by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
In Ontario, an estimated 28,000 children and adolescents are waiting for counselling and therapy services, with an average wait of 78 days (Children’s Mental Health Ontario [CMHO], 2020). ). At Kinark Child and Family Services, the wait times tend to be longer, with...
by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
In collaboration, Garden River Wellness Centre (GRWC) and Algoma Family Services (AFS) identified a need to co-create an approach to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessment respecting “two-eyed seeing” by blending Indigenous and Western worldviews. Through an OAP...
by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
Capturing identity-based data consistently across agencies in our sector is important in obtaining an accurate picture of who is accessing mental health services and how our services may be differentially effective across various diverse groups. In this panel...
by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
The presenters will screen an autoethnographic documentary created by a mother and daughter depicting a young woman’s mental illness through her mother’s eyes. The film captures the mother’s struggle to understand her daughter’s condition during multiple...
by Taylor Salisbury | Aug 14, 2023 | Workshop
The Ontario Intensive Treatment Pathway was announced earlier this year and represents an incredible opportunity to redefine and redesign intensive treatment across the province. This significant transformational initiative, with a focus on live in treatment, also has...
