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From the Desk of the CEO
September is an exciting and inspiring month for the sector.
We celebrate recovery, with many events held by our members across the province, including the London recovery breakfast and the Hamilton recovery dinner (both pictured below), which I was fortunate to attend. Recovery month reminds us the power of story-telling to change lives and help us speak out for investments in care and services.
Our provincial legislators also headed back to Queen's Park this month, where the Premier prorogued the legislature to deliver a speech from the throne September 12. This wiped all the bills from the docket, and the Patients First Act has yet to be reintroduced. There are, however, new mandate letters that provide an update on the government's priorities in our sector.
Events season is also getting underway, and we hope to see you at our AGM and CoP November 14 and 15, 2016 at the Holiday Inn Toronto Airport.
Talk soon,
Gail Czukar
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Minister Deb Matthews, Linda Sibley, ED of Addiction Services of Thames Valley, and Gail Czukar at the London Recovery Breakfast September 16, 2016
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The organizing committee celebrating their success at the Recovery Awareness Dinner in Hamilton September 28, 2016.
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Ken Minkoff to provide front-line training at AMHO AGM & CoP
AMHO is excited to announce that Dr. Ken Minkoff will be providing a full day of training for front-line providers on how to deliver integrated services for people with mental illness and addiction challenges.
The session, titled Welcoming Hopeful Integrated Services For Individuals with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders, will take place at AMHO's AGM and CoP Monday, November 14, at the Holiday Inn Toronto Airport.
Registration for the Community of Practice and AGM and the program launches next week.
AGM and CoP at a glance
Monday, November 14
- Full-day training for front-line service providers with Dr. Ken Minkoff
- Full-day leadership forum for executive directors, CEOs and emerging leaders
- Annual General Meeting at 11:30 am
Tuesday, November 15
- Community of Practice (CoP) meetings: Community Treatment, Residential Treatment, Supportive Housing, Withdrawal Management Services, Youth Treatment.
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This Month's Top Stories
New mandate letters outline priorities for mental health and addiction
Premier Kathleen Wynne issued updated mandate letters September 23 to her cabinet ministers outlining their key priorities for the remainder of the term. The mandate letters underscore that the government’s overall priority in the sector is to increase co-ordination and connectivity – including enhanced co-ordination with primary care, and better youth to adult transitions. Read more about the letters here.
Webinar explores coordinated and centralized access
Those who need to access mental health and addictions services in Ontario often face numerous barriers. A webinar presented by Addictions and Mental Health Ontario and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Provincial System Support Program and hosted by EENet provided an overview of the various coordinated and centralized models being used across the province to improve access to mental health and addiction services. Click here to access the recording, slides and report.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCT 3 - Call for Expressions of Interest for Advancing Peer Support Services Symposium
Join us for a one-day "Advancing Peer Support Services" symposium on October 24, 2016 at the Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport, 970 Dixon Rd, Toronto. This is an opportunity to share your experiences, learn from others and help shape the future of peer support in the province. This event is free for all attendees, however there are limited spots. More details and the expression of interest form are available here.
E-QIP - Community of Practice Launching Soon!
The online Community of Practice for the Excellence through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP) will be open soon for registration. This will be the primary platform for: access to resources, training and coaching support. We'd also like to thank you for submitting your projects for the quality improvement and data coaching. Over 30 projects were submitted, and E-QIP will be announcing the projects shortly. Read more about E-QIP here.
We don't need another Ombudsman's report. We need investments
"It is heartening that the Minister of Community and Social Services is pledging to fix the problems identified in the Ombudsman’s report. We hope that the Minister of Health will make a similar commitment when he receives the report from the Mental Health and Addiction Leadership Council this fall," writes AMHO board member Steve Lurie in a Toronto Star letter to the editor September 4, 2016. Read his full letter here.
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People on the move
Renascent welcomes Laura Bhoi as CEO
Renascent welcomed Laura Bhoi in the role of Chief Executive Officer in September 2016. Prior to working at Renascent, Laura held senior executive roles at Toronto-based addiction treatment centre, Bellwood Health Services, including the position of President from 2009 until 2015. Click here to read her bio.
Derrick Araneda steps into Chief of Staff role for Health Minister Eric Hoskins
This month, Derrick Araneda stepped into the Chief of Staff role in the Health Minister's office. He previously served as the Director of Stakeholder relations to Minister Hoskins. The previous Chief of Staff, Omar Khan, stepped down from his role to pursue a private sector gig.
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Mark Your Calendars
AMHO Annual General Meeting and Community of Practice Meetings
- November 14 and 15, 2016 at the Holiday Inn, Toronto Airport - click here to register today!
AMHO Annual Conference
- May 28, 29 & 30, 2017 at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel
Upcoming Webinars
- Moving Evidence into Action - Using the 2015 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey Findings, October 5 from 11 to 12:30 pm. Click here to register.
Sector Events
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