[CAH] Community Events and Announcements: IWK Public Lecture: Preventing Youth Suicide

[Darcy Harvey]

Hi there Everyone,
 
Hope you're all enjoying the lovely weather! Here is an event that may
interest you. This is organized outside of the CAH office so please use the
information on the posting if you would like further information.
 
 
Take care,
 
 
Darcy 
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EVENT ADVISORY 


 

Public Lecture:

Preventing Youth Suicide: What's the Problem; 

What Should We Be Doing? 


 


What:              The IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University are
pleased to host a public lecture on strategies for preventing youth suicide,
as part of National Mental Health Week (May 7-13). All are welcome to
attend. 

 

"During adolescence, youth travel through a period of major physical,
emotional, social and vocational changes," says Dr. Stan Kutcher, Sun Life
Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health. "Though the youth years are
among the most physically healthy, they are also a time when mental illness
most commonly develops. It is important that youth engage in activities that
help build self-esteem, create positive family relationships, and stimulate
their mental and physical health. Young people and their parents should
learn the warning signs of mental illness, which can often be effectively
treated if caught early on. Mental health is everyone's business; we all
need to be informed."

 

When:                         Tuesday, May 15 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

 

Where:                        O.E. Smith Auditorium, IWK Health Centre

The O.E. Smith Auditorium is located on the main floor of the IWK Health
Centre, nearest the Children's Site entrance.

 

Who:               Dr. Stan Kutcher, Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent
Mental Health

Dr. Kutcher is an internationally renowned expert in the area of adolescent
mental health, a national and international leader in mental health
research, advocacy, training, policy, and health services, and holds the Sun
Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health.

 

The Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health is a partnership
between Dalhousie University, Sun Life Financial and the IWK Health Centre.
The Chair works to lead, foster and promote a world-class research, academic
and clinical program by collaborating with health care providers, policy
makers, schools, the business community, non-profit organizations and the
general public to advance the understanding of mental illness and to improve
the disability caused by mental disorders in young people. 

 

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For more information, please contact: IWK Public Relations, (902) 470-6740

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