Speaker & Topic

IIMHL / IIDL Network Meeting Program of Events

Opening Address

Anita Everett and Jennifer Johnson

Indigenous Opening with Zotigh Singers

Formal Welcome by the Co-MCs:
Brian Sims and Marshall Morrisseau 

Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern,
Prime Minister of New Zealand, video recording

Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use,
US Department of Health and Human Services

Honourable Carla Qualtrough,
Minister for Disability Issues, Canada, video recording

Inspirational Keynote
Young Adult Lived Experience Perspectives on Valuing Inclusion, Resilience and Growth

Tia Nelis, Director of Policy and Advocacy, TASH

William Kellibrew, International Advocate, William Kellibrew Foundation

Plenary #1 – Valuing Inclusion

Arthur Evans, CEO,
American Psychological Association

Plenary #2 - The Social Crisis in the Climate Crisis

Gary Belkin, Director, Billion Minds Project, Columbia University

Reconciliation in Mental Wellness- Shifting to a Strength Based Paradigm

Misko Kicknosway, Indigenous Youth Leader

Carol Hopkins, O.C., MSW, LL.D.(hons), CEO, Thunderbird Partnership Foundation

Plenary #3 - Community Resilience and Growth Stories

Video of a panel discussion
Rich Toscano and Jenna Robar

Day Two

Plenary #4
Learning Resilience from the Manchester Arena Bombing

Video recording from the European Hub

Presentation by Joshua Morganstein, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress

Intersection between Mental Health
and Substance Use:
Transforming Crisis Supports and Services

Anita Everett, Stephanie Priest, Katlyn Kotila,
Mylan Barnes, Meighan Haupt

Healthcare Workforce Mental Health

Peter Cornish and Kelly Davis - Healthcare Workforce Mental Health

Closing Remarks

Anita Everett, Jennifer Johnson, Ruby Moore,
Holly Echo-Hawk

 Steve Appleton, President and CEO, IIMHL and IIDL

Leadership Exchange 2024 - Welcome to the Netherlands

Indigenous closing