No one has the corner on truth, but together we have knowledge.
David Masecar, M.A. C. Psychological Associate

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Native Mental Health Association of Canada 2007 Conference

September 13 - 16, 2007

CASP/ACPS 2007 Conference

Mark your calendar for the 2007 conference for the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention in Yellowknife, NWT. Oct. 5-8, 2007

What is Working, What is Hopeful

Panel Presentation - 2007 Conference for the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention

October 7, 2007 9:00 to 12:00

Dr. Brenda Restoule - Psychologist,  Native Mental Health Association of Canada. Sudbury, Ontario
Ms. Lori Idlout - Executive Director for the Embrace Life Council, Iqaluit Nunavut
Ms. Beverly Carter Buffalo - Coordinator of Student Services for the Kihew Waciston Learning Center in Onion Lake, Saskatchewan
Mr. Ray McGuire -  Community Mental Health Advisor, Aboriginal Suicide and Critical Incident Response Team (ASCIRT), Nanaimo, British Columbia
David Masecar, Project Coordinator,
What is Working, What is Hopeful. Ottawa, Ontario

This half day panel/workshop will provide examples of individuals and communities that have overcome suicide including identification of natural and community developed strategies. After presentation by a number of panelists, participants will become involved in a discussion as to what can be learned from these experiences, and what can be developed within their respective communities. Proceedings from this session will be published on-line as part of he continued development of “What is Working, What is Hopeful...”.

Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition
(NSPC)

2nd Annual Conference

Evening of November 6 and all day November 7, 2007