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OPDI NewsToGo Issue #197 - September 5, 2008
1. Mental Health Commission of Canada Upcoming Events
The website features a new webpage listing upcoming appearances by key figures Dr. Michael Kirby and CEO Michael Howlett throughout the country, including Toronto, Niagara Falls, Thunder Bay, and Kitchener.
http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/events-en.php
2. “ExtraOrdinary People” Screening September 10 at Noon (repeat)
Please review our Events listing on the revised OPDI website:
3. Call for Papers for Kitchener Conference “Canadian Innovations in Recovery”
The deadline for submissions is this coming Monday, September 15th; please check this link to download the poster at:
http://www.opdi.org/knowledgeexchange/calls_for_conference_papers_and_abstracts/
4. Mental Health Police Records Check Coalition Education Event (Hamilton) on October 7th
You can find out more about this event by downloading the flyer at:
http://www.opdi.org/events/upcoming_conferences_and_workshops/
A related Globe and Mail article recently published is also available there, along with a hyperlink to the PPAO website where a petition package can be downloaded.
5. PSR Ontario Peer Support Conference (October 28-29) in Hamilton
Please check our website listings of upcoming conferences and workshops for the flyer:
http://www.opdi.org/events/upcoming_conferences_and_workshops/
Registration closes October 20, 2008.
6. M-SAA Webcast/Teleconference August 26 (repeat)
This webcast/teleconference took place last week. For those who were unable to participate live, here are the instructions to access the archived presentation:
If you have a computer, you can log in and view the session right from your desktop or laptop: http://webcast.otn.ca/liveevents.html and select TSM: North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN_MH&A M-SAA Information Session #2_Live and Archived_001. Please go to http://webcast.otn.ca/support.html prior to the meeting to make sure you have the latest version of Media Player and your computer is set up properly to view the webcast.
7. Teen Suicides Affect Two Ontario Families
This media account of two young Ontarians and their experiences with antidepressants are profiled:
http://healthzone.ca/health/article/489505
8. One-Stop Shopping for Criminal Justice Information
The Ministry of the Attorney General now has a hyperlink that will guide individuals through the complex judicial system. A press release and other information can be found at:
http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/news/2008/20080827-jo-nr.asp
9. Advocacy Resource: Poverty Law Services Toolkit
This toolkit is targeted for use by individuals and organizations in the community who work with low-income individuals and/or marginalized communities who need poverty law services. Research, lobby, networking, and information-sharing are strategies covered in this downloadable resource available at:
http://planc.povnet.org/PLANC_resources/toolkit
10. “Friends of the Archives” at CAMH Offers Bursaries for 2009
The “Friends of the Archives” at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), devoted to the history of Canadian psychiatry, mental health and addictions, have established two endowment funds. These funds annually provide bursaries in memory of their late colleagues, Ms. E.M. (Lil) Hewton and Dr. J.D.M. (Jack) Griffin, O.C.
The main purpose of the bursaries is to provide financial assistance to students, and others not necessarily associated with an academic institution, who proposes to undertake archival research on an aspect of the history of mental health or addictions in Canada. The FOA board at its discretion may approve bursaries to a maximum of $2,500.
There is no application form. Candidates are invited to submit a letter of intent not exceeding 300 words, together with a budget and résumé, not later than November 30, 2008. These awards are conditional on the bursary holders agreeing to submit progress reports within one year and a final report, including a financial statement, within two years of receiving the bursary.
Please submit an application for the year 2009 by the November 30th, 2008, deadline to:
Vivienne Gibbs, President – Friends of the Archives
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
1001 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H4
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The Staff of OPDI
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