Social media in spotlight at mental health conference
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How social media can be an unsocial and unhealthy place to spend time is among the key topics that will be examined today through Friday in Winnipeg at the National Mental Health Conference 2017.
The three-day conference at the Hilton in Winnipeg, presented by the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba, is being structured around the theme of the “Journey to healing within.”
During the 12 workshops, discussions will centre around mental health issues within aboriginal communities, the criminal justice system and examine societal issues linked to suicide and trauma.
Wade Sorochan of Edmonton, an author and motivational speaker, will speak on Thursday about the effects of social media on mental health and how Social Media Anxiety Disorder may be the next recognized mental health disorder.
Another keynote speaker will be Carol Todd of Port Coquitlam, B.C., the mother of Amanda Todd, who was so severely traumatized by social-media bullying that she took her life in 2012. Carol Todd created the Amanda Todd Legacy to reach kids and adults alike worldwide. She will speak twice during the conference including her keynote address on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. and as the facilitator of a workshop about online issues and mental health on Friday morning.
“There is a huge need for greater awareness and open discussion in the field of mental health, particularly amongst reconciliation, corrections reform and suicide prevention,” said executive director Tara Brousseau of the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba in a statement. “We are confident that this conference will help many people, both directly and indirectly, while bringing mental health issues into the open.”
University of Manitoba assistant professor Dr. Niigaanwewidam Sinclair and child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Alex Drossos of McMaster University will be the first two keynote speakers when they make their presentations on Thursday morning.
Sorochan and Ontario corrections reform advisor Howard Sapers will follow with their keynote presentations later Thursday.
Traditional dancer and storyteller Travis Dugas Bellerose “Knighthawk” will be the master of ceremonies and Grammy- and Juno Award-winning artist Dan Hill will perform on Friday at 1:15 p.m.
For more information about the conference, go to http://www.2017mentalhealthconference.com/ or contact Brousseau Snider at 204-786-0987 or email TaraS@mooddisordersmanitoba.ca.