Nipissing Mental Health Housing & Support Services: Peer Support Services
351 Ferguson Street P1B 1X1 North Bay, ON, Canada

During this time of uncertainty, peer support is more important than ever to maintaining mental wellness. That's why Ontario Peer Support Development Initiative... (OPDI) is partnering with Lived Experience and Recovery Network (LERN) and Nipissing Mental Health Housing and Support Services: Peer Support Services (NMHHSS) to bring you "Peer Support Strong" a full day celebration of the power of peer support on Tuesday, December 1st from 9:00am 4:00pm. Our event will feature keynote addresses and workshops from peer leaders across the province and include networking opportunities with experts throughout the field. Sessions will address a wide range of pressing topics from bringing cultural awareness to peer support practice to what you need for your virtual peer support toolkit. Sessions will include but are not limited to: 9:30-10:30am History of Peer Support (Allan Strong, Formerly Clinical Lead Peer Support at Choices for Change) 10:40-11:40am Practicing Cultural Humility (Donna Forget, Program Manager at Nipissing First Nation: True-Self Debwewendizwin Employment and Training) 1:00-1:30pm Northern Hospitals: Where Primary Care Meets Peer Support (Joel Johnson, Family Program Manager at Nipissing Mental Health Housing and Support Services) 1:40-2:40pm Peer Support 101 for Challenging Times (Barb Frampton, Independent Consultant) Stay tuned for our full progamming and register to save your spot today! To register use this link with the password PeersAreHere: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/128149413345. We look forward to a successful event, LERN, NMHHSS and The Team at OPDI

To honor International Day for People Impacted by Suicide Loss, The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) is hosting an online event that will focus on navigation loss for those impacted by suicide loss. The event is Saturday, November 21 at 1:00 pm. There will be a virtual screening of a powerful testimonial video to commemorate International Day for People Impacted by Suicide Loss. This day marks the one day a year when people impacted by suicide loss, no matte...r where they live, can come together as communities to find and offer comfort and to remember their loved ones as they share stories of loss, healing and hope. You can register at https://www.suicideprevention.ca/ Please share!

November 15-21 is Bullying Awareness Week in Ontario. Bullying is defined as a form of repeated, persistent and aggressive behaviour directed at an individual or individuals that is intended to cause (or should be known to cause) fear and distress and/or harm to another person's body, feelings, self-esteem or reputation. Bullying occurs in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance. Forms Of Bullying include:... Physical hitting, shoving, stealing or damaging property Verbal name calling, mocking, or making sexist, racist or homophobic comments Social excluding others from a group or spreading gossip or rumours about them Electronic (commonly known as cyberbullying) spreading rumours and hurtful comments through the use of cellphones, e-mail, text messaging and through social media See more

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70% of mental health problems have their onset during childhood or adolescence, when youth are least prepared to deal with these issues. https://youtu.be/yy5QFRn1RC4 #Movember #Mensmentalhealth