EENote: An EENet Blog
The Journey Stays with Me: Six
The views expressed on EENote: An EENet Blog do not necessarily reflect those of Evidence Exchange Network. By Claire McConnell SEVEN LEARNINGS This is my last blog; what I will do is pull together my...
Face to face: A Specialized Geriatric Addiction Services community comes together
By Bonnie Polych “It is nice to finally meet you” was the frequently heard greeting as participants in a recent Knowledge Exchange Forum, focused on Specialized Geriatric Addiction Services, picked up their name tags. Even...
Living in a Bubble (the Good Kind)
By Pam Gillett There are some bubbles you don’t want to burst. Many of us in the Mental Health and Addictions system in Ontario are involved in the first three years of Ontario’s Mental Health...
People Like Me
By Heather Lackner Since last year, I have been working to create networks between researchers and family members of people with lived experience. In the fall, I wrote my first blog ever to let you...
The Journey Stays with Me: Five
By Claire McConnell PICTURE THIS: (UNWITTINGLY) RAISING A TRANSGENDERED CHILD When raising Rachel, the issue of her being transgendered never occurred to me. Now, looking back, I can see the signs and put the pieces...
The Journey Stays with Me: Four
By Claire McConnell SQUEAKY WHEELISM AND THE RISE OF THE TRAGICALLY O-HIP: IMPACTING POLICY During our long journey, I became increasingly frustrated. Although the Ontario government did fund some youth residential treatment beds, there were...
And the Promising Practice is…… Durham TAMI Coalition
Bonnie Polych “Partnerships are so important to our community work,” said Bob Heeney. I was recently chatting with Bob, a member of the Durham Talking About Mental Illness (TAMI) Coalition and a Professional Practice Leader...
The Journey Stays with Me: Three
By Claire McConnell My brother Nigel said to me last week, “I would like to hear more about you in the blog.” So I realized I needed to describe my own experiences. Personal experiences, after...
Happy Holidays!
By Heather Bullock It’s a reflective, sentimental time of year—and so it’s hard not to look back and employ a cliché: Evidence Exchange Network (EENet) has come a long, long way. This time last year...
Do No Harm!
By Bonnie Polych That’s the message I came away with at our Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) tool training. Fourteen Communities of Interest (CoIs), funded by EENet, were given this important training opportunity to ensure...
