Brain Health & Wellness in Depression - CAN-BIND's 4th Annual Family & Friends Day

CAN-BIND is hosting the 4th Annual Family & Friends Day. This year's theme is "Brain Health & Wellness in Depression". There will be presentations from the research and lived experience perspectives, information booths, free community resources and wellness workshops. This event is open to the public.

Register for this free event here.

Lived Experience Talks:
Ms. Kathryn Sutcliffe
Presentation Title: Hope is a Four Letter Word

Mr. John Stewart
Presentation Title: Studies and Experiments for Dummies!

Research Talks:
Dr. Kate Harkness, Queen's University
Topic: Effects of childhood maltreatment on depression

Mr. Andrew Kcomt, MDAO & Ms. Janice Pong, St. Michael's Hospital
Topic: The CHOICE-D patient and family guide to depression treatment

Dr. Francesco Leri, University of Guelph
Topic: Addiction and anhedonia in depression

Dr. Shane McInerney, St. Michael's Hospital
Topic: Wellness, cognition and the CAN-BIND-1 study

Dr. Sakina Rizvi, St. Michael's Hospital
Topic: Neuroimaging and depression

Dr. Claudio Soares, Queen's University
Topic: M-health technologies for mood disorders

Wellness Workshops:
Beginner Martial Arts with Ms. Alisa Gayle (30 min)
Art Therapy with Ms. Ximena Morena, OEATA (40 min)

Information Booths:
-Centre for Depression and Suicide Studies, St. Michael's Hospital
-Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
-Family Navigation Project
-Foster Lab - Microbes and Mood
-Hope and Me - Mood Disorders Association of Ontarion (MDAO)
-Ontario Brain Institute (OBI)
-Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association (OEATA)
-Stella's Place
-WE Wellbeing (WE.org)
-#BrainAwarenessWeek photo booth

For questions, please contact Anum (CAN-BIND Outreach Coordinator) at shivjiarwana@smh.ca.