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News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia

Because of the redeployment of 100 staff at Health Sciences North, some outpatient services have been affected.That includes the Mental Health and Addictions Program, where 15 staff have been moved to other parts of the hospital.

News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia

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The Star invited the major candidates running in Sudbury and Nickel Belt for the Sept. 20 federal election to respond to five campaign issues posed by the…

Article content The Chatham-Kent Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program, currently operated by Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH), will move to the CKHA, beginning Sunday. This is being done in an effort to more closely align the ACT team with CKHA’s acute care, department of psychiatryand outpatient Mental Health and Addictions Program, the alliance said in a media release on Thursday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Community-based mental...

  WINNIPEG -- The federal government launched a national call on Thursday for proposals for Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program. Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu made the announcement on Thursday in Winnipeg. “It isn’t stigmatization and criminalization that helps people who use substances, but rather the opposite,” Hajdu said. “It’s compassionate, evidence-informed care that happens in communities.” Hajdu said recent data has shown opioid deaths continue...

Article content Health Minister Patty Hajdu announced Thursday that the federal government is now accepting proposals for funding from community programs that work directly with drug users, and will be accepting those applications until Sept. 24. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Feds announce addictions funding while confirming opioid deaths are on the rise Back to video She said she believes the money will be put to good use, as addictions issu...

 E-Mail Unlike other population-level stressful events such as natural disasters, COVID-19 has not resulted in a net increase in smoking, according to a new study from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Project, at the University of Waterloo. The researchers also found that although nearly half of smokers reported that COVID-19 made them think about quitting, the vast majority of smokers did not change their smoking habits during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Shannon Gr...

Share this article Project will connect safer supply projects and healthcare providers to share knowledge and best practices LONDON, ON, June 28, 2021 /CNW/ - The overdose crisis continues to affect communities and families across Canada. Tragically, we have seen substantial increases in overdose deaths and related harms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Canada continues to support increasing access to safer supply services in communities across Canada to help prevent drug overdos...