May 7, 2024 at 1 p.m ET.
Join Mary Ann Baynton, Director of Collaboration and Strategy with WSMH, Canada Life and a panel of speakers who will share their stories and experiences in managing addiction and mental illness including from the perspectives of people leaders, loved ones and those living it.
Bartholemew Hugh Campbell
Bartholemew Hugh Campbell has been living successfully for the past 14 years after struggling with multiple mental health issues his whole life. He credits peer support as a key contributor to his recovery and now as a mental health advocate he wants to share how important the process of wellness and recovery was to him, because it saved his life.
Robyn Priest
Robyn Priest is the co-founder of Robyn Priest LIVE YOUR TRUTH, a mental health and peer support education firm. Known as the Peer Support “Guru”, Robyn is internationally recognized and has even won the International Association of Peer Supporters Lifetime International Achievement Award, in 2016. Their passion is helping people go from surviving to thriving.
Dr. Ray Baker
Dr. Ray Baker is an associate Clinical Professor in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. He’s a physician with fellowships in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Baker has assessed or treated several thousand people with addictions often complicated by other psychiatric and medical comorbidities. In 2022 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine.
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This webinar will be recorded for future reference or just in case you can’t watch live.
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Panel of Speakers
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According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, people with a mental illness are twice as likely to have a substance use disorder and people with a substance use disorder are up to three times more likely to have a mental illness. If this resonates with you and you’re looking to learn how to manage these issues or advocate for support, join Canada Life and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health (WSMH) for a new public webinar.