The Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia’s
22nd Annual Conference
Mental Illness: Why Me?
Held on Friday, November 26th, 2010
Presentations

A distorted perception to reality: My insight into recovery
by
Ms. Ashley Smith
Founder
Embracing My Mind, Inc.

Changing how we provide health care to meet the needs of people with mental disorders
by
Dr. Stan Kutcher
Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University

Why me? - Why not me?
Positive reflections on why I have never thought 'Why Me'
by
Ms. Aileen McGinty
Dip. Psych. (Open), M.T.A., Post-Graduate Diploma in Music Therapy, Certificate of Teaching, Dip.L.P., LL.B., M.A.

High rates of substance misuse in schizophrenia:
Why and what can we do?
by
Dr. Sherry Stewart
Killam Research Professor
Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University

My parent has bipolar disorder; am I at risk?
Brain imaging and clinical studies of bipolar offspring
by
Dr. Tomas Hajek
Associate Professor & Dalhousie Clinical Research Scholar
Departments of Psychiatry and Anatomy & Neurobiology
Dalhousie University

A staged reading of the original play: Voices
by
Ms. Laura Burke (centre)
MA Student in Creative Arts Therapies, Drama Therapy Option
Department of Creative Arts Therapies
Concordia University
and
Margaret Smith (right)

Involvement of individuals living with mental illness on the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
by
Mr. Andy Cox
Mental Health Advocate
IWK Health Centre
Member, Board of Directors
Mental Health Commission of Canada