Toronto Mayor John Tory will host the Mental Health & Cities Summit on April 9 in partnership with Toronto Public Health, the Wellesley Institute, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), CivicAction, Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Date: Monday, April 9
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.)
Location: University of Toronto, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle
Mayor Tory and the other mayors from across Canada in attendance at the Summit will hold a media availability at 12 p.m. in the South Dining Room, located on the second floor of Hart House, to address questions related to the summit. Mayors at the summit include Gregor Robertson of Vancouver, Bonnie Crombie of Mississauga, Danny Breen of St. John’s, Drew Dilkens of Windsor, Berry Vbranovic of Kitchener and Matt Brown of London.
The Mental Health & Cities Summit will bring together politicians, academics, frontline practitioners, employers and others who regularly feel the impact of mental health in their communities, with a mandate to identify and drive areas for change. Along with examining the impacts of mental health and possible actions, other topics to be covered include: mental health first aid; student mental health; mental health in the workplace, and the role of data in health policy development.
Full agenda of the summit:
9 a.m. Performance, land acknowledgement
9:10 a.m. Welcome remarks by MC Anne Theriault, a Toronto-based writer and mental health advocate
9:20 a.m. Keynote by Mayor John Tory
9:40 a.m. Remarks by Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Helena Jaczek
10:30 a.m. Mayors’ Pecha Kucha: Mental Health Impacts and Actions
• Mayor Gregor Robertson, Vancouver
• Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Mississauga
• Mayor Drew Dilkens, Windsor
• Mayor Danny Breen, St. John’s
• Mayor Berry Vrbanovic, Kitchener
11:30 a.m. Keynote by Poppy Jaman, City Mental Health Alliance, UK
12 p.m. Media availability
12:45 p.m. Experts panel
• Dr. Kwame McKenzie (Moderator), Wellesley Institute
• Dr. Eileen de Villa, Medical Officer of Health, City of Toronto
• Robert Moore, CAMH, Executive Director, Provincial Systems Support Program
• Kathy Langlois, Canada-USA International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership
• Jennifer Chambers, Executive Director, Empowerment Council
1:30 p.m. Breakout sessions
• Swimming Upstream: How can we plan local services and community resources to support the mental well-being of residents?
• Mental Health First Aid: Building capacity at the local level
• Campus Mental Health: Emerging Crisis 101
• The Role of Data: The barriers and benefits of effective measurement
• Mental Health in the Workplace: Supporting the front line
• Working Together: Towards a cross-sectoral urban approach
4 p.m. Closing remarks and action items
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