The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: Rapid review of the evidence
This article from Brooks et al. discusses the psychological impacts of quarantine and how to reduce them.
Mental Health
Promoting LGBTQ2 mental health through an end to conversion therapy: The role of public health
In this blog post, Dr. Travis Salway discusses LGBTQ2 conversion therapy as a public health issue and suggests actions that practitioners can take to promote positive mental health and reduce stigma and discrimination in LGTBQ2 communities.
Positive mental health promotion, health equity and public health
In this blog post, Knowledge Translation Specialist Dianne Oickle discusses new and past NCCDH resources that support action on health equity in relation to promote positive mental health.
Investing in Families: Building resilience to address mental health inequities
This blog post highlights an interdivisional resiliency project presented by Public Health Nurse Linh Nguyen (Toronto Public Health, pictured above) at the 2019 Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) Conference in Saint John, New Brunswick. Contributors to this post also include Patricia Stevens, health promotion specialist, and Nicolette Slovitt, child health and development manager at Toronto Public Health.
Social determinants, health equity, and mental health: A curated list
This curated list from the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) highlights resources that support public health action on the social determinants of mental health equity.
Promising practices in suicide prevention across Inuit Nunangat: NISPS research and data collection
This environmental scan from Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami highlights promising practices in suicide prevention across the four regions of Canada’s Arctic that make up Inuit Nunangat. The resource also includes a useful discussion of barriers, gaps and opportunities for future action.
Positive mental health and well-being across the life course: Concepts and social determinants
In this archived webcast recorded at St. Francis Xavier University on October 10, 2018, Dr. Heather Orpana of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) explores the social determinants of health’s impact on positive mental health for youth.
The social determinants of mental health: An overview and call to action
This commentary article from Ruth Shim, Carol Koplan, Frederick J.P. Langheim, Marc W. Manseau, Rebecca A. Powers and Michael T. Compton provides an overview of the social determinants of mental health, the importance of a population-based approach to positive mental health promotion and opportunities for individual and policy-level action.
Presentation: Positive mental health and well-being across the life course: Concepts and SD
This event will be jointly hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), St. Francis Xavier University’s Faculty of Education and Department of Psychology, the Mulroney Institute of Government and the Maple League of Universities. This seminar will present the concept of positive mental health, describe the positive mental health status of
Webinar: Building for mental health: Healthy built environments for children and youth
This webinar will focus on factors in the urban built and social environments that promote child and youth mental health, as well as how public health can work to support these factors through upstream approaches. The built environment refers to structures, spaces and products created or modified by people. Elements such as housing, transportation, buildings