Join the HSJCC for a two-day virtual forum bringing together professionals from across the mental health, addictions and justice sectors working in specialized courts, with a focus on mental health and drug treatment courts. Participants will share experiences, discuss promising practices, including key considerations for specialized courts during COVID-19, and collaborate on ways to improve supports for justice-involved individuals with mental health, addictions and other complex needs.
This forum is intended for judges, lawyers, court support workers, service providers, policy makers and persons with lived experience of specialized courts.
Honoraria for persons with lived experience of these courts will be provided.
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This is a two-day event. Please register for each day separately.
Register for Day 1 (March 9 from 1:30pm - 4:30pm): https://zoom.us/webinar/regist...rViRv5TPSkmJ2YdDQymQ
Register for Day 2 (March 10 from 1:30pm - 4:30pm): https://zoom.us/webinar/regist...U550JjR1SEC7kySq8m1g
Keynote Speakers:
- Justice Kofi Barnes, Co-Founder of Canada's first Drug Treatment Court, Superior Court of Justice
- Nikoleta Curcin, lived experience of Toronto Drug Treatment Court
- Chief Justice Pamela Williams, Nova Scotia Court
Panel Discussions:
- Judges Panel: Sharing Best Practices
- Exploring Emerging Issues in Specialized Courts
- Shifting to Virtual Courts During COVID-19
Special Guests:
- Chief Justice Lise Maisonneuve, Ontario Court of Justice
- Deputy Attorney General David Corbett
View the agenda.
For more information, contact:
Candace Vena, HSJCC Project Manager cvena@ontario.cmha.ca
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