At TELUS Health MyCare, they want to improve access to mental health support for you and your family, including the guys in your life. That’s why they’ve collaborated with the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation to create the MindFit Toolkit, a…
February 7, 2022This toolkit will help you with a step-by-step guide to designing, testing and reflecting how your solution is improving community wellness. This is about building prototypes not pilots. [pdf-embedder url="https://ruralmentalhealth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RECOVER-PrototypingToolkitNov2020.pdf" title="RECOVER-+Prototyping+Toolkit+Nov+2020"]
September 15, 2021In a recent webinar, many folks were discussing the various suicide prevention training programs that exist within Alberta. In order to help provide more information on these trainings and to help aid in decision-making on which trainings you might like…
March 12, 2021Men's Sheds are an initiative that aims to provide a safe space for men to gather and connect. The Canadian Men's Sheds Association (CMSA) describes Men's Sheds as: "Men’s Sheds are welcoming, supportive places for friendship and fun. They provide…
February 26, 2021The Native Wellness AssessmentTM (NWATM) is the first instrument of its kind which measures the effect of cultural interventions on a person’s wellness, from a whole person and strengths-based perspective. It is statistically and psychometrically validated as a reliable measure…
April 22, 2020New substance use stigma resources are now available on the Government of Canada website. This includes: Communicating about Substance Use in Compassionate, Safe and Non-Stigmatizing Ways A Primer to Reduce Substance Use Stigma in the Canadian Health System Infographic Reducing…
February 26, 2020This 15 minute Ted Talk from Search Institute President and CEO Kent Pekel addresses how developmental relationships affected him personally and professionally, and discusses some of the tools that can be used to build relationships with young people. Ted Talk…
January 14, 2020A Learning Immersion is an engagement and learning process that is mobilized by the knowledge, skills and talents of the people in attendance, in partnership with our team of skilled facilitators, collaborators and innovators. This Learning Immersion is based on…
January 10, 2020The Minister of Seniors and Housing has issued a statement with guidelines for interacting and including isolated seniors during the holiday season, which include links to supports and toolkits that can be used to engage seniors and prevent elder abuse…
January 7, 2020The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters have developed this tool kit to support a multi-pronged approach with a focus on diverse and ongoing programming for lasting and deep-rooted change. Implementation of the model empowers leaders to take action to end…
November 8, 2019The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health has released their resources booklet for 2019. Resources include information on the social determinants of health, child, youth and family health and emerging priorities in public, as well as listing of podcasts, webinars,…
October 8, 2019From the World Health Organization to municipal governments, there is a call for an age friendly society. Alberta Council on Aging centers all of its efforts on delivering age friendly publications and programs to the general public at low or no cost.…
October 1, 2019This resource has been created to support coalitions in having conversations that will make their coalition stronger and more sustainable. Conversations for Coalitions' Success
August 2, 2019The Bell Let's Talk Toolkit provides tools to help engage others in conversations surrounding mental health and reducing stigma: Conversation Guide Workplace Tips
February 28, 2019