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Toronto: CMHA launches online mental health training program for justice sector employees

India Blooms News Service | | Jan 26, 2017, at 04:06 am

#Canadian Mental Health Association #Toronto #Communication barriers #Enabling Change program

Toronto, Jan. 25 (IBNS): Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)'s Toronto branch has officially launched a new online mental health training program at an event on Tuesday at Old City Hall to educate employees in the justice sector, media reports said.

This program offers training to lawyers, paralegals, staff at legal or probation offices and other justice sector professionals and is intended to remove communication barriers faced by persons with mental health disabilities while interacting with the justice sector.

In a news release issued Wednesday, Steve Lurie, executive director of the CMHA, described the need for the new program.

“We found that most people in the justice sector had little formal training in understanding mental health and addictions, and how to respond to individuals experiencing these issues. Many learned through trial and error,” Lurie said in the release, CP24 reports said.

“After extensive consultation, we have come up with a resource that has something for everybody.”

The site features videos, tips sheets and questions for those who use the resource, he added.

Development of the program was funded through the Ontario government’s EnAbling Change program.

(Reported by Asha Bajaj)

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