Presented by the Association of Atlantic Univerities (AAU) in partnership with Medavie Health Foundation
Mount Saint Vincent University, Rosaria Hall, Multi-purpose Room
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Sharing Best Practices in Student Mental Healthcare
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Short-and-long term objectives for this event:
- Short-term objective - promote inter-university sharing of best practices in student mental health services
- Short-to-mid term objective - advance development of regional collaborative initiatives
- Long-term objective - create a partnership between university student mental health services, local district health authorities and provincial departments of health
Conference moderator: Peter Halpin, Executive Director, Association of Atlantic Universities
8:30 am
Light breakfast/coffee
9:00 am
Opening remarks
Ramona Lumpkin, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor, Mount Saint Vincent University and Chair, AAU Council
Wade MacLauchlan, Chair, Medavie Health Foundation Board and President Emeritus, University of Prince Edward Island
9:15 am
CACUSS/CMHA Systemic Approach to Post-Secondary Student Mental Health Handbook
ACHA Survey Synopsis Information and Strategy Discussion
Rice Fuller, University of New Brunswick
10:15 am
Nutrition break
10:30 am
Online Self-help Programs for Psychological Distress
Victor Day, Dalhousie University
11:15 am
A Collaborative Model: Capital Health & IWK's University Connection
David Pilon, Program Leader, Specialty Mental Health Services, Capital Distrtict Health Authority
12 noon
Lunch
12:30 pm
Keynote Speakers: Fred and Elizabeth Fountain, The Stay Connected Mental Health Project
1:15 pm
Suicide Prevention
Rice Fuller, University of New Brunswick
2:00 pm
Creating a caring campus culture
Treena Smith, University of Prince Edward Island
2:45 pm
Successful student-led collaboration
Joanne Mills, Mount Saint Vincent University
3:30 pm
Institutional Showcase
4:30 pm
Where do we go from here? Next steps
James Sanford, Acadia University
5:30 pm
Conclusion