This funding will help people at risk of substance-related harms and overdose in the Guelph region. Guelph – Every day, families and communities across Canada lose loved ones to overdoses from the increasingly toxic illegal drug supply. We are responding to this crisis by taking a comprehensive, collaborative, compassionate and evidence-based approach to increase access to services to promote well-being …
Advanced technology centre to receive over $850,000 in financial assistance from CED to contribute to the green transition of Quebec’s economy. Sherbrooke – SMEs have a key role to play in ensuring Quebec’s economy makes the environmental transition. They seek to innovate and grow by becoming more competitive in a greener world. That is why Élisabeth Brière, Member of Parliament …
The 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline will be available across Canada on November 30, 2023 Toronto – Suicide is a serious public health issue that impacts people of all ages and backgrounds across the country. The Government of Canada is taking steps to ensure that everyone in Canada has access to suicide prevention resources and other crisis supports – whenever and …
North Bay – Indigenous Peoples face multiple barriers in accessing adequate mental health care, primarily due to systemic racism stemming from colonial practices and policies like residential schooling. The Government of Canada is committed to addressing disparities across our universal healthcare system and ensuring that all Indigenous Peoples have equitable access to compassionate, trauma-informed, and culturally-based mental health resources and …
This project will support knowledge and skills development of future service providers Ottawa – Child maltreatment and family violence are serious public health issues that can have long-lasting consequences on survivors, including serious mental health challenges, impaired cognitive abilities, and difficulties forming healthy relationships. The effects of abuse and neglect go beyond the immediate circumstances and often extend well into …
Ottawa – Medical assistance in dying (MAID) remains a complex and deeply personal issue for many Canadians. The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that the practice of MAID balances laws that give autonomy and freedom of choice for Canadians in a system that provides strong safeguards to protect those who may be vulnerable and has a process that …
Ottawa – In Canada and around the world, there is increasing interest in the potential therapeutic uses of psychedelics to treat substance use and mental health challenges. However, more research evidence is needed to better understand if psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is a safe and effective treatment option for people experiencing mental illness and addictions. Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and …
Improving health outcomes for people at risk of substance-related harms and overdose in the region of Ottawa Ottawa – Every day, families and communities across the country lose loved ones to overdoses from the increasingly toxic drug supply. Collectively, through harm reduction services, treatment, as well as prevention efforts alongside all levels of government, the Government of Canada is working to …
Funding will supportthose who have experienced, are experiencing, or are at-risk of experiencing violence. Sherbrooke – Elder abuse can have serious health and psychosocial consequences, including premature mortality, poor physical and mental health, diminished quality of life, and increased rates of emergency services use, hospitalization, and nursing home placement. These issues touch families in all parts of Canada, and include …
Project will support families who have experienced, are experiencing, or are at-risk of experiencing violence. Halifax & BC – Family violence and gender-based violence are serious public health issues that are strongly linked to mental health concerns and can have long-lasting consequences for survivors and for those around them. These issues touch families in all parts of Canada, and include …
