New narrative review on addressing the mental health needs of inmates through education for correctional officers: journals.lww.com/jcehp/fulltext… #CPD #MedEd #CPD CME #MedTwitter Sandy Simpson

Three CAMH scientists awarded the Order of Canada. For their dedication to unlocking causes of severe #mentalillness and improving #mentalhealth through new treatments. Dr Basset in #schizophrenia , Dr Ravindran in #depression & Dr Pollock in late-life depression & #dementia .

'There need to be more alternatives to incarceration...' In a new op ed for The Globe and Mail, Sandy Simpson, Roland Jones, Tonia L. Nicholls, Amanda Butler argue that homelessness must addressed for those with mental illness in the prison system. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

++ UPDATE ++ Our #fall #newsletter is out! Please share widely with your colleagues and friends - and enjoy reading! 🍁🍂📖🌞 iafmhs.wildapricot.org/resources/Docu…

++ NEW ++ You can submit an abstract for a poster that will be presented at the #virtualposterpresentation ! The goal is to make the conference more accessible to individuals who may not have the means of attending the conference in person. Deadline: December 15, 2023!

Many people in #forensicmentalhealth care have impairments in #cognitivefunctioning . Appreciating these is critical to tailoring #treatment to meet #recovery goals. See this recent study that highlights the value of #assessment and considers #instrument selection. Professor Susan Ross

It is not that suicide cannot at times be rational (if by that we mean understandable) the thing is that MAiD for mental illness is wrong-headed on multiple levels. This is well argued.
When is suicide considered “rational”?: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/dece…

A resplendent list from a discombobulated First Dog, irregardless of whether you are a defenestrated, crepuscular pobblebonk theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Apply for our #bursary #award if you are from a less developed country or institution and receive #funding to attend and present at the 2024 #conference in #SanFrancisco ! #iafmhs More info can be found here: iafmhs.wildapricot.org/2024-bursary

Those pushing broad #MAID #euthanasia invoke 'constitutional right'. We respond w detailed legal analysis which shows: Supreme Court never required expansion; no constitutional obligation to legalize MAID mental illness & provinces could restrict MAID themanitobalawjournal.com/wp-content/upl…

It is a pleasure to join this panel. It is not usual for Canada's largest commercial real estate meeting to ask to hear from a forensic psychiatrist. I greatly appreciate the chance to talk about issues of mental illness, crim justiceand poverty. @camhnews

This goes out to everyone interested in forensic mental health: please enjoy our newly published #newsletter and share it widely with friends and colleagues around the #globe ! #forensicmentalhealth #forensicpsychology #newsletter #iamfhs #iafmhsnewsletter

Released this morning, A Proposal for a GBI Benefit in PEI represents one of the most concrete and cleareyed steps towards Basic Income in years; and an exemplar for all other provinces and territories to emulate.

Chair in Forensic Psychiatry, CAMH and UofT Sandy Simpson report endorsement

Although #diversion of young people away from the #criminal #justice #system and into mental health services may help reduce #reoffending many young people don’t access #mentalhealth services in a timely manner. Check out this recently published paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Newfoundland and Labrador to launch basic income program for residents aged 60-64 atlantic.ctvnews.ca/newfoundland-a…

It is an important and little studies area. Too often we use seclusion as a 'break in care' rather than understand how to continue to link with people and help them through and out of seclusion. Helpful insights, well done to the research team

'There are too many uncertainties...'

In an Editorial published today, the The Globe and Mail calls on Ottawa not to allow MAiD for mental illness.
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editor…

+ news + This years' topic of the #annualconference in #sanfrancisco will be ' #Prevention in Forensic Mental Health'. All submissions for poster or oral presentations, symposia and round table discussions are now welcome! Submit your idea until December 15, 2023!

++ NEWS! ++ The Abstract Submission for our
#annualconference in #sanfrancisco 2024 is now open! Please submit all your presentation ideas until December 15 via iafmhs.wildapricot.org/2024-submissio…! The Scientific Committee Co-Chairs are excited for your proposals!