Addiction Weekly News

1.Ontario’s mental health and addiction leaders respond to government’s new investment

Ontario’s leading mental health organizations including Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Children’s Mental Health Ontario (newswire.ca)

2.Province investing additional $176M for mental health, addiction supports during pandemic

COVID-19 doesn’t just affect those who catch the potentially deadly virus. There’s been a disturbing increase of overdose deaths in Ontario recently, and mental health can suffer under the isolation and financial strain of the pandemic.(toronto.citynews.ca)

3.Ontario adds $176 million to new mental health and addiction plan

The Ontario government is providing an additional $176 million this year to help expand access for critical mental health and addictions supports during COVID-19.(canindia.com) 

4.Words matter: How to end mental health & addiction stigma by changing the conversation

Several months ago, as I stood in a checkout line at a local box store, I heard a woman behind me bemoaning how long it was taking to get done..(wnewsj.com)

5.Addiction needs to be addressed as a mental disorder, not a weakness

For decades society has portrayed addiction as a disease defined by weakness. Addicts are defined as amoral individuals who will do anything to get their next fix. (sbstatesman.com)