DIVERT Mental Health (a CIHR Health Research Training Platform) is excited to host a one-day event that brings mental health trainees, faculty, clinicians, industry, and NGO staff to learn together. The event is dedicated to innovative learning activities taught by a multisectoral group of experts ranging from patient-partners to policy makers and clinicians to researchers to innovators. Our day focuses on the intersection of inclusivity (diverse ways of understanding mental health) and accessibility (innovative technologies that increase reach of mental health interventions). Participants from diverse disciplines are invited, particularly psychology, medicine, nursing, social work, rehabilitation sciences, computer sciences. Expect to leave with new knowledges and skills to support your work in mental health!
Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided to all in-person participants. French translation available for virtual attendees.
There are only 3 simple steps to register:
- If you aren’t already an Associate Fellow of DIVERT Mental Health, register here (it only takes a few minutes!). If you are an Associate Fellow, go to step 2.
- Purchase your Eventbrite ticket before November 11th. Contact divert@yorku.ca if you have not received the link.
- Register your personal profile on PheedLoop. You will receive the detailed information 3 weeks before the event. This will take 5 minutes – paste in a quick bio and upload a photo.
Event Agenda & Speakers
French translation available for virtual attendees via Zoom and
streamed through PheedLoop’s Event Management Platform (login credentials to be provided to all attendees prior to the event).
PheedLoop will also be used for hybrid interactive components & gamification!
All event times are in Eastern Daylight Time (Toronto).
Time
7:30am – 8:15am
Session/Workshop
Registration
8:30am – 8:45am
Welcome & Land Acknowledgements
with
Dr. Rebecca Pillai Riddell – CPsych, FCAHS
Tier 1 York Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health,
York University
8:45am – 10:00am
Research, Practice, and Policy: Intersecting Sectors to Improve Digital Mental Health in Children and Youth
with
Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie – President and CEO of Strongest Families Institute | Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University | Scientist, IWK Health Centre
Maureen Abbott – Chair of the MHCC’s E-Mental Health Collaborative | CHIEF Executive member with Digital Health Canada
10:00am – 10:20am
Fluent in Minds: Youth-Led Community Initiative to Further Language Inclusivity in Mental Health
with
Sissi Zhao & Aeris Wren – Executive Director & Administrative Director of Fluent in Minds
10:20am – 10:35am
Break with Coffee/Tea and Mid-Morning Snacks
10:35am – 12:00pm
Should we quit our Day Jobs? Will AI replace Mental Health Professionals
with
Dr. Venkat Bhat – Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; Director, Interventional Psychiatry Program, St. Michael’s Hospital
Dr. Guillaume Dumas – Associate professor of Université de Montréal; Principal investigator, Precision Psychiatry and Social Physiology laboratory, Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine Research Centre
Dr. Alexandre Hudon – Médecin psychiatre – Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal ; Chercheur régulier – GIRCoPRo ; Membre associé – Institut nationale de psychiatrie légale Philippe-Pinel ; Professeur adjoint de clinique & Leader pédagogique, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Networking Activity Over Lunch
1:00pm – 2:15pm
ᐆᑌᓈᐃᐧᐦᑖᐤ ôtenâwihtâw / they make it a community
with
Beverly Keeshig-Soonias – Registered Psychologist; Elder and Past Chair of Indigenous Peoples’ Psychology Section
2:15pm – 3:00pm
Hot Topics in Digital Mental Health
with
Dr. Carla Hilario, PhD
Dr. Hali Kil, PhD
Dr. Kaitlin Di Pierdomenico
3:00pm – 3:15pm
Closing Remarks
with
Dr. Rebecca Pillai Riddell, CPsych, FCAHS
Tier 1 York Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health,
York University
