1 month left to register for the 3rd annual OIPRC IP Forum
Spaces are limited and registration will be closing February 21st, 2012 & the discounted rate for hotel rooms is only available until January 27th, 2012, so book early!
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The forum will take place all day on February 29th, 2012 Novotel North York Hotel in Toronto.
Keynote speakers will include:
• Jim Conway, Speaker & Trainer from The Search Institute; importance of promoting resiliency and positive youth development in adolescence.
• Dr. Wayne Hammond, president and executive director with Resiliency Initiatives; resiliency as related to prevention and the learnings from strength-based practice.
• Chloe Hamza, Research Chair of the Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition.
• Thunder Bay Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force.
• Dr. Susan Forbes & Dr. Lori Livingston – Play It Cool program & research group.
• Kerri Richards, Toronto Public Health and Susan Shepherd, Toronto Drug Strategy Secretariat.
• Gail Glatt, Mental Health Promotion Specialist, CMHA, Ontario and Marianne Kobus-Matthews, Senior Health Promotion Consultant, CAMH.
The cost for the day is $100 per person.
Who: Public health practitioners, LHIN members, researchers, and health promoters interested risk reduction, injury prevention & facilitating increased resiliency among adolescents
What: Current research and programming focusing on preventing adolescent injuries/risks and promoting resiliency in adolescence.
Learn:
• Importance of increasing assets in adolescents and how this relates to positive outcomes and reduction in risks & injuries.
• Current research and programming on adolescent suicide and sports & recreation injuries.
• Incorporating resiliency into prevention and programming frameworks. Including the challenges and successes experienced by other public health programmers focusing on this.
• Current work being done on promoting resiliency and positive youth development including the importance of activity engagement as a facilitator of resiliency and positive outcomes for youth.
For more information, contact Jayne Morrish at jmorrish@smartrisk.ca
Please note: On the evening of February 27th, and during the day on February 28th, 2012, the Alcohol Policy Network will be holding their popular Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity Forum at the same venue. By attending both forums you will save $25
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Sponsored by Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre in partnership with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and the Ontario Public Health Association. Support also provided by the Ontario Government and Public Health Ontario.