2009
Events 2009

The 2009 Open Mind Workshop Series

Adolescent Addictions: Understanding, Treatment & Recovery
(Substance, Gambling, Internet and Video Games)

Thursday April 16, 2009

Adolescent Addictions: Understanding, Treatment & Recovery
(Substance, Gambling, Internet and Video Games)

Tuesday May 12, 2009

Open Mind Workshop - Peel Region -
Autism, Aspergers and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Wednesday May 20, 2009

Click here for more information on the 2008 Open Mind Workshop Series.

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Open Minds Across Canada
Mental Health Symposium 2009

Saturday November 7, 2009

In 2009 the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation and the Mental Health Partnerships of Canada hosted the first annual Open Minds Across Canada Mental Health Symposium. Seven sites across Canada - Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax - participated by hosting free half day workshops open for everyone in the community to attend.

Presentation topics included: bipolar disorder, psychosis, genetics, schizophrenia, alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, depression, suicide, medication assessment tools, mothers at risk for depression, ADHD, autism, research, antidepressant drugs, mood disorders and addiction.

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

For more information and a full list of our contributing partners please click here.

Presentations from the Open Minds Across Canada - 2009 coming soon.

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Silver Dinner 2009

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Four Seasons Hotel
Regency Ballroom
21 Avenue Road
Toronto, Ontario

Hosted by Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation and the Mental Health Partnerships of Canada

Keynote speaker Mark Tewksbury shared his experiences with depression. He is the star athlete who burst out of the water at the Barcelona Olympics following the come-from-behind victory in the 100 meter backstroke; an Olympic Champion with gold, silver and bronze medals from Olympic competitions in 1988 and 1992.

Thank you to our guests and sponsors for making the Silver Dinner 2009
our most successful event yet!

Title Sponsor
TD Waterhouse Canada


Gold Sponsors
Desjardins Financial Security
Mackenzie Investments
VIA Rail Canada

Silver Sponsors
Addenda Capital
AON Benfield
Canada Post Corporation
The Dominion
Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Tom & Ruth Kritsch Family Foundation
RBC Financial Group
Scotiabank Group

Bronze Sponsors
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association
CIBC
DHR International Inc.
Extendicare
Fidelity Investments
Franklin Templeton Investments
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Hartford Investments
Iter8 Inc.
Jarislowski Fraser Limited
Just Energy
KPMG LLP
McMillan LLP
MDC Partners
Mensante Corporation
Microdea Inc.
MPP Marketing Group
P & L Odette Charitable Foundation
Parker Management Consulting Incorporated
Pizzaville
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Elizabeth Vanstone

Friends of the Silver Dinner
The Temerty Family
John & Liz Tory

Media Sponsors
Anchor
Bp Canada

Esperanza
Mental Notes
Moods
SZ Magazine


Event Committee
Staunton Bowen, Co-Chair
Elizabeth Vanstone, Co-Chair
Pierina Cincinnato
Marlene Kalchos
Michael Sharp
Andrea Swinton

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