Halifax

Mental Health Services in Nova Scotia: What We Have and What We Need

25th annual conference of the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia

9:00am
- 4:30pm
Friday November 15 2013

The theme of the 25th annual conference of the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia is Mental Health Services in Nova Scotia: What We Have Conference topics and speakers include:

• Morning Emcee: Ms. Starr Dobson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia
• What We Need: Dr. Michael Teehan, President, Canadian Psychiatric Association
• Update, Challenges and Opportunities in Developing theTransformational Research in Adolescent Mental Health (TRAM) Network: Mr. Jacques Hendlisz, TRAM Partnership Lead
• The Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program: Dr. Phil Tibbo, Early Psychosis Program
• Early Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Severe Mental Illness in Young People at Risk: Dr. Rudolf Uher, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
• Long-Term Housing with Social Supports: L’Abri en Ville
• The Nova Scotia Certified Peer Support Specialist Program: Mr. Roy Muise, Healthy Minds Cooperative
• Importance of Readily Accessible Psychological Services to Recovery from Mental Illness: Dr. Alissa Pencer, Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health and Addictions Program, IWK Health Centre

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