Ottawa, Ontario

Presentations
Monday, October 30, 2006

Cops are from Mars and Shrinks are From Venus: the dilemma of working together
Speakers:
Dr. Dorothy Cotton, Correctional Service Canada
Superintendent Ward Clapham, RCMP
Presentation - see downloadable documents

Ketnote Speaker: The Consensus Project: people with mental illness and police response...
Speaker:
Melissa Reuland, Consultant and Researcher
Presentation - see downloadable documents

Pre-Charge Mental Health Diversion - A community response to individuals with serious mental illness who are "at risk" of being charged with a criminal offence
Speakers:
Chief Terry McLaren, Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Services
Beverly Kinnear, Canadian Mental Health Association Peterborough Branch
Presentation - see downloadable documents

It's Not Always a Crisis: Social Support Provided by Police Officers to Persons with a Mental Illness
Speakers:
Joan Nandlal Phd.D., Manager, Community Research,
Planning and Evaluation Team
Presentation - see downloadable documents

Development of an Integrated MCT: Trials, Tribulations and Successes
Speakers:
Susan Hare, Program Manager, CDMPH
Monique Yazbek, Manager, IWK Health Centre;
Mental Health Program
Superintendent Fred Sanford, Halifax Regional Police
Mark Wheatley, Paramedic, Emergency Health Services
Mary C. Pyche, MSW, RSW, Service Coordinator, Mental Health Crisis Team
Presentation - see downloadable documents

Tuesday, October 30, 2006

A Unique Perspective on Mental Illness: Mother of the victim...wife of the accused
Speaker:
Sheila Deighton, Schizophrenia Society of Ontario,
Ottawa Regional Coordinator and Family Member
Presentation - see downloadable documents