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CAGP/CCSMH Position Statement for Mental Health Care in Long-Term Care During COVID-19

Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry AND Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health

This position paper was co-written by the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry (CAGP) and Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH) and outlines a number of recommendations that support the mental health and wellbeing of older adults living in LTC homes in Canada. LEARN MORE

Remaking the Economy: Health, Racial Disparities, and Economic Justice

Steve Dubb, Nonprofit Quarterly

Building on a set of articles in the winter 2020 issue of Nonprofit Quarterly, this webinar in our Remaking the Economy series looks at healthcare, the largest sector of the US economy. Famously, the US pays far more than any other nation on healthcare—17.7 percent of the economy in 2019—ye

Grant Preparation Toolkit

Keela

The Grant Preparation Toolkit helps non-profits organize their grant applications and write a compelling proposal. The toolkit was created in partnership with Keela and Imagine Canada's Grant Connect. Download Toolkit

Strategies To Create Effective Workshops In Any Mode, Including In-person And Virtual

Charity Village

This past year many people worked very hard to figure out how to do things online that they were used to doing in person. In particular, organizations who were very familiar with holding face-to-face workshops scrambled to quickly gain access to virtual platforms such as Zoom and redesign their sess

New Tool to Assess Stroke Treatment

University of Calgary

When someone arrives at the hospital showing signs of a stroke, every minute counts. A stroke means there is an interruption of blood flow to the brain. Quick and accurate imaging is essential for health-care practitioners to make prompt diagnosis and treatment decisions. University of Calgary res

Evolving the Practice of Collective Impact: Inspiration from the Field

Sylvia Cheuy - Tamarak Institute

Since John Kania and Mark Kramer’s article was published in 2011, understanding of Collective Impact (CI) has evolved beyond being viewed only as a framework for achieving high-impact outcomes on an array of complex social and/or environmental issues. Collective Impact practitioners have experimen

Housing and Justice Report 2020

Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee (Ontario)

This report provides results from a February 2020 housing and justice forum focused on promising practices to improve support for individuals with mental health, addictions, and other complex needs who are involved with the criminal justice system. Key themes from the forum included: (1) available

Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre

Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre

The Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre (MMHRC) website includes resources designed for laypeople, patients and their families, community organizations, health professionals, and policy makers, planners and administrators. The MMHRC seeks to improve the quality and availability of mental h

LEARNING FROM THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF AGING IMMIGRANTS: FINAL REPORT

Sharon Koehn Research Consulting

Older immigrants in Canada are often considered as a collective entity but they are extremely diverse. Differences may stem from their national origins and cultural and religious backgrounds, but they may also be related to their migration experiences. This report presents the results of a series o

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