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Subject: Upcoming Social Aetiology of Mental Illness [SAMI] Webinars
The Social Aetiology of Mental Illness [SAMI] training program is pleased to bring you the following free webinars. Please join us! http://knowledgex.camh.net/researchers/areas/sami/webinars/Pages/default.aspx
Live broadcasts take place on TUESDAYS, from 11:30am-12:30pm EST (Toronto Time).
On Jan 14, 2014, Dr. Linda Liebenberg, Co-Director of the Resilience Research Centre and Adjunct Professor at Dalhousie University will present "Understanding the promotion of resilience as a mediator for functional outcomes across cultures and contexts". Studies of children who grow up facing numerous challenges have shown that more young people develop well than those who experience breakdown and disorder. Using a mixed-methods study, the Pathways to Resilience Research Program explores the interaction of youth with formal service providers, community-based supports and informal supports, establishing a better understanding of pathways within and through service systems. This webinar will draw on our international quantitative data to position resilience as a mediator between risk, service use and positive outcomes, underscoring the role of service providers in this process. [For more details and registration click here<http://knowledgex.camh.net/researchers/areas/sami/webinars/current/Pages/01142014.aspx>]
On Jan 28, 2014, Dr. John Innes, Dean of Forestry at the University of British Columbia and Dr. Farah Shroff, University of British Columbia will present "Forests and Well Being". A large and rapidly growing body of evidence suggests that people benefit in many ways from being exposed to trees and forests. Being in forests also produces positive effects on a range of disorders including obesity, mental health imbalances, social isolation, diabetes, violent behaviour, substance abuse and even suicide. What does modern research tell us about getting healthier simply by being in the forest? In this webinar we will discuss the win-win opportunity that exists in Canada for managing forests specifically to improve the mental and physical health of local populations. [For more details and registration click here<http://knowledgex.camh.net/researchers/areas/sami/webinars/current/Pages/01282014.aspx>]
On Feb 11, 2014, Dr. Yukari Seko, SAMI Alumni and Post-Doctoral Fellow will present "On the Creative Edge: Exploring Motivations for Creating Self-Injury Content Online". User-generated content featuring Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) (e.g. photographs, videos, blogs and poetry) has been proliferating on the Internet. This raises mounting concerns over the potentially detrimental impacts of such materials to normalize or reinforce NSSI activities. This webinar will present the findings from a qualitative analysis of online interviews with 17 creators of NSSI content. [For more details and registration click here<http://knowledgex.camh.net/researchers/areas/sami/webinars/current/Pages/02112014.aspx>]
On Feb 18, 2014, Dr. Cheryl Currie, Assistant Professor at the University of Lethbridge will present "Mental Health in Cities: The Role of Cultural Continuity for Aboriginal Peoples". While it is important to develop a better understanding of risk factors that contribute to mental health and addictions, an over emphasis on risk has perpetuated the social stigmatization of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Positive perspectives that direct energy, time and resources to factors of relevance for Aboriginal peoples are also needed. Traditional Aboriginal culture may be a particularly important factor given it may be more easily modified than other determinants, it is a factor that can empower and foster pride among Aboriginal peoples, and it is a determinant many may be intrinsically motivated to strengthen. The role traditional Aboriginal cultures may play in reducing or even preventing substance use problems in cities is becoming increasingly relevant both in Canada and internationally, and will be the focus of the present talk. [For more details and registration click here<http://knowledgex.camh.net/researchers/areas/sami/webinars/current/Pages/02182014.aspx>]
On Feb 25, 2014, Prof. Mike Slade, from the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, U.K. will present "Recovery and the CHIME Framework". This webinar will outline a theory base for understanding and supporting recovery. The talk will cover the systematic review and narrative synthesis study which produced the Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning and Empowerment (CHIME) framework, present an international synthesis of best practice in supporting recovery, identify empirically-supported pro-recovery interventions, and outline current scientific knowledge gaps. [For more details and registration click here<http://knowledgex.camh.net/researchers/areas/sami/webinars/current/Pages/02182014.aspx>]
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