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Governance Training with Charity Village

We are pleased to have a partnership with Charity Village to offer our teams three different governance training program options aligned with the expectations in the governance attestations. The three training options available are as follows:
 
Better Board Kit
This is a three-part series which includes a 1.5 hr online, on-demand Boards that Work course + a Board Self EvaluationSurvey + a Facilitation Guide that will walk your board through a planning session based on the survey results.
 

Strengthening mental healthcare delivery in primary care

The OMA and the Primary Care Collaborative have released a joint policy paper with recommendations to strengthen mental healthcare delivery in primary care.

The rate of new mental health and addiction diagnoses is increasing, exacerbated by the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. Approximately three-quarters of Canadians rely on their primary care provider to address their mental health needs, but there are longstanding system gaps that must be addressed to enhance the ability of primary care doctors to deliver mental health care.

Family health team expansion in the works for Carleton Place

Inside Ottawa Valley Published an article on September 10, 2022

By Tara Gesner

Beckwith local Karen Simpson feels strongly that Carleton Place needs a family health team to serve Beckwith and Carleton Place residents.

“I see the benefits of a family health team through my work in Arnprior,” she told Carleton Place council on Aug. 23.