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Mental health campaigns alone can’t reduce suicide rates, advocates say

by Caitlin | Mar 29, 2021

A recent study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry found mental health awareness campaigns have not decreased the rate of...

It's unlikely most Canadians will enjoy a holly jolly Christmas season of gatherings, carolling and travel, say public health experts who...

Stacy Terry, Executive Director, Distress Centre Niagara -DCO Board Chair Colleen Gallagher, Principal, RLB - DCO Vice Chair Diwa...

Learning Forums Our learning forums are in the process of being updated. We are very excited to get to work on a new COVID series as well...

New Members We have a new member, welcome Victim Services of Peel. We are excited to have you on Board and look forward to networking,...

As you all know, the Spirit of Volunteerism event was cancelled this year due to COVID. So we wanted to share with you some ideas on how...

Now that we work from home, balancing personal and professional life feels increasingly more challenging. We are trying to adapt our...

This newsletter, we wanted to give you an update from Cindy Slavik on how ONTX is doing and how the pandemic has affected the program....

Many of our members rely on volunteers to keep us going, they work hard to help serve their community and we always want them to feel...

The podcasts have been an enriching experience to understand the world through the knowledge and stories of others. The podcasts bring...

COVID-19 has been a shock to us all on a global level. It has caused fear and anxiety among people all around the world. Many people have...

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that is tied to the changing seasons. Symptoms usually begin in the fall as...