Peer support

Alli Connect Expands Lifesaving Mental Health Services to Texas, Illinois, and Alabama

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Alli Connect Expands Lifesaving Mental Health Services to Texas, Illinois, and Alabama

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  • Alli Connect Expands Lifesaving Mental Health Services to Texas, Illinois, and Alabama
    "Expanding our footprint into these three new states is not just a milestone for Alli Connect but a beacon of hope for first responders and the communities they serve," said Nathan Leatherwood, Head of Growth at Alli Connect.
  • Alli Connect's innovative platform equips first responders with early detection, intervention, and AI-driven therapist matching, delivering timely and personalized mental health care.
  • By transcending traditional resources that often fall short, Alli Connect reshapes how departments bolster mental wellness among their ranks.
  • "By bringing Alli Connect to Texas, Illinois, and Alabama, we are closer to a future where mental wellness is prioritized for those who give so much of themselves to others."

Student mental health programs receive another $1M in Bell Let's Talk funding

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

According to Mental Health Research Canada, more than 1 in 2 Canadians who said they needed mental health support are not getting the help they need.

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  • According to Mental Health Research Canada, more than 1 in 2 Canadians who said they needed mental health support are not getting the help they need.
  • "With the financial support of the Bell Let's Talk Post-Secondary Fund, our Support and Enhance project to expand the reach of mental health care is becoming a reality.
  • "This generous grant from Bell Let's Talk makes it possible for Collège Ahuntsic to coordinate resources to assess the well-being and mental health of its student community.
  • A special thank you to our student mental health advisory committee for sharing their guidance and advice about the sector and student mental health in our selection of grant recipients."

This Is My Brave’s Framework For Recruiting Storytellers, Finding Funding, and Reducing the Mental Health Stigma

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

These findings support research that proves contact-based programs like This Is My Brave are the best avenue for fighting mental health stigma.

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  • These findings support research that proves contact-based programs like This Is My Brave are the best avenue for fighting mental health stigma.
  • This Is My Brave will establish August as Teen Mental Health Month to promote teen mental health awareness and to encourage everyone to start conversations about mental health that could prove to be life-saving.
  • This Is My Brave will continue its work across the United States until they have normalized conversations around mental health.
  • Executive Director Erin Gallagher says, “The stigma around mental health is the one thing that keeps people from asking for help.

This Is Brave’s Framework For Recruiting Storytellers, Finding Funding, and Reducing the Mental Health Stigma

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

These findings support research that proves contact-based programs like This Is My Brave are the best avenue for fighting mental health stigma.

Key Points: 
  • These findings support research that proves contact-based programs like This Is My Brave are the best avenue for fighting mental health stigma.
  • This Is My Brave will establish August as Teen Mental Health Month to promote teen mental health awareness and to encourage everyone to start conversations about mental health that could prove to be life-saving.
  • This Is My Brave will continue its work across the United States until they have normalized conversations around mental health.
  • Executive Director Erin Gallagher says, “The stigma around mental health is the one thing that keeps people from asking for help.

Heart to Heart CPR Now Offering Free Naloxone Kits and Opioid Response Training to Communities Most in Need!

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Friday, March 31, 2023

Heart to Heart CPR will be providing FREE naloxone kits and opioid poisoning response training to their community.

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  • Heart to Heart CPR will be providing FREE naloxone kits and opioid poisoning response training to their community.
  • Heart to Heart has been a training partner for the Canadian Red Cross for 24 years.
  • With 16 training locations across Ontario, they are leaders in first aid and CPR education and training.
  • We will slowly roll out this program across all Heart to Heart locations," says Nick Rondinelli, CEO of Heart to Heart CPR .

Heart to Heart CPR Raises Awareness of Ontario's NEW Workplace Naloxone Requirements Effective June 1, 2023

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

For up to two years, Ontario will provide one free nasal spray naloxone kit per workplace and free naloxone training for up to two workers per workplace.

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  • For up to two years, Ontario will provide one free nasal spray naloxone kit per workplace and free naloxone training for up to two workers per workplace.
  • Training requirements must include how to recognize opioid poisoning, how to administer naloxone , and being acquainted with any hazards related to the administration of naloxone .
  • Oftentimes naloxone alone is not enough to assist a worker who is unconscious and experiencing opioid poisoning in the workplace.
  • To conclude, not all employers have to comply with the OHSA requirements to provide naloxone in the workplace.

