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Diversity and Equity in Mental Health/Addictions Conference 2013
Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture Annual Meeting 2013

“Shame and Silence: Addressing the Stigma of Mental Illness”

Target audience:
Health care providers, settlement service workers, peer support workers, school board personnel, policy makers, directors, CEOs for hospital/community agencies, first responders, and funders as well as consumers, family members, students and the community at large. 

Objectives:
 At the end of the conference, participants will be able to:

1. Describe effective ways of engaging and empowering diverse people with lived experiences to further their recovery and facilitate their capacity to decrease societal stigma and promote mental health for all
2. Develop strategies of engaging and working with ethnoracial and diverse communities in anti-stigma and anti-discrimination work
3. Identify and address mental health/addictions needs of diverse communities
4. Develop a more culturally competent and holistic practice, drawing on traditional, cultural, and spiritual beliefs and healing practices

Organizing Committee:
Gulshan Allibhai, Dr. Lisa Andermann, Amy Chan, Dr. Kenneth Fung, May Ho, Jan Lancaster, Dr. Molyn Leszcz, Dr. Ted Lo, Angela Martella, Terry McCullum, Dr. Allan Peterkin, Aseefa Sarang, Bonnie Wong, Kathy Wong 

Details:

Date & Time:  Friday May 3rd, 2013 , 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Location: Delta Chelsea Hotel (33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z4) Cost:  $150 Including breakfast, lunch and conference materials $185 Including breakfast, lunch and conference materials + Reception (Reception from 5 pm to 7 pm) Any question about the registration, please contact May Ho by phone at 416-493-4242 ext. 2243 or email: mho@hongfook.ca.

Presenters: Please Click Here To Download The Full Presenters List.

 

Morning Sessions:
07:30 am - 08:30 am   Breakfast and Registration

08:30 am - 08:45 am   Welcome Remarks
Mrs. Bonnie Wong, Dr. Trevor Young and Dr. Steven Wolin

08:45 am - 09:45 am   Keynote Lecture
The Eight Deadly Sins of Mental Illness Stigma in Health Care Settings
Dr. Heather Stuart

09:45 am - 10:15 am   Discussion and Q & A

10:15 am - 10:30 am   Break

10:30 am - 12:30 pm   Symposia & Workshops

S1. Advances in Stigma Research
Dr. Albert Yeung, Dr. Elizabeth Bromley, Dr. Lawrence Yang and Dr. Mitchell Weiss

S2. Beyond Reason: Exploring the Healing Potential of Cultural and Spiritual Wisdom in Three Cultural Communities
Dr. Doris F. Chang, Dr. Joseph Gone and Dr. Alfiee M. Breeland-Noble

W1. Peer Support Workers: How to Address Self-stigma and Social Stigma of Mental Illness
Mrs. Bonnie Wong, Mr. Jason Wong, Mr. Gordon Singer and Ms. Eila Kimball

W2. Stigma and Cultural Factors in Serving Aboriginal Transitional Age Youth with Mental Health/Addictions Challenges
Mr. Jeff Dhondt and Ms. Heather McDonald

W3. Research and Action on Mental Health Needs and Stigma in the Culturally Diverse Jane/Finch Community
Ms. Debra Walko, Mr. Chris Trevelyan, Ms. Victoria Grendys and Ms. Samantha Chhom-Yousuf

W4. HIV Stigma in Ethnoracial Communities
Ms. Kay Rosselein, Mr. Greg Simmons, Dr. Alan Li, Dr. Josephine Wong, Dr. Kenneth Fung, Henry Luyombya and Consumer (TBC)

12:30 pm - 01:30 pm   Lunch

Afternoon Sessions:
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm   Symposia & Workshops

S3. DSM-V Symposium
Dr. Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, Dr. Renato Alarcon, Dr. Devon Hinton and Dr. Laurence J. Kirmayer

S4. Insights from Traditional Medicine
Dr. Ted Lo, Dr. Kenneth Fung, Dr. Roy Moodley and Dr. Albert Yeung

W5. Journey to Promote Mental Health Recovery: Process and Outcome Evaluation of Hong Fook Self-Help Program
Mr. Phillip Chan and Ms. Doris Yang

W6. Mental Health Stigma in Ethnoracial Youths
Dr. Taryn Tang, Mr. Duberlis Ramos, Mr. Ian Messam, Dr.  Hayley Hamilton, Dr. Helen Poon, Ms. Priscilla Ho-Tai and Dr. Alan Fung

W7. Perinatal Mental Health in Diverse Communities
Dr. Nusrat Husain, Dr. Farooq Naeem, Dr. Nasim Chaudhry, Dr. Imran Chaudhry and Dr. Sharon Szmuilowicz

W8. Lessons from People with Lived Experiences of Addiction
Ms. Barbara Steep, Dr. Cyndy Baskin and Dr. Carol Strike

03:30 pm - 03:45 pm   Break

03:45 pm - 04:45 pm   Closing Plenary - A discussion with keynote speaker, Consumers and Family Members
Dr. Health Stuart, Dr. Molyn Leszcz, Consumers (TBC) and Family Member (TBC)

04:45 pm - 05:00 pm   Closing Remarks
Mr. Terry McCullum and Dr. Lisa Andermann

 

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