The third annual Community Mental Health Awareness Shabbat, spearheaded by Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem in Côte Saint-Luc, will take place May 6 to 9. It will be fully virtual,
When the COVID-19 pandemic finally ends and we look back at this very sad period in human history, there will be a few takeaways that will benefit us down the line. Platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams head the list. They have certainly made an enormous impact on my life, notably in my role hosting a video show for Suburban On Air and my role as a communications professional and a city councillor.
I have met too many people to mention whose businesses have been decimated by the pandemic. Others are only surviving thanks to federal government assistance. For
Marcie Balaban, COVID-19 could have spelled the end of her stellar quarter century career as a motivational speaker and business matchmaker. The latter represents the co-ordinated pairing of entrepreneurs and corporations by arranging small boardroom meetings with various owners or upper management of companies that Balaban, via her company Letâs Get Going, believes are good matches. Instead of blindly talking to unknow
Author of the article: Chris Montanini
Publishing date: May 03, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 3 minute read •
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United Way Perth Huron’s Social Research and Planning Council has taken a closer look at the state of the region’s mental health and addiction supports as local service providers prepare to promote Canadian Mental Health Week over the next several days.
“What we’re trying to do is help the community understand that service providers are working together in a co-ordinated fashion across the region to improve those services,” said Ryan Erb, the executive director of the local United Way. “We need to make the system better and we need to make it more available to people. What we’re really concerned about, and have been concerned about for a long time, is that the demand for service continues to far outpace the availability of the services being provided.”
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May 3 marks the start of Canadian Mental Health Week, providing a much-needed opportunity to think about resources and innovation within the mental health system. Of note, the phrase âmental health systemâ typically conjures up images of large-scale hospitals or formal psychiatric clinics.
While such services are essential resources, a growing body of research indicates that small-scale, locally grounded, community-driven programs play a vital role in promoting mental health, especially among underserved and hard-to-reach populations. Such community programs include veteransâ peer support groups, youth drop-in centres, and an innovative intervention targeting lonely and isolated older men called Menâs Sheds.