You're invited!
On November 24th, from 8:30am-4:00pm, join the Distress Centre of Ottawa & Region at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre for our 2nd Annual Mental Health Volunteer Conference!
This is a one-of-a-kind volunteer initiative, where you can connect with service providers in the field of mental health, and engage with other who are equally committed to excellence in volunteerism.
This conference has been created specifically for volunteers in Ottawa who are involved in various aspects of mental health support. We've organized what we think promises to be a day full of interactive workshops and presentations from community agencies and leaders in the mental healh field.
An amazing schedule of speakers, starts right at 9:00, and will feature presentations on giving the gift of our time, understanding adolescent drug use, supporting abused women, anxiety disorders, men's rage & violence, dementia, home visit response, psychosis, addiction, youth & self harm, and all will be a selection of breakout sessions, chosen by your preference of which to attend!
Lunch is provided for all attendees, and will be an hour break in the day to regroup, just in time to see a play entitled "Voices" by Hannah Brunsdon. "Voices" is about a young women's experience with grief, depression and suicide. The show features the voices in the main character's head. Hannah Brunsdon wrote "Voices" when she was in Grade 9, a year before she became sick with depression and anxiety.
The 2nd Annual Mental Health Volunteer Conference is now open for registration, and has limited space available! Registration fee is $75.00, and interested individuals can register here: http://www.regonline.com/volunteerconference .
We hope to see lots of you come out for this amazing day of information, for people who are simply passionate about their volunteering lives!
For more information, you can call the Distress Centre of Ottawa & Region office at 613-238-1089!
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