Held on November 15th, 2013
Morning Emcee
Ms. Starr Dobson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia
Speakers
"Mental Health Services in Nova Scotia: What We Need"
Dr. Michael Teehan
President
Dr. Teehan's PowerPoint slides (PDF)
"Update, Challenges and Opportunities in Developing the Transformational Research in Adolescent Mental Health (TRAM) Network"
Mr. Jacques Hendlisz
TRAM Partnership Lead
Ottawa, Ontario
Mr. Hendlisz's PowerPoint Slides (PDF)
"Early Intervention Services in the Context of the Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program"
Dr. Phil Tibbo
Dr. Paul Janssen Chair in Psychotic Disorders
Department of Psychiatry
Dalhousie University
Director
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dr. Tibbo's PowerPoint slides (PDF)
"Families Overcoming Risks and Building Opportunities for Well-being: Pre-emptive Early Interventions"
Canada Research Chair in Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Dalhousie University
Dr. Uher's PowerPoint Slides (PDF)
"The L'Abri en Ville Model: The Restorative Power of Community"
Montréal, Québec
The mission at L’Abri en Ville is to provide a stable and fulfilling environment for persons with a mental illness through safe, affordable housing and inclusion in a supportive community.
L’Abri en Ville believes in a society in which persons can be full, contributing members, despite a mental illness.
"The Nova Scotia Certified Peer Support Specialist Program"
Mr. Roy Muise
Project Coordinator & Peer Mentor
Healthy Minds Cooperative
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Mr. Muise's PowerPoint slides (PDF)
"Importance of Readily Accessible Psychological Services to Recovery from Mental Illness"
Dr. Alissa Pencer
Clinical Psychologist
Mental Health and Addictions Program
IWK Health Centre
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
&
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Dalhousie University
Staff Member
Dr. Daniel Chorney and Associates
Dr. Pencer's PowerPoint slides (PDF)
Sponsors
Conference graphic donated by Caitlin Brinton, a graphic design student being taught by Terri Robin Vernon, Faculty, Applied Arts and New Media, Nova Scotia Community College, Annapolis Valley Campus, Middleton, Nova Scotia.
Starr Dobson photo credit



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