RLDatix Launches Peer Support Solution to Help Provide Safer Care and Combat Clinician Burnout

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Monday, September 12, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RLDatix, the leading global provider of healthcare operations technology and services that drive safer care, announced today the launch of RLDatix Peer Support, a new application to help healthcare organizations provide timely emotional first aid to members of their care team - both clinical and non-clinical - in need of support. Fully RLDatix Catalix ready, Peer Support will help combat burnout by identifying, early on, health workers who need support after experiencing a specific traumatic event or who are struggling with cumulative trauma related to work and non work-related stressors.

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  • Fully RLDatix Catalix ready, Peer Support will help combat burnout by identifying, early on, health workers who need support after experiencing a specific traumatic event or who are struggling with cumulative trauma related to work and non work-related stressors.
  • The National Institutes of Health states that burnout not only affects health worker wellbeing but could also impact the quality of care delivered.
  • By identifying distressed caregivers sooner, RLDatix Peer Support will help reduce burnout related costs - which the American Medical Association estimates to be nearly $5 billion annually - while also helping to mitigate its human toll.
  • "Health worker wellbeing is critical to providing safer care, and RLDatix Peer Support will empower caregivers to speak up when they or their colleagues need help."

HCA Healthcare Announces HCA Healthcare Foundation’s $1.38 Million Grant to Girl Scouts

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

The HCA Healthcare Foundation has a long history of partnering with Girl Scouts in Middle Tennessee and other communities, said Joanne Pulles, vice president of community engagement at HCA Healthcare and president of the HCA Healthcare Foundation.

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  • The HCA Healthcare Foundation has a long history of partnering with Girl Scouts in Middle Tennessee and other communities, said Joanne Pulles, vice president of community engagement at HCA Healthcare and president of the HCA Healthcare Foundation.
  • Girl Scouts is grateful to HCA Healthcare for their investment in girls mental health an area that needs to be a priority for our country.
  • The HCA Healthcare Foundation has a history of supporting Girl Scouts first in 1998 with the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee council, which was one of the Foundation's first class of grants to Middle Tennessee organizations.
  • All references to Company, HCA and HCA Healthcare as used throughout this document refer to HCA Healthcare, Inc. and its affiliates.

The Trevor Project Announces Plans to Launch Its Life-Saving Crisis Services for LGBTQ Youth in Mexico

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

The launch will enable Mexico-based LGBTQ young people to receive support and talk about mental health challenges they may be facing with highly trained counselors in Mexico.

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  • The launch will enable Mexico-based LGBTQ young people to receive support and talk about mental health challenges they may be facing with highly trained counselors in Mexico.
  • "LGBTQ youth suicide is a global public health crisis and we know that so many LGBTQ young people do not have access to the services they need," said Amit Paley, The Trevor Project's CEO and Executive Director.
  • "We believe that all LGBTQ young peopleregardless of what country they live indeserve the life-saving resources that The Trevor Project offers.
  • The Trevor Project is the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people.

Empowering Generation Possible: 2021-2022 Ted Rogers Community Grants help hundreds of Prairie youth discover their highest potential

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Monday, November 15, 2021

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With opportunity, anything is possible. Today, Rogers Communications announced it has awarded Ted Rogers Community Grants to organizations across Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan that are making a meaningful difference in the lives of hundreds of local youth. Through programs in education, skills training, mentorship and community leadership, these organizations are providing critical supports to help young people achieve their highest potential. With more funding in more communities this year than ever before, Rogers is proud to have awarded more than 80 Ted Rogers Community Grants across the Prairie provinces since launching the program in 2017.

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  • We are proud to invest in organizations across Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan that are charting a path forward for hundreds of youth in our communities to help them discover their highest potential.
  • Working alongside our Ted Rogers Community Grant partners, we are committed to empowering the next generation of leaders and innovators as they navigate school, enter the workforce and discover their possible.
  • Larry Goerzen, President of Alberta & Prairies Region, Rogers Communications
    Calgary Immigrant Womens Association(CIWA)is grateful to receive a Ted Rogers Community Grant in support of CIWAs Pathways to Success for Immigrant Youth project.
  • This Ted Rogers Community Grant will support the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitobas (IRCOM) Homework and Education for Youth (HEY) program.