Tagged With "Canadian government"

Elizabeth Perry provides an update on her advocacy efforts to increase awareness, prevention and healing of ACEs in the Canadian context through her #ACEs Canada organization.

This is GREAT news! Thank you for posting this! I think all the work you have done and continue to do (in addition to your website ) demonstrates your passion and dedication to the ACES movement. You are making a difference in Canada and leading the way for the rest of us to join you in solidarity

Hi Elizabeth I think it is absolutely fabulous and so vital in getting our government officials (those with the power to provide funding opportunities) to educate people about the importance of recognizing Aces in Canada to provide educational opportunities to increase awareness. I feel that if people (individuals, families and service providers and funders) truly understand the long term health implications, this ought to be a strong motivating factor to create change, especially in regards...

Thank you Maria, Sharon and Alison. There are many initiatives underway in Canada to prioritize children in our society, to prevent suicide, to provide support and prevention for addiction. But few openly talk about the foundation of all these issues, which are ACEs in most cases. Until we are honest with ourselves about the root causes of dysfunction in our own lives and in the lives of our fellow humans, we will continue to miss the mark in achieving true transformational impact in our...

@Elizabeth Perry I'm just making sure you saw these comments here!

Leaders in mental health and addiction across Ontario are calling for a fully funded mental health and addiction wait times strategy. Find links to the everthingisnotok.ca website, the promotional video, as well as a podcast clip of the interview between Alex Pierson and Dr. Catherine Zahn, President and CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) regarding the Everything is NOT ok campaign.

(cbc.ca) 3 in 5 middle-aged and older Canadians had 'traumatic' childhood experiences: report https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/adverse-childhood-experiences-study-1.5956525

@Sharon E Swaffield it's great to see the fantastic work coming out of McMaster! Thank you for sharing your experience. Research is always better when frontline workers like yourself can confirm the findings.

Hi Maria Thank you for posting this current Canadian study. It confirms my experience as a social worker in community mental health and addictions.