The Stand Up to Stigma Conference focused on suicide prevention, supporting families after a loss and improving access to mental health care.
The Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) hosted a conference last week, bringing together mental health professionals, community organizations and people with lived experience.
The Stand Up to Stigma Conference focused on suicide prevention, supporting families after a loss and improving access to mental health care.
Nazanin Alavi, program medical director of Mental Health and Addiction Care at KHSC, explains what organizers hope attendees will take away from the event.
The conference featured speakers from Queen’s University, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Providence Care and Bereaved Families of Ontario.
Discussions covered lived experience, support for people grieving a loss, building resilient communities and the different mental health needs of various populations.
Alavi also discusses the importance of bringing different perspectives together to strengthen community support and help people navigate mental health challenges.
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