This interdisciplinary conference will bring together scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to examine critical and emerging issues in mental health law—including litigation, coercion in care, criminal justice, MAiD, and novel and emerging treatments. The program features contributions from leading experts across law, psychiatry, sociology, Indigenous health, and public health.
Location
Desmarais Building (DMS), Room 12102
55 Laurier Ave E
Ottawa, Canada
Languages
The majority of panels will be in English. Live translated captions in both languages will be available for all panels.
Registration
Includes continental breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks.
All welcome!
Regular: CA$350 + 13% HST
Student: CA$65 + 13% HST
Special rate for community organizations available upon request
Zoom available upon request to out-of-town attendees
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Includes continental breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks on both days
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13% Ontario HST will be added
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Student Poster Session
We invite students to submit abstracts for the conference poster session. This session is dedicated to showcasing student work. Posters will be displayed/presented at the end of Day 1 and remain available for viewing over the Day 2 lunch period. We welcome submissions from students at all levels (undergraduate and graduate). Posters may address any theme connected to the Ottawa Charter as well as contemporary questions of health equity, human rights, and health promotion. Posters in English and French are welcome.
Deadline for submission: September 7th (11:59 pm)
Keynotes
Kwame McKenzie
Chief Executive Officer
Wellesley Institute
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto
Tracy Vaillancourt
Professor
Faculty of Education
University of Ottawa
Speakers
Emmanuelle Bernheim
Professor
Faculty of Law
University of Ottawa
Jennifer Chambers
Executive Director
Empowerment Council
Jennifer Chandler
Professor
Faculty of Law
University of Ottawa
Lucy Costa
Deputy Executive Director
Empowerment Council
Ruby Dhand
Professor
Faculty of Law
Thompson Rivers University
Agnieszka Doll
Assistant Professor
Department of History and Sociology
University of British Columbia
Vanessa Gruben
Professor
Faculty of Law
University of Ottawa
Mona Gupta
Clinical Professor
Département de psychiatrie et d’addictologie
Université de Montréal
Margaret Hall
Professor
School of Criminology
Simon Fraser University
Archibald Kaiser
Professor
Schulich School of Law
Dalhousie University
Steve Lorteau
LTA Professor and Director, National Program
Faculty of Law
University of Ottawa
Kevin Love
Lawyer
Community Law Program
Community Legal Assistance Society
Kwame McKenzie
Chief Executive Officer
Wellesley Institute
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto
Sophie Nunnelley
Assistant Professor
Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Toronto Metropolitan University
Eva Ottawa
Associate Professor
Faculty of Law
University of Ottawa
Sylvia Rich
Associate Professor
Faculty of Law
University of Ottawa
Richard D. Schneider
Judge
Ontario Court of Justice
Tess Sheldon
Associate Professor
Faculty of Law
University of Windsor
Laura Sikstrom
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Toronto
Anita Szigeti
Advocate and Lawyer
Anita Szigeti Advocates
Tracy Vaillancourt
Professor
Faculty of Education
University of Ottawa
Robin Whitehead
Assistant Professor
Bora Laskin Faculty of Law
Lakehead University
Sheila Wildeman
Professor
Schulich School of Law
Dalhousie University
