Toward Equity & Advocacy in Mental Health (TEAM) Scholarship Day will build scholarship in advocacy & community engagement in our Department
Thursday, November 13, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm EST
Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, 108 College Street, Toronto
Toward Equity and Advocacy in Mental Health (TEAM) Scholarship Day will bring together our community to explore the role of scholarship in building equity, advocacy, and collaboration in mental health. Featuring a keynote presentation on EDI in Mental Health By Dr. Debra Thompson, a panel discussion, a poster showcase, and more, this new Department Academic Day offer presentations and discussion touching on all elements of equity, advocacy and mental health.
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Our keynote presentation
Dr. Debra Thompson presents The Architecture of Inequality: Systemic Racism in Canada
Dr. Debra Thompson is an Associate Professor of Political Science and a Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies at McGill University. An internationally recognized expert on the comparative politics of race, her research focuses on the relationships among race, the state, public policy, and inequality in Canada and beyond. She is the author of the award-winning books, The Schematic State: Race, Transnationalism, and the Politics of the Census (2016) and The Long Road Home: On Blackness and Belonging (2022), is a contributing columnist for the Globe and Mail, and is the host of the Institute for Research on Public Policy’s In/Equality podcast.
Call for Presentations
Submissions are now being accepted for presentations
Please submit your proposed presentation in the form of a CPA abstract (more guidance for the submission is available at the link below). We welcome presentations on works in progress. The planning committee will review all proposals and successful applicants will be invited for either an oral or poster presentation. Oral presentations will be 12 minutes with 8 minutes for discussion with the audience (Q&A).