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Ghost in the Machine: Tackling Structural Stigma in Health-Care Environments webinar (Mental Health Commission of Canada)

Event information

Dates: February 9, 2021

Location: Virtual

Website: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50094736/Ghost-in-the-Machine-Tackling-Structural-Stigma-in-Health-Care-Environments

About this event

Description: Learn more about the Mental Health Commission of Canada's multi-year project to better comprehend and address mental health- and substance use-related structural stigma in health care. Participants will increase their understanding of structural stigma, learn about its sources and consequences, and gain insights into how it can be addressed.

Speakers: The webinar will be presented by Canada’s leading researchers on structural stigma: Heather Stuart, PhD, FRSC, C.M., Jamie Livingston, PhD, Javeed Sukhera, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Stephanie Knaak, PhD, and Thomas Ungar, MD, Med., CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC, DABPN.

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