The Making Gains in Mental Health and Addictions Conference is pleased to announce its 2009 Conference to be held at the Hyatt Regency Toronto, Toronto, Ontario on November 2 - 4, 2009.
An anticipated attendance of more than 300 delegates from across Ontario will provide an excellent networking and educational
forum.
Hosted by Addictions Ontario, Canadian Mental Health Association, CAMH, Ontario Association of Patient Councils, Ontario Peer
Development Initiative, Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs.
For registration and more detailed information about the conference, visit the conference website.
Who should attend?
Board members
Educators
Clinicians
Managers
Community service providers
Families & caregivers
Researchers
Government
People with lived experience
Public Health service providers
Primary health care providers
Traditional healers
Health promoters
Keynote Speakers
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Monday, November 2nd, 2009
The Honourable David Caplan
M.P.P. Don Valley East, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care for Ontario (Invited)
9:45 am – 10:30 am, Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Mary Walsh
Actress, comedian, political satirist and social activist.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Mental Health, Addictions and Poverty – Keynote Panel Presentation
A panel of experts will present, discuss and take questions on the experience and effect of poverty on individuals with mental
health and addictions issues. The focus of the discussion will include how can we, in the mental health and addictions sector,
advocate and take action in ways that will have a meaningful effect on the lives of those living in poverty with mental health
and addictions issues.
Moderator: David Reville, Psychiatric Survivor and Teacher
Panel Members:
Jeff Turnbull, President-Elect of CMA;
Brad Mulder, Mike Creek, Representatives from Voices from the Street;
Vivian Labrie, Poverty Activist from Quebec
11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Closing Keynote Presentation (confirmed)
Integrating Mental Health and Addiction Services: What We Know and Where We’re Headed
Brian Rush, Senior Scientist, and Co-Director, Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental
Health
Conference Highlights
Kevin Flynn, MPP, Chair, Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction
Howard Chodos, Mental Health Commission of Canada
38 workshops to choose from
2 breakfasts
3 lunches
Trade Show
Over 50 Poster presentations
Closing Keynote Presentation
For registration and more detailed information about the conference, visit the conference website.
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