Conference Highlights
‘We need an attitudinal shift in the workplace where we’re actually going to promote health as opposed to respond to illness…’
- Dr. Diane de Camps Meschino
‘Probably the single biggest stressor that patients talk to me about is the way that they are received in their workplace when they need some time, or they need to take a leave, or when they need to apply for benefits.’
- Dr. Mona Gupta
‘What may not be understood is the need for ongoing flexibility’
- Dr. Leslie Buckley
‘Clinicians and rehabilitation specialists and workplaces really need to . . . help people who have suffered from violent experiences to regain their self-confidence in a way that is very helpful to their workplace as well as to them.’
- Dr. Clare Pain
Conference Report
The X Effects Conference took place on April 1, 2009 and brought together clinicians, human resource professionals, corporate executives, policy makers, researchers, educators, healthcare workers and the interested public.
The group explored themes that affect women with mental health concerns in the workplace such as the impact of social factors, the nature of common mental health issues, innovative practices that are emerging and how people can improve the environment in the workplace and beyond.
Download Presentations:
Read the womenshealthmatters.ca feature article on the conference:
http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/resources/
If you are interested in receiving a DVD of the conference presentations for $35 please contact us.
Upcoming Conference:
Women’s College Hospital continues its work on women’s mental health at an upcoming conference:
Women's Mental Health in Ontario: Building Networks and Research Capacity
To learn more about the conference and to submit an abstract visit:
http://www.womensresearch.ca/
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