This is really cool! I may use it on a paper I worked on last summer that I am trying to get published. Thanks for sharing! Aline On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Ardiles, Paola <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > ** > FYI > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Adler Institute on Social Exclusion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:50 PM > *To:* Adler Institute on Social Exclusion > *Subject:* New Video and Mental Health Impact Assessment (MHIA) Results > Announcement > > Dear Colleague,**** > > ** ** > > Policies in areas like housing, employment, education, and safety have > important impacts on the mental health and well-being of communities, > especially the most vulnerable. Rarely, if ever, do policy makers consider > the impacts of these and other “social determinants” on the mental health > of communities. Consequently, as a society, we make many policy decisions > that harm our collective psychological functioning and well-being. **** > > ** ** > > I am pleased to share a short video we have created to help introduce the > concept of *social determinants of mental health*. Please watch the > video on the Adler School Website<http://www.adler.edu/page/institutes/institute-on-social-exclusion/projects/mhia/social-determinants-of-mental-health>, > and consider sharing it with your colleagues and others who have a stake in > community mental health. **** > > * * > > The Institute on Social Exclusion (ISE) is leading the way in “social > determinants of mental health” thinking and practice. One way we are doing > this is through development and implementation of a Mental Health Impact > Assessment (MHIA) tool. We will report the results of our 18-month MHIA at > “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward<http://www.adler.edu/page/institutes/institute-on-social-exclusion/2012-conference/about-the-conference>,” > our second global conference, Sept. 19-20 in Chicago. Immediately following > this conference, we will host a workshop on MHIA, which is as a tool for > helping to ensure that public policy that promotes population mental health. > **** > > ** ** > > Please visit adler.edu/conference for CE/CME information and our exciting > conference agenda, including keynote speaker* *Professor Sir Michael G. > Marmot MBBS, MPH, PhD, Director of the University College London Institute > of Health Equity (Marmot Institute) and Chair of the European Review on the > Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide. Register soon—the > priority deadline is August 31. **** > > ** ** > > As we prepare to host this global conference on the social determinants of > urban mental health, we take this opportunity to recognize the University > of Illinois (UIC) College of Medicine at Chicago and the UIC Jane Addams > College of Social Work for their co-sponsorship of this landmark event.*** > * > > * * > > All the best to you. We look forward to seeing you in September!**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Lynn C. Todman, Ph.D.**** > > Executive Director, Institute on Social Exclusion**** > > Adler School of Professional Psychology**** > > 17 North Dearborn**** > > Chicago, IL 60602**** > > Tel: 312 662-4000 **** > > www.adler.edu **** > > ** ** > > *We will report the results of our 18-month MHIA at “The Social > Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward<http://www.adler.edu/page/institutes/institute-on-social-exclusion/2012-conference/about-the-conference> > **,” our second global conference, Sept. 19-20 in Chicago* > > Presented by the Adler School of Professional Psychology Institute on > Social Exclusion<http://www.adler.edu/page/institutes/institute-on-social-exclusion/2012-conference/about-the-conference> > **** > > Co-sponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of > Medicine <http://www.medicine.uic.edu/> and the UIC Jane Addams College > of Social Work <http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/college/>**** > > ** ** > To leave, manage or join list: > https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1 > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Aline Nizigama Master of Public Policy I Maîtrise en Politiques Publiques Bachelor of Health Studies in Health Policy I Baccalauréat en Politiques de la Santé Tel/Tél: 647.886.1977 <[log in to unmask]> To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1