Eight speakers have been lined up for the Mental Health and Addictions Symposium in Prince George taking place tomorrow and Thursday from the Conference and Civic Centre.
The event, co-hosted by the North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA), Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, the City of Prince George and, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, will have various presentations covering the topic.
The speakers confirmed for the event include:
- Keynote Speaker: Corey Hirsch, former NHL goaltender, coach and an Olympic Games silver medalist
- Dr. Barbara Kane, Head of the Psychiatry Department, University Hospital of Northern
British Columbia - Janine Stevenson and Andrea Durban, Community Action Initiative
- Art Reynolds, BC Construction Safety Alliance and Ian Robb, Chair of the Alberta Building
Trades - Dr. Paul Farnan, Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
- Mike Skrypnek and Andrea Paquette, Stigma-Free Mental Health Society
- Acasia Preston, Raelene Hodgson, and Colleen Purcka, Foundry BC
- Laura Honey and Julia Hintermeister, Saplings Mental Health, and many more.
In addition, the signing of the Mental Health and Addiction Accord will be a key outcome of the event.
– with files from Zachary Barrowcliff, MyPGNow.com staff
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