Northern Initiative For Social Action (NISA) is a mental health organization that was created to provide services Sudbury residents who are 55 and older and experiencing mental health related issues. NISA needs your help to get the word out about their program, so take a moment to read the article below and then share it with your friends and family.
In a study recently published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, it was reported that youth and children across the country are experiencing difficulties when trying to access mental health services. Read more about that study and listen to an interview with Seanna McMartin, program lead at the CIHI.
We've interviewed many individuals this year, and to finish off season one of the Caring Support Podcast, we decided to have Caring Support's very own Joseph Jongsma, Anneka Burghout, James Smith, and advisory board member Dr. Paul Woods to talk about what has happened in 2022 and what's to come in 2023!
Many healthcare workers joined the workforce between 2016 and 2021, however job vacancies are still at a record high in 2022. There are many reasons for this including retirements from the healthcare sector and the increasing number of elderly people that are now seeking care.
In one of our recent conversations with the leaders at SE Health, or "Saint Eliz", as the organization is known by many, they shared their humanistic and "People Everything" approach – and that they are "a service and knowledge-based organization" that focuses on collaboration, life-long and continual learning, empowerment, and excellence. Keep reading to learn more.
Emergency departments are at capacity all over Ontario with the rise in Cold/Flu/RSV/COVID viruses, but a new clinic is being opened by the Couchiching Ontario Health Team (COHT) at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) to try and take some of the pressure off their local ERs.
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