High School: On the Frontline of Mental Health
A feature article on the Canadian Health Network about ways to identify and support students who have a mental illness or mental health problems.
Monday, December 06, 2004
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Your Education - Your Future
A comprehensive Canadian guide for college and university students with psychiatric disabilities. Published by CMHA National.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
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Ontario ACT Association
The Ontario ACT Association website includes public information on the recommended standards for assertive community treatment teams in the province, a description of the model, and links to international resources on the model. There is also a private side of the site for members of the association.
Friday, November 12, 2004
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Assertive Community Treatment Association (USA)
ACTA consists of mental health treatment providers, people with mental illness and their family members, government agency officials, mental health advocacy groups, and others committed to the ACT service model. The association develops and maintains ACT standards, offers program certification, provides education and training, collectc, analyzec, and disseminatec program evaluation information, and advocates with policy makers for the continued development of ACT services.
Friday, November 12, 2004
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Ombudsman Ontario
The Ombudsman's job is to investigate complaints about the administration of provincial government organizations. If you feel a provincial government organization has treated you in a way that is unfair, illegal, unreasonable, mistaken, or just plain wrong, you should bring the matter forward to Ombudsman Ontario.
Thursday, November 11, 2004
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Mental Health and High School
A CMHA National website and handbook for high school students, their parents and educators, to help them understand and cope with a mental illness or other mental health problems.
Friday, November 05, 2004
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Aboriginal Mental Health Resources
Links to organizations, online publications, including Mental Health Implementation Task Force reports, and other resources about Aboriginal mental health and the healing movement.
Friday, September 24, 2004
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Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee is part of the Family Justice Services Division of the Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario. The OPGT is responsible for protecting mentally incapable people, among other duties. Resources on the OPGT site include a Guide to the Substitute Decisions Act, the Role of the OPGT in Making Substitute Health Care Decisions, a Power of Attorney Kit, information about regulated forms, becoming a guardian, the Capacity Assessment Office, and more.
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Bereaved Families Online
Bereaved Families provides support for people who have lost an immediate family member – an infant, a child, an adult child, a parent, a brother or a sister, an adult sibling, a grandchild or a spouse. Bereaved Families supports the unique circumstances faced by survivors of violent death, survivors of completed suicide, and families seeking pregnancy after loss.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
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Mental Health Implementation Task Force Reports
The Mental Health Implementation Task Forces were convened in 1999 to provide recommendations and advice to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) regarding the implementation of a restructured mental health system in the province of Ontario. The nine final task force reports were submitted to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in January 2003 and released to the public on December 12, 2003.
Friday, December 12, 2003