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Open Minds Across Canada
Mental Health Symposia 2009
In 2009 the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation and the Mental Health Partnerships of Canada (MHPC) launched the Open Minds Across Canada - Mental Health Symposium.

On Saturday November 7, 2009, Seven sites across Canada - Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax - hosted half-day workshops simultaneously, free to the community.

Watch the introduction by Michael Howlett, Chair of CPRF and MHPC.

Presentations from the Open Minds Across Canada 2009 coming soon.

The Open Minds Across Canada - Mental Health Symposium 2009 was supported by the
RBC Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. 

RBC Foundation

Canadian Institute of Health Research

This project was made possible through the contribution of the following partners:

  • BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute
  • CIHR/INMHA
  • Dalhousie University
  • McGill University
  • Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)
  • Mental Health Partnerships of Canada (MHPC)
  • Queens University
  • Royal Ottawa Hospital
  • St. Boniface General Hospital
  • St. Joseph’s Centre for Mountain Health Services
  • University of Manitoba
  • University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research

Thank you to the Professional Advisory Board Members:

  • Bruce Christensen
  • Dr. Kathryn Gill
  • Dr. William G. Honer
  • Dr. Ridha Joober
  • Dr. Martin Lepage
  • Dr. Xin-Min Li
  • Dr. Roumen Milev (on behalf of Dr. Jeanette J.A. Holden)
  • Dr. John R. Walker

Thank you to the lead site coordinators:

  • Barbara Beckett
  • Connie Coniglio
  • Krista Robertson
  • Zul Merali
  • John Walker
  • Ridha Joober
  • Shelley Ferris
  • Martin Alda

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