Date(s): Thursday, September 09, 2010 to Friday, September 10, 2010
Venue: Days Hotel & Conference Centre, Toronto Airport East, 1677 Wilson Ave
Toronto, Ontario
Organizer: The Ontario Coalition of Aboriginal People

Event Details

The Ontario Coalition of Aboriginal People invites you to attend a 2010 Aboriginal Health Forum, Addressing Aboriginal Mental Illnesses & the Criminal Justice System, September 9 - 10, 2010, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Criminal Justice System in Canada has under its care one of the most vulnerable and mentally unhealthy populations anywhere. The prevalence of serious personality disorders, drug and alcohol dependence, suicidaland self-harming behaviour, and all forms of mental illness (both psychotic and neurotic) is alarmingly high -much higher than in the general population.

Healthcare staff (community health care representatives, doctors, nurses, mental health specialists, health-care officers, correctional officers, parole officers, psychologists and others) require good mental-health skills and knowledge to carry out their roles and responsibilities.

The forum offers a range of skills and knowledge to address Aboriginal Mental Illnesses & the Criminal Justice System. You will learn, network and discover new and innovative programs and approaches that may have an application to your physical, mental-emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of mental illnesses.

The 2010 Aboriginal Health Forum is targeted to Health and Allied Health Care Providers working in Correctional institutions or community based justice programs and services, Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Caregivers, Police (on and off Reserve) Aboriginal Support Workers, Mental Health Clinicians, Mental Health Counselors, Youth Care Workers, Members of Aboriginal Parole and Police Boards, Corrections Workers, Federal, Provincial and Municipal Government Officials dealing with Aboriginal justice and health issues, Educators, Administrators/Managers, RCMP, Policy Makers, Tribal Council and Band Council Members,Social Workers, Traditional Healers, Wellness and Healing Practitioners, Restorative Justice Workers, andothers working in the Criminal Justice System.

SESSIONS COVERED IN THE FORUM INCLUDE: AN AGENDA IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

• THE COMPLEX RELATIONS BETWEEN MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
• AN UNDERSTANDING & DESCRIPTION OF THE MAJOR MENTAL ILLNESSES AFFECTING ABORIGINAL PEOPLE
• TOOLS FOR ASSESSING RISK: AGGRESSIVE INCIDENT SCALE (AIS) AND HARM
• CROSS CULTURAL MENTAL HEALTH: ABORIGINAL HEALING
• GOOD MENTAL HEALTH WORKS - CARE FOR THE CAREGIVERS
• A MODEL AGENCY, ABORIGINAL AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION IN RELEASE PLANNING FORINMATES WITH MENTAL DISORDERS
• DEFEATING THE DEPRESSION/MENTAL ILLNESS CONNECTION: FEELING GOOD AGAIN
• SHOW ME THE MONEY! FUND RAISING TECHNIQUES FOR ABORIGINAL ORGANIZATIONS: MENTALILLNESSES & THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

The 2010 Aboriginal Health Forum is sponsored by the Ontario Coalition of Aboriginal People, provincial affiliate of the Congress of Aboriginal People and presented by W. Zarchikoff & Associates.

Contact Information
Mr. W.W. (Bill) Zarchikoff
Phone: 604-530-3840
Fax: 604-530-3841
E-mail: wzarchikoff@yahoo.com OR wzarchikoff@msn.com