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Casey House onsite SCS now open
I am excited to share that Casey House outpatient services now includes on-site supervised consumption services (SCS). This service is part of our day health program and is available 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.
This is in addition to the SCS on our 14-bed inpatient unit, which is open 24 hours a day and has been operating since August, 2021. In its first six months, inpatient clients used substances 176 times in the space, and 24 overdoses were reversed.
 Referrals for outpatient SCS are the same as for our day health program. As it is imbedded within the hospital and not a public site, potential service users need to complete an intake process in order to become a registered client.
As a hospital that provides care for people living with and at risk of HIV, we are thrilled to be providing these services to help more people excluded from traditional care systems access the support they need.
To learn what our hospital-based SCS looks like and how clients use it, watch this video and get a tour of Casey House’s SCS.
We welcome new clients. To learn how to refer someone for inpatient or outpatient care, visit Become a Client at caseyhouse.ca to access our referral form.
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Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, kicked-off consultations to build Canada’s first ever National Action Plan on Combatting Hate. These consultations build on the extensive work of the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat, which engaged thousands of partners and stakeholders from across the country on combatting systemic racism, racial discrimination, and hate.
As the Government prepares to build the new National Action Plan, we would like to hear from you. You are invited to fill out the following online questionnaire by April 30, 2022, which will help us draft the Plan. To learn more about the consultations, please view this webpage.
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Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, kicked-off consultations to build Canada’s first ever National Action Plan on Combatting Hate. These consultations build on the extensive work of the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat, which engaged thousands of partners and stakeholders from across the country on combatting systemic racism, racial discrimination, and hate.
As the Government prepares to build the new National Action Plan, we would like to hear from you. You are invited to fill out the following online questionnaire by April 30, 2022, which will help us draft the Plan. To learn more about the consultations, please view this webpage.
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Totally outRIGHT Toronto is a free online sexual health program for young, gay, bi, queer men. The program started in Toronto in 2015 and has over 300+ participants. One recent grad described Totally outRIGHT Toronto's broad-based approach to sexual health as "the guide every queer guy coming out needs to thrive in life."
The next series (Series 29) is happening virtually on Saturday afternoons (from 1 to 6 pm) and Wednesday evenings (from 7 to 9 pm) on the following dates in 2022:
April 30, May 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 and June 1.
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Get any COVID-19 Vaccine doses (First, Second or Booster) in one of our upcoming clinics:
Thursday, 28 April 2022
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Eligibility based on Adult & Pediatric doses.
Vaccine: Moderna & Pfizer
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Information about COVID-19 and People living with HIV
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As a reminder, enhanced proof of vaccination and other requirements continue to apply in existing settings. This means ensuring that you’ve gotten your booster shot, and can demonstrate proof of vaccination with a QR code. If you’ve yet to download your vaccine certificate, you can do it on this Province of Ontario website.
This is a welcome change for small businesses who have been long-suffering and deeply impacted by rolling lockdowns. When you are shopping and dining in the coming weeks, I encourage you to consider shopping locally and supporting small businesses.
COVID Recovery and Isolation Site for Homeless and Shelter clients
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City of Toronto COVID-19 information
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COVID-19 Information and Resources
Now is the time to stay informed through credible sources, and to follow the advice of our public health professionals. Together we can limit the spread of COVID-19.
Phone lines for telehealth, TPH and 311 continue to experience very high volumes. Please help keep the phones lines open for people who are sick by visiting the Toronto Public Health COVID-19 website for up-to-date information and resources: toronto.ca/covid-19
Telehealth Ontario
Call if you develop symptoms!
Telephone: 1-866-797-0000
Toronto Public Health Hotline
8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Call if you have questions about COVID-19.
Telephone: 416-338-7600
TTY: 416-392-0658
Email: PublicHealth@toronto.ca
311 Toronto
311 provides residents, businesses and visitors with easy access to non-emergency City services, programs and information 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 311 can offer assistance in more than 180 languages.
Telephone: 311
Website
Outside City limits: 416-392-2489
Support for People Living with Homelessness
If you see someone living with homelessness and in need of support you can call Streets to Homes at 416-338-4766. For mental health support, the Gerstein Crisis Centre is a valuable 24-hours a day, seven days a week service in our community and they have crisis workers on standby at 416-929-5200.
As COVID-19 continues to circulate in Canada, we all need to continue to take simple steps to stay healthy, limit the spread of COVID-19 and make informed decisions about COVID-19 vaccination.
To reach parents in Canada with credible information about COVID-19 vaccination for children 5-11 years old, we are providing you with resources from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada that can be shared within your networks. We encourage you to share this important information with people in Canada and we appreciate your support in spreading awareness of these resources.
For more information, visit Canada.ca/covid-vaccine and your provincial or territorial website for information based on where you live.
COVID-19 resource products are also available in languages beyond English and French. These multilingual resources are available on the COVID-19 Awareness resource pages.
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Comme la COVID-19 est toujours présente au Canada, nous devons tous continuer à faire de simples gestes pour garder la santé, limiter la propagation de la maladie et prendre des décisions en toute connaissance de cause concernant la vaccination. Pour communiquer des renseignements crédibles sur la vaccination contre la COVID-19 pour les enfants de 5 à 11 ans aux parents au Canada, nous vous fournissons des ressources de Santé Canada et de l'Agence de la santé publique du Canada qui peuvent être diffusées dans vos réseaux. Nous vous encourageons à communiquer ces renseignements importants aux personnes au Canada et nous vous remercions de nous aider à faire connaître ces ressources.
Visitez le site Canada.ca/vaccin-covid pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, et visitez le site Web de votre province ou territoire pour obtenir des renseignements propres à votre région.
Nous disposons également de ressources sur la COVID‑19 dans des langues autres que l’anglais et le français. Ces ressources multilingues sont accessibles sur les pages de ressources de sensibilisation à la COVID‑19.
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