Walkom and Gillian Manning of the TD Bank Financial Group.
"Being There: When Mental Illness Strikes Someone Near You" is a practical resource booklet for companions (a friend, family member or co-worker) of someone experiencing a mental health problem.
The Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition and The Health Communication Unit are pleased to present the online edition of Strategies for Effective Proposal Writing.
The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, George Smitherman, today released the report "Review of the Problem-Gambling and Responsible-Gaming Strategy of the Government of Ontario".
The Ontario Health Promotion E-mail Bulletin (OHPE) is a weekly newsletter for people interested in health promotion. It is produced by the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse and The Health Communication Unit.
This is the official MOHLTC operating manual, in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. Please note that it is subject to continuous change so sections may be out-of-date.
This paper gives the reader an interesting overview perspective on the politics of recovery/reform in America between the survivors, the national mental health office (Community Support Program), Medicaid and the hard-line bio-medical detractors (i.e. E. Fuller Torrey).
The Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 is a new provincial law that governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information within the health care system. The object is to keep personal health information confidential and secure, while allowing for the effective delivery of health care services.
Attached is an excellent PowerPoint slide show compiled by Jennifer Poole in September 2006.
This new web site, set up by CAMH's Problem Gambling Project in early 2007, consolidates the different problem gambling resources available in Ontario and makes them available on one web site.
These reports cover early intervention in psychosis, crisis response services, intensive case management services, ACT teams, and mental health diversion/court support services.
Here is a list of all Infoguides and Rights Guides available for downloading from the PPAO's web site, as of April 17, 2007. Please check the PPAO web site for newer information.
The level and commitment to care that all persons are entitled to throughout Ontario.
This resource lists a number of web sites which have videos, music or sounds which you can play to promote relaxation and stress relief.
Attached please find the first installment of a regular column by Susan Shaw entitled "Shelf Life". This column appeared in the Toronto Star on Saturday, January 6, 2007.
This site provides newcomers with information and resources to settle in Ontario.
A snoezelen room, a multi-sensory room, creates a stress-free environment designed specifically for individuals with disabilities, including those with sensory processing, behavioural, intellectual and physical limitations.
ed. Dennis Raphael, Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc., 1994, xii, 435 pages This book is the result of a conference on "Social determinants of health across the life-span" held at York University in Toronto in November 2002. To view the full Table of Contents of the book, click on the URL for the Ryerson University Library below, enter the title of the book, then click on the blue "More Information" icon.
The first Toronto Central LHIN Integrated Health Service Plan is now available for viewing on the web. Below is a link to it, as well as to Appendix H which contains the Mental Health and Addictions part of the plan.
Please follow this link to access the newsletters published by the Toronto Central LHIN.
The Toronto Public Library's computerized catalogue is online at this site. You can search the catalogue and request books to be deliverd to your nearest local library branch.
Wait list information for selected individual support programs in Toronto, compiled by Homeward and North Toronto Support Services. Thanks to Randi Goldberg (Homeward) and Rishika Williams (TNSS) for compiling these wait lists, and to Randi for distributing both lists. The next updated wait lists will be distributed in July 2008.
The speakers, Drs. Judith Cook, Jean Campbell, and Lisa Razzano discuss the evidence base for consumer-operated, delivered, and centered services, where people control the kinds of help they get, from whom, and in what settings
The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation has a number of webcasts available in its online archives.
The Cumulative Table of Contents lists all articles which appeared in the Newsletter beginning with the first issue, along with a brief description of each article.
The Wellness and Recovery Newsletter is a new newsletter produced jointly by the Consumer Survivor Information Resource Centre of Toronto and Community Resource Connections of Toronto.
The Wellness and Recovery Newsletter is a joint publication of the Health Promotion Program of Community Resource Connections of Toronto (CRCT) and the Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre of Toronto.
The Wellness and Recovery Newsletter is a joint publication of the Health Promotion Program of Community Resource Connections of Toronto (CRCT) and the Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre of Toronto.
The Wellness and Recovery Newsletter is a joint publication of the Health Promotion Program of Community Resource Connections of Toronto (CRCT) and the Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre of Toronto.
The Wellness and Recovery Newsletter is a joint publication of the Health Promotion Program of Community Resource Connections of Toronto (CRCT) and the Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre of Toronto.
The Wellness and Recovery Newsletter is a joint publication of the Health Promotion Program of Community Resource Connections of Toronto (CRCT) and the Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre of Toronto.
The Wellness and Recovery Newsletter is a joint publication of the Health Promotion Program of Community Resource Connections of Toronto (CRCT) and the Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre of Toronto.
The Wellness and Recovery Newsletter is a joint publication of the Health Promotion Program of Community Resource Connections of Toronto (CRCT) and the Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre of Toronto.
The Wellness and Recovery Newsletter is a joint publication of the Health Promotion Program of Community Resource Connections of Toronto (CRCT) and the Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre of Toronto.
To mark World Mental Health Day, 10 October, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes the newly updated World Health Organization Mental Health Atlas 2005. It shows that global resources for people suffering from mental and neurological disorders are grossly insufficient to address the growing burden of mental health needs, and are unequally distributed around the world.
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