Events

"The Mysterious World of Eating Disorders" Tuesday, February 7, 2012    This presentation will be of interest & practical help to those affected by an eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia, or compulsive overeating), families & friends, educators, the general public & anyone working with individuals struggling with an eating disorder     Location: Hart House - University of Toronto 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON, CA, M5S 3H3 Contact: Marie Cooper Website: http://www.bellwood.ca E-mail: mcooper@bellwood.ca Tel:  416 495-0926 x301    Fax:  416 497-8134

Premiers épisodes psychotiques et consommation : favoriser l'intervention précoce Friday, February 10, 2012    Journée de formation organisée par l'Association des intervenants en toxicomanie du Québec dans le cadre du programme de formation continue en partenariat avec l'Université de Sherbrooke     Location: Longueuil Campus de Longueuil - Université de Sherbrooke Contact: Sophie Lamoureux Website: http://www.aitq.com/activites/formation.htm E-mail: secretariat@aitq.com Tel:  450 646-3271    Fax:  450 646-3275

Opiate Realities - "From Behind the Eyes" Friday, February 17, 2012    A custom workshop of select CAST Canada material with panels of folks with lived experience - direct, family and professional - we will see the realities of the opiate experience "From Behind the Eyes"  of the folks who have been there and some who are there.   For front line helping professionals.   Location: Travelodge Hotel and Convention Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Website: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5akd1w67ac7c756&llr=gtvhe7cab E-mail: regehr@cast-canada.ca Tel:  1-705-749-6145

4th International Gambling Conference February 22-24, 2012    Shaping the future of gambling - Positive change through policy, practice and research.Te ao hurihuri me te petipeti - The world of gambling today. Across the world gambling industries are changing and evolving, expanding into new markets and reaching new demographics. We are all seeking positive outcomes in this environment but need to determine what they are and how we measure them. This conference will examine how positive change can be brought about through research, policy and practice.     Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel 128 Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand Contact: Cynthia Orme Website: http://www.internationalgamblingconference.com E-mail: cynthia.orme@pgfnz.org.nz Tel:  6493690603   Fax:  6493681540

CADTCP International Training Conference on PROBLEM SOLVING COURTS & INNOVATIVE APPROACHES February 29 - March 2, 2012    This is Canada's most comprehensive multidisciplinary conference on Problem Solving Courts and Innovative approaches to justice. Social Problems such as drug and gambling addiction, substance abuse, mental illness, family dysfunction and homelessness have resulted in recurring illegal behaviour with deleterious consequences to society. This has led to the evolution of Problem Solving Courts. Learn from national and international experts about several innovative approaches to justice and treatment including the composition, method of operation, challenges, best practices and outcomes in Problem Solving Courts such as Drug Treatment, Mental Health, Aboriginal, Gambling Treatment, Homelessness, Domestic Violence and Community Courts.     Location: Sheraton Centre, Toronto, Ontario 123 Queen Street West , Toronto, Ontario, Canada Contact: D. Morrison Website: http://www.CADTCPConference.com E-mail: dorothy@cadtcpconference.com Tel:  780-437-8013    Fax:  780-439-6879

CMHA Bottom Line Conference 2012: Practical Steps to a Psychologically Healthy Workplace February 29 - March 1, 2012    Promoting psychological health is essential to building workplaces that thrive-but how do we get there? CMHA's 9th annual Bottom Line Conference will gather 300 executives, managers, union leaders, as well as HR and health professionals from workplaces large and small to learn steps everyone can take towards building a psychologically healthy workplace for your employees, members-and yourselves.   Location: Vancouver Convention Centre 999 Canada Place , Vancouver, BC, Canada, v5l2z7 Website: http://www.bottomlineconference.ca E-mail: conference@cmha.bc.ca Tel:  604-688-3234 ext. 244 or 1-800-555-8222    Fax:  604-688-3236

Insights & Innovations 2012 February 29 - March 2, 2012    With a focus on youth and families, this conference will provide opportunities to engage participants through workshops and plenary sessions. Topics to be addressed include: health promotion within youth & families; integrated practice with youth and families with complex challenges (e.g., concurrent disorders); youth and alcohol; engagement strategies with youth & families and practitioner renewal.     Location: Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada Contact: Conference Coordinator Website: http://www.asap-bc.org/m_9.asp E-mail: info@asap-bc.org Tel:  (604) 222-1935

