Celebrating Collaboration, Cooperation and Partnership in Student Mental Health (Under Construction)
Presented by the Association of Atlantic Univerities (AAU) in partnership with Medavie
Mount Saint Vincent University, Rosaria Student Centre, Multi-purpose Room
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
To read the Final Report click here... (under construction)
Program
Conference Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Cawley, Medavie Healthy Campuses Coordinator, Association of Atlantic Universities
8:30 am
Registration/coffee
9:00 am
Opening Remarks
Dr. Julie McMullin, Vice-President, Academic and Provost, Mount Saint Vincent University
Patty Faith, Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing, Medavie
9:15 am
AAU Healthy Campuses Initiative Highlights
Dr. Elizabeth Cawley, Medavie Healthy Campuses Coordinator, Association of Atlantic Universities
10:00 am
Pathway Through Mental Health Care for Post-Secondary Settings Highlights
Dr. Yifeng Wei, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
10:45 am
Nutrition break
11:00 am
The Healthy Campuses Showcase
Presenters:
Anne Comfort, Director, Accessibility and Student Wellness, Mount Allison University
Erica McGill, Director, Health, Counselling & Accessibility, Acadia University
Darren Steeves, Owner, Vendura Wellness and Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie University
Dr. Donna Hardy Cox, Associate Vice-President (Academic) Students, Memorial University of Newfoundland
12 noon
Lunch
12:45 pm
Keynote Speaker: Donovan Taplin, Vice-Chair (TC), Canada's National Standard for the Mental Health of Post-Secondary Students
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Trends in Youth Mental Health: Introductory Remarks
The Honourable Stan Kutcher, Senator, ONS, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS
2:30 pm
Moderated Panel Discussion
Moderator: Clancy McDaniel, Executive Director, StudentsNS
Panelists:
Dr. Elizabeth Cawley, Medavie Healthy Campuses Coordinator, Association of Atlantic Universities
The Honourable Stan Kutcher, Senator, ONS, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS
Donovan Taplin, Vice-Chair (TC), Canada's National Standard for the Mental Health of Post-Secondary Students
3:30 pm
Where Do We Go From Here? Next Steps
3:45 pm
Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts