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Toward Quality Mental Health Care: Dismantling Structural Stigma

Hear from health-care experts offering their insights on the stigma-free and inclusive dimension of the Quality Mental Health Care Framework, focusing on the crucial concept of structural stigma. Our expert panel shares practical strategies, tools, and resources to effectively address structural stigma, offering innovative ways to prevent stigmatizing practices within health-care organizations.

Panelists:

  • Bill Hill (Ro’nikonkatste), co-CEO of Noojimo Health, Canada’s first all-Indigenous virtual mental health clinic
  • Jodi Younger, Vice-President, Patient Care and Quality at St. Joseph’s Health Care London
  • Samaria Nancy Cardinal, Patient Partner, Patients for Patient Safety Canada
  • Stephanie Knaak, Senior Research Consultant, Mental Health Commission of Canada
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