'Progress not Prisons' - Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy National Conference 2012 March 2-4, 2012    JOIN US at Canada's only national drug policy reform conference! Join students, young people, researchers, social workers, policy makers, activists, academics, curious onlookers, and more for an exciting weekend! The conference will feature panel discussions on pressing topics in drug policy, interactive workshops, student research presentations, chances to hang out with inspiring people, and more.  As Canada continues to increase the role of prisons and punishment in our society, we will come together to ask what 'progress' means for the current Canadian drug policy movement.   Location: University of Calgary CSSDP chapter Calgary, Alberta Website: http://cssdp.org/index.php/our-campaigns/80-conference2012/339-conference2012

2012 National Mental Health Conference - Mental Health Disorders: Challenges With Youth, Aboriginal Communities & the Criminal Justice System March 14-15, 2012    Pre-Conference Workshops March 13 One in five Canadians over the course of their lives can experience mental illness in one of its many manifestation. What that ultimately means is that every single family in Canada has in some way been affected by mental illness. And yet the reluctance to talk about it, to acknowledge it openly, to treat it as a form of human suffering like any other illness, relates in part to how threatening this set of illnesses is to our sense of who we are. In Canada, seven in 10 people with a mental illness do not receive treatment.   Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Contact: Tara Brouseau Website: http://www.2012mentalhealthconference.com/welcome Tel:  (204) 786-0987 or 1(800)263-1460   Fax:  (204) 775-3497

Santé mentale et toxicomanie chez les jeunes Friday, March 16, 2012    Journée de formation organisée par l'Association des intervenants en toxicomanie du Québec dans le cadre du programme de formation continue en partenariat avec l'Université de Sherbrooke     Location: Longueuil Campus de Longueuil - Université de Sherbrooke Contact: Sophie Lamoureux Website: http://www.aitq.com/activites/formation.htm E-mail: secretariat@aitq.com Tel:  450 646-3271    Fax:  450 646-3275

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Challenges in Practice, Research and Policy March 18-21, 2012    The Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science provides a forum for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to interact and discuss research and practice. This 44th conference will address FASD in terms of evidence-based prevention and intervention and will discuss legal, educational and prevention challenges associated with FASD. The conference will be of interest to clincians, educators, researchers and policy makers within the field of FASD and children's mental health.     Location: The Banff Centre 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, Canada, T1L 1H5 Contact: Banff Centre Reservations Office Website: http://banffbehavsci.ubc.ca/ E-mail: reservations@banffcentre.ca Tel:  1-800-884-7574; 403-762-6308    Fax:  403-762-7502

Cyberdépendance : quand la passion des écrans tourne à l'obsession Friday, March 23, 2012    Journée de formation organisée par l'Association des intervenants en toxicomanie du Québec dans le cadre du programme de formation continue en partenariat avec l'Université de Sherbrooke     Location: Trois-Rivières Hôtel Delta de Trois-Rivières Contact: Sophie Lamoureux Website: http://www.aitq.com/activites/formation.htm E-mail: secretariat@aitq.com Tel:  450 646-3271    Fax:  450 646-3275

"Tomorrow Does Not Exist" Friday, March 23, 2012    Do you work with folk who are perpetually angry and profoundly stuck? Gather an intuitive understanding of folks for whom Tomorrow Does Not Exist and learn safe, productive and appropriate ways to move ahead. Learn to be more 'present to do the work at hand. PLE informed ( person with Lived Experience ). For all frontline helping professionals.   Location: Best Western Hotel, North Bay, Ontario Website: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5avbiwgc820b346&llr=gtvhe7cab E-mail: regehr@cast-canada.ca Tel:  705-749-6145

8th Annual Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference March 28-30, 2012    Mental Health and the Justice System: Implications and Applications of Treatment, Research, Policy and Law     Location: Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6E 3T3 Contact: Barb Bell Website: http://www.bcmhas.ca/Education/RVHConferences.htm E-mail: bbell@bcmhs.bc.ca Tel:  604-524-7509    Fax:  604-524-7173

