RT @OntarioShores: President and CEO @KarimMamdani and Board Chair @TheBeerStoreTed put the finishing touches on the 2020-21 year at Ontari…
We Must Act Now to Stop Hate
It’s the time of year at Ontario Shores when we look back in celebration of our achievements over the past fiscal year.
The 2020/2021 year was challenging and unique as we continued to deliver safe and quality mental health amid a global pandemic. Despite many obstacles, we continued our collective work and continued to position the organization to best meet the needs of our community and the people who need us most.
As we look back with pride, it’s also critically important that we look ahead and set course for a future that is representative of all of our interests, both professionally and personally.
National Mental Health Week: Here's Why I Became an Advocate
Hi, my name is Sterling, I am first-year chemistry and psychology joint major at Trent University. I am an established mental health advocate at my university and beyond. I am a proud member of the Patient Advisory and Recovery Committee (PARC) at Ontario Shores Center for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores).
I have always battled with anxiety for as long as I can remember. In grade 8 when I was 13 years old, I began to develop Anorexia Nervosa. This got drastically worse throughout the school year and I was eventually admitted to SickKids Hospital. This began a 4-year cycle of hospital admissions and outpatient treatment.
During my last and longest admission to SickKids in grade 12, I even applied to university while on a hospital bed. I was waitlisted for Ontario Shores during this hospital admission and admitted to Ontario Shores in February of that year. One month into my treatment at Ontario Shores, the COVID-19 pandemic struck meaning I needed to go home and receive virtual treatment.
OpEd: Ontario’s Mental Health Crisis is Undeniable
Ontario is in crisis.
This is not a controversial statement by any means as reports of residents of our province lining up in hot spots in Toronto and Peel Region for an opportunity to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine have been widespread. The images of people lined up around tracks and football fields to access a form of healthcare is not something we are accustomed to in Canada.
Vaccines are an important tool to help move us out of the pandemic and toward some semblance of our normal lives.
