About 100 Durham Mental Health Services staff gathered at the Oshawa and District Shrine Club on Friday, November 27 for a day that included both information sharing and inspiring stories of recovery. For the first time ever, the day...
Dozens of DMHS stakeholders – including Board members, senior executives, agency staff, clients and family supports – gathered in the Regal Room at the Whitby Centennial Building on Monday, November 30 for the organization’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). This...
Suicide, which each year claims more Canadian lives than motor vehicle accidents, is a major community health problem. At any given time, 5 – 7% of the population is having thoughts of suicide, according to some estimates. People having...
It is estimated that about half of all people who experience mental health issues also experience addiction – and about half of all people who experience addiction also experience mental health disorders. Given these statistics, co-occurring mental health and...
Clients of DMHS’ New Winds Day Program strutted the stage last Wednesday at the program’s first ever fashion show. Staff from DMHS’ Peer Support program organized the show to bring clients and staff together and also to give New...
DMHS recently conducted a blitz of its program locations to spotlight the importance of good, regular hand hygiene. Hand hygiene is our number one defense against the spread of infectious illness. Twelve DMHS locations were visited and thirty-two staff...
In June 2012, Durham Mental Health Services completed our first accreditation survey, receiving the highest possible award from Accreditation Canada. In the accreditation process, we compared what we do to comprehensive national standards of excellence in community mental health...
Approximately 40 DMHS stakeholders – including community partners, clients and family members – gathered at Oshawa and District Shrine Club last Thursday to provide input into DMHS’ Strategic Planning process as the organization develops its Strategic Plan for 2016-2019....
DMHS Training Flyer_Fall 2015 The flyer for DMHS’ line-up of public workshops in fall 2015 is now released. It includes widely recognized trainings such as Mental Health First Aid and safeTALK from LivingWorks Education, the makers of ASIST, along...
Clients and staff from Durham Mental Health Services (DMHS) recently joined colleagues from Durham Regional Police (DRP) and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences for Ontario Shores’ 4th Annual Grand Slam Challenge baseball tournament. After a brief weather...
