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HeART Care Symposium (2024)

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MAC was proud to be a part of the HeART Care Symposium in November 2024, presented by the Ottawa Art Gallery.

Resource: WhereToStart.ca

WhereToStart.ca provides access to a variety of mental health services for children and youth offered by four service providers in Peel Region.

Resource: Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation: The U.S. Surgeon Gneral’s advisory on the healing effects of social connection and community (The U.S. Surgeon General)

Given the profound consequences of loneliness and isolation, we have an opportunity, and an obligation, to make the same investments in addressing social connection that we have made in addressing tobacco use, obesity, and the addiction crisis. This Surgeon General’s Advisory shows us how to build more connected lives and a more connected society.

Resource: The Impact of Arts and Cultural Engagement on Population Health: Findings from Major Cohort Studies in the UK and USA 2017 –2022 (University College London)

This report synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being, with a specific focus on the WHO European Region. Results from over 3000 studies identified a major role for the arts in the prevention of ill health, promotion of health, and management and treatment of illness across the lifespan.

Resource: Political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicalbe diseases, and mental health (World Health Organization)

Decision WHA76(9): Political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, and mental health Authors: World Health Organization, Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly Link: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/ pdf_files/WHA76/A76(9)-en.pdf Published by: World Health Organization Publication Date: 2023 Country: Switzerland Language: English Type: WHO Declaration

Resource: 211 Ontario

211 Ontario Authors: United Way & the Government of Ontario Link: https://211ontario.ca Description: 211 is a helpline that easily connects people to the social services, programs and community supports they need. Published by: United Way and the Government of Ontario Country: Canada Language: English & French Type: Website, Toolkit