The Mental Health + Addictions Alliance (MH+A Alliance) was founded to optimize pathways to counselling and treatment services. But despite coordinating with various health agencies, a critical gap remains: a need for a digital pathway that links people across organizations.

More locally responsive employment services deliver better employment outcomes for individuals regardless of need.

Support House, with the Connected Care Halton Ontario Health Team (CCHOHT), Halton Physicians Association, Oakpark/Churchill Neighbourhood Centre, the Mental Health + Addictions Alliance, and people with lived experience, including family and caregivers, has been granted funding through the Interprofessional Primary Care Team (IPCT) to form an Enhanced Primary Care Pathways and Integrated Care (EPPiC) Team that expands and enhances vulnerable populations’ access to primary care in Halton.

In the ever-evolving landscape of mental health and addiction care, collaboration and an integrated approach are essential to ensuring people in need don’t slip through the cracks.

Individuals in Halton grappling with mental health challenges encounter formidable barriers when trying to engage with their community through social recreation programs. With the generous support of TD, Summit Housing & Outreach aims to overcome these obstacles and extend its Health & Wellness programs to aid more vulnerable community members.

The Halton Digital Health Care Pathway will create an interoperable system for patient/client flow across hospitals, community-based providers and physician practitioners for people accessing mental health, substance use and addiction services.

Halton’s new Housing First Response Team will connect with people who are unhoused, have mental health and substance use concerns and are in need of crisis support and wrap-around services.

Data released in October by iGaming Ontario (iGO) shows a 132 percent increase in the number of wagers on internet gaming sites compared to the same three-month period last year.

So often, “what we do” influences “who we are,” which is why studies show that meaningful work improves the quality of life. Unfortunately, people with mental illness and addiction issues can experience unique challenges re-entering the workforce and re-discovering that sense of dignity, independence, quality of life, and purpose.