Dépression, activité suicidaire et consommation : une faillite adaptative de la négation de soi Friday, April 13, 2012    Journée de formation organisée par l'Association des intervenants en toxicomanie du Québec dans le cadre du programme de formation continue en partenariat avec l'Université de Sherbrooke     Location: Longueuil Campus de Longueuil - Université de Sherbrooke Contact: Sophie Lamoureux Website: http://www.aitq.com/activites/formation.htm E-mail: secretariat@aitq.com Tel:  450 646-3271    Fax:  450 646-3275

Aspects neurobiologiques de la toxicomanie : comprendre pour mieux intervenir Friday, April 13, 2012    Journée de formation organisée par l'Association des intervenants en toxicomanie du Québec dans le cadre du programme de formation continue en partenariat avec l'Université de Sherbrooke     Location: Québec L'Hôtel Québec Contact: Sophie Lamoureux Website: http://www.aitq.com/activites/formation.htm E-mail: secretariat@aitq.com Tel:  450 646-3271    Fax:  450 646-3275

5TH NATIONAL BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER April 18-21, 2012    This conference will provide a forum to share research, experience and practice in order to discuss how we can effectively sustain and enhance the lives of adolescents and adults with FASD, their families, service providers, and communities. Are we adequately addressing and supporting the needs and rights of adolescents and adults with FASD within our society? Do individuals with FASD have timely and appropriate access to health care, housing, social services, legal and civil justice and employment? How can we build on the strengths of existing systems to identify and address barriers and move forward to provide effective ethical support? How do we provide focused and targeted approaches across services, and systems to create an integrated and collaborative approach to supporting individuals with FASD? These are the essential elements for social justice and we are just starting to explore and understand what will be required to put these into action.     Location: The Hyatt Regency Vancouver 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 2R7 Contact: Rena Chen Website: http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Adults.html E-mail: ipcde2@interchange.ubc.ca Tel:  604-827-3112    Fax:  604-822-4835

Relation d'aide en santé mentale et toxicomanie auprès de ceux qui portent ou ayant porté l'uniforme Friday, May 11, 2012    Journée de formation organisée par l'Association des intervenants en toxicomanie du Québec dans le cadre du programme de formation continue en partenariat avec l'Université de Sherbrooke     Location: Longueuil Campus de Longueuil - Université de Sherbrooke Contact: Sophie Lamoureux Website: http://www.aitq.com/activites/formation.htm E-mail: secretariat@aitq.com Tel:  450 646-3271    Fax:  450 646-3275

10th European Congress on Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems May 25-27, 2012    CALL FOR SYMPOSIA Europad will select up to 12 symposia to be presented during this Europad congress. Each symposium will be made of 4 oral presentations and will be chaired by one of the 4 speakers, responsible for the scientific organization of it.   Location: Barcelo Sants , Barcelona, Spain Website: http://www.europad.org

5th International Stigma Conference June 4-6, 2012    “Together Against Stigma: Changing How We See Mental Illness” will bring together researchers, policy makers, mental health professionals and service users from around the world. The focus of this conference will be effective interventions to reduce stigma and discrimination related to mental illness.   Please spread the word. You can access further details at  www.togetheragainststigma2012.ca   Location: Delta hotel, Ottawa Contact: Nancy Snowball Website: http://www.togetheragainststigma2012.ca E-mail: nsnowball@mentalhealthcommission.ca Tel:  (403) 385-4098

National Addictions Awareness Week November 12-16, 2012    CCSA celebrates National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) and Drug Awareness Week (DAW) as a valuable opportunity to showcase what’s being done to inform Canadians and reduce the harms and costs of alcohol and drug abuse in Canada. This week sees a concentrated effort from organizations across the country that plan special events and activities to raise awareness. Does your organization plan to celebrate NAAW/DAW? Share what you will be doing – we can promote it on our website.   Location: http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/NewsAndEvents/Information_Share/NAAWDAW/Pages/default.aspx Contact: Tina Barton Website: http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/NewsAndEvents/Information_Share/NAAWDAW/Pages/default.aspx E-mail: tbarton@ccsa.ca

Alcohol Policy 16 : Alcohol Policy Conference Series April 3-5, 2013    This conference is a forum for researchers, community practitioners, and public officials to meet and exchange findings, explore evidence-based solutions, and consider adoption of policies aimed at minimizing risks associated with alcohol use.     Location: Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel , Washington, DC Contact: Kathie Gorham Website: http://www.silvergategroup.com/ap16/index.htm E-mail: kgorham@silvergategroup.com