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As we enter another new year, OFCAN has many exciting initiatives planned.
- We are starting the year with strategic planning to strengthen our vision and mission.
- We are looking forward too engaging with our stakeholders; to hear from you and generate fresh ideas.
- We are reflecting on the past and considering giving past initiatives new life; such as our Caregiver Heroes initiative. Keep an eye out for updates!
More to come in the coming weeks! Thank you for your continued support of OFCAN!
Ashley Bowe
Chair
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Catherine Fooks
1961 - 2021
It is with great sadness that we learned about the death of Cathy Fooks, Ontario's Patient Ombudsman, former CEO of The Change Foundation and well-known Patient & Caregiver Champion, on December 30, 2020.
Cathy was a brilliant and charming leader, and her trailblazing career resulted in many lasting contributions to our healthcare system.
Add your Condolences here
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CAMH Transforms Mental Health Care
In November 2020, CAMH officially opened the new McCain Complex Care & Recovery Building and the Crisis & Critical Care Building. Both buildings are designed to provide the best possible mental health care experience in an environment that is spacious, respectful and dignified. Read More See Map and find Program & Departments Here
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Study Looks at Whether the Pandemic is Making Ontario's Opioid Crisis Worse
Public Health Ontario's preliminary report shows that opioid-related deaths are trending to be over 50% higher than in the previous year. Read More
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Ontario Expands Funding for Supportive Housing
The Ontario government is investing over $47 million to provide supportive housing for individuals with severe mental health and addictions challenges who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The funding will also support the creation of a new Back to Home Program to help patients transition from hospitals to permanent housing. Read More
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The Change Foundation's CHANGING CARE Projects Reflect on The Journey
Listen to the four CHANGING CARE partnerships reflect on their journey, highlight the impact of CHANGING CARE on shifting culture to improve care and experience, and share how they are moving forward to sustain and grow their care partnerships.
Learn More
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2020 Spotlight on Ontario Caregivers - COVID-19 Edition
In the third annual Spotlight on Ontario's Caregivers Report, The Ontario Caregiver Organization shines a light on how and to what extent COVID-19 has disrupted the experience of caregivers whose lives are already impacted in so many ways. Their survey reveals 54% of family caregivers find it harder to manage their caregiving responsibilities since the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More
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Focused on the Future: Strategic Plan 2021-2026
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has presented its new five-year strategic plan. The document includes the priorities, outcomes and methods to achieve those outcomes in the organization's path forward. Read More
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Ontario Increasing Mental Health and Addictions Services
On December 17, 2020 it was announced that the Ontario government is providing $147 million to immediately expand access to the provincial mental health and addictions system in response to COVID-19. These funds are in addition to the $176 million provided earlier this year as part of the government's Roadmap to Wellness plan to build a comprehensive mental health and addictions system that provides high-quality care. Read More
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Helping Children and Teens Through Mental Health Challenges
Top Canadian child and adolescent psychiatrists, Pier Bryden and Peter Szatmari, break down the stigma of mental health illness and walk parents through the warning signs, risk factors, prevention strategies and the process of diagnosis and treatment for mental health challenges arising from anxiety, depression, psychosis, suicidal thoughts and behaviours, substance use disorders and many other mental health challenges. Purchase here
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COVID and Suicide in Canada
This policy brief by the Mental Health Commission of Canada explores the potential impact of COVID-19 on mental health and suicide rates, provides insight into which potential risk and protective factors to monitor, and highlights the existing opportunities to influence these trends. Read More
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Quality Standard for Opioid Use Disorder
This quality standard focuses on care for people 16 years of age and older (including those who are pregnant) who have or are suspected of having opioid use disorder. The standard includes 11 quality statements and 1 emerging practice statement addressing areas identified by Health Quality Ontario’s Opioid Use Disorder Quality Standard Advisory Committee as having high potential for improving the quality of care in Ontario for people with opioid use disorder. Learn More
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Tool: Engagement & Co-design Inventory of Resources
Co-design and engagement are key ingredients to advancing meaningful change. This inventory is designed to support individuals and organizations as they build their capacity for engagement and co-design. Read More
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Report: Lessons from Changing Care - Sustainability and Spread of Change Initiatives
View practical tips that the Changing CARE projects learned along their journey of co-designing change. Read More
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Report: Measurement & Evaluation: Case Studies & Key Insights
Learn about five case studies of co-designed change initiatives. Read More
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Family Alliance Ontario FASD Symposium
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Engaging for Impact: Client and Family Centred Care in Healthcare Settings
The Royal's 2021 Client & Family Relations Virtual Symposium
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The Conference Board of Canada: Value based Healthcare Canada
2nd Annual Summit
With the increasing impact of COVID-19 in Canada, the health and safety of our conference delegates, staff and partners comes first. We have therefore made the decision to postpone the Value-based Healthcare Conference originally scheduled for April 23 in Toronto. We are working to identify a future date for this event, and we will communicate any updates directly to all registered attendees and exhibitors.
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The 2020 Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference
In light of the rapidly changing situation related to the spread of COVID-19, we are cancelling the 2020 Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care conference, which had been scheduled for June 5th and 6th in Halifax. Our plan is to postpone the conference for a year, re-scheduling it for late spring 2021, also in Halifax. We will let you know about new dates as soon as they are confirmed, and will be directly contacting everyone who had an abstract accepted over the coming weeks.
If you have already registered for the conference, we will be contacting you, and you will receive a full refund.
If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Jane Harris at Jane.Harris@dal.ca.
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2021 OFCAN MEETINGS
Tuesday Jan 19th 10am - 12pm
Tuesday April 20th 10am - 12pm
Tuesday June 15th 10am - 12pm
Tuesday Sept 21st 10am - 12pm
Tuesday Nov 16th 10am - 12pm
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