Webinar: COVID-19 Aftermath: Addiction and Mental Health Supports

This free webinar is hosted by the University of Alberta.

COVID-19 has undeniably affected and inconvenienced us all. But shutdown measures to prevent the spread of the virus have deepened the struggle for people who live with addiction and mental illness.

Since the pandemic, we’ve seen a surge in alcohol consumption in the general population, reduced access to addiction support programs, increased reports of overdoses in homeless shelters and pressure on mental health supports. Hear from UAlberta School of Public Health experts Elaine Hyshka ('07 BA, '16 PhD) and Cam Wild ('84 BA(Hons), '88 MA, '93 PhD) as they discuss the fault lines that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed in supports for addiction and mental health. Explore what it would take to redesign systems to promote population mental health beyond the pandemic.

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Rebuilding After COVID 19 - Empowering Communities for Long-term Health and Resiliency: A Four-Part Series

COVID-19 highlights the pressing need to address vulnerability, sickness and inequity in our communities. As we anticipate the long-term social, economic and health effects of the pandemic, now is the time to take action—and shape our future—to ensure communities rebound and achieve their healthiest potential.

This webinar is part three. To see our previous two episodes on other aspects of Public Health after COVID-19, see the Alumni Association website ‘On Demand’ section. ualberta.ca/alumni/on-demand/webinars

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