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9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline is recruiting Community Member Advisors!

Apply by August 25th

Help shape Canada’s national suicide prevention service! We need your point of view to help shape 9-8-8, Canada’s national suicide prevention helpline. 9-8-8 is recruiting Community Member Advisors, to inform different areas of the service, including operations, communications and marketing, and responder education and training. As a Community Member Advisor, your input will help make sure the needs of those who reach out to 9-8-8 are met, and an honoraria of $30 an hour will be provided for your time.

For more information and how to apply, click here.





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Inkwell Workshops Creative Writing Scholarship

Apply by Friday September 6th

This creative writing scholarship is open to emerging Ontario writers working in fiction and creative nonfiction who identify as living with mental health and/or addiction issues. Successful applicants will be paired with a professional writer from InkWell and will meet three times by phone or video conference, to receive feedback on up to 60 pages of prose.

The program will begin in December 2024/January 2025, and a $500 honorarium will be awarded to participants upon completion. Applicants are required to complete a form (linked below), which includes short answer questions and a portal to upload a 10-page writing sample. There is no application fee.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions at maya@inkwellworkshops.com

For more information, click here.





rise youth small business program


RISE YOUTH SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

September 9th - November 25th 2024 | Mondays and Wednesdays | 6pm-8pm

Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor St Toronto, ON

The Rise Youth Small Business Program (YSBP) is a free, 10-week training program that teaches the basics of starting a small business and becoming a more confident, capable entrepreneur. Starting a small business can empower individuals with mental health and addiction challenges to actively and meaningfully contribute to society and to their personal well-being.

To learn more and register, click here.



DIXON HALL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

INFORMATION SESSIONS

Every Thursday at 10am EDT | Virtual

  • Are you looking for employment?
  • Do you live in Ontario?
  • Would you like to work one-on-one with an Employment Advisor to coach you through your job search process? 

Find out about the services we offer, such as workshops, training, and MORE!

Attend to learn how to register with Dixon Hall Employment Services. Connect with a Dixon Hall Employment Advisor!

To learn more and register, click here.


Rise

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Rise is a national organization dedicated to empowering people with mental health and addiction challenges to achieve greater social and economic inclusion through entrepreneurship.

Through access to free training programs, low-interest loans, mentorship and other custom supports, Rise helps Canadians build small businesses that empower them to support themselves, their families and their communities.

Programs include:

  • EnterpRISEing You - a go-at-your-own-pace online program for aspiring entrepreneurs of all ages. You will complete 15 virtual modules to learn essential business skills, build confidence and begin developing a business plan. 
  • The Rise Small Business Lending Program provides entrepreneurs unable to secure traditional financing with an opportunity to access low-interest loans, mentorship and other supports to help them build a small business. 
  • The Peer Supported Startup Program (PSSP) provides entrepreneurs aged 30+ with access to skills training, business guidance and the support of a peer network. 
  • The Youth Small Business Program (YSBP) supports young people aged 16-29 to learn the basics of building a small business and helps them apply those skills to developing an informed and actionable business plan. 
  • The Women+ Entrepreneurship Program empowers diverse women, trans women and non-binary individuals (women+) with the skills and confidence to pursue self-employment. Trauma-informed and built on inclusive, decolonized and accessible feminist philosophy, it is a safe space where you’ll work closely with peers, expert facilitators and experienced mentors to learn business fundamentals, develop a business plan and pursue success as you define it. 

Complete the Rise Navigator questionnaire to learn more and discover which program is the best fit for you! | Rise (risehelps.ca)



National youth action council

National Youth Action Council

Join the National Youth Action Council

NYAC is an online network made up of over 250 youth, and members come from many different communities across Canada. Each NYAC member brings their own lived/living experience with mental health and/or substance use, with the goal of using these perspectives to advise on lots of different projects at CAMH and across Canada, including research, clinical programs, education and policy! While NYAC members do not conduct research or provide clinical services, they do provide their insight on these projects and initiatives from a lived experience lens.

If you are interested in joining NYAC from a perspective of your own lived experience/living experience with mental health and/or substance use, you can express interest in joining NYAC by filling out a member application form! The member application form can be accessed by following the link here CAMH National Youth Action Council