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Driving Culturally Relevant System Initiatives at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

  • 12 Jul 2022
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Webinar

Speaker: Dr. Renee Linklater

Talk Title: Driving Culturally Relevant System Initiatives at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Objectives:

· Learn about the importance of health equity in relation to the context of Indigenous health in Canada

· Acknowledge the opportunities to advance culture as treatment as part of CAMH's efforts as a hospital to reconcile the relationship with Indigenous peoples

· Gain an understanding of the culturally relevant CAMH services available for First Nations, Inuit and Métis patients, service providers and communities

· Discuss efforts to support transformative change throughout the healthcare system in Canada

Speaker Bio:

Renee Linklater, PhD is a member of Rainy River First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. She has over 25 years of experience working with Indigenous healing agencies and First Nation communities. Renee has worked across the health and education sectors as a frontline worker, program evaluator, curriculum developer, educator/trainer, and researcher. She is an international speaker on trauma and healing and is the author of Decolonizing trauma work: Indigenous stories and strategies and editor of Connected in Creation: A Collection of Lived Experience through Cultural Expression. Renee is the Senior Director of Shkaabe Makwa - Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and is actively involved in several system level initiatives across the province.



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