Academic Resources
This report includes an overview of the Safewards Model of Care and an explanation of how it is being piloted in Ontario forensic mental health facilities in response to the rise of serious incidents and charges under Ontario’s Ministry of Labour. It offers reflections on successes and opportunities for improvements in response to how staff […]
Engaging patients in health care decision making can mean anything from collaborating on treatment plans, to designing waiting areas, to service users creating core policies for hospitals and medical schools. In the past five years, the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto has begun the early stages of collaborating with service users in […]
A qualitative study of the experience of people with mental health or substance use histories when using (or trying to access) primary care – GPs, walk in clinics, and Emergency Departments.
Research suggests that women with psychiatric disabilities may experience particular sexual health vulnerabilities and a need for associated sexual health services. These vulnerabilities include increased risk of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS; lower rates of contraceptive use; unplanned and unwanted pregnancies; and higher rates of gender-based violence, including childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault and rape […]