Mental health issues are now finally getting some much needed public profile. The Ontario government’s recent discussion paper “Every Door is the Right Door” and the recent series of articles in the Globe and Mail are just some of the many examples of initiatives that have helped put this long neglected issue on the provincial and national agenda. There’s no better time to also shine the spotlight on the legal rights and responsibilities in the area of mental health.

Osgoode’s National Symposium on Mental Health Law was developed to bring together lawyers and mental health professionals for a comprehensive one day update of current and emerging legal issues, together with practical legal advice on how to deal with them. Topics covered include: the latest on capacity assessments; community treatment orders; protecting the suicidal patient; search and seizure in mental health units; best practices for the use of restraints; the developing role of the police in fostering constructive relationships with health care institutions; children and adolescents’ mental health issues; and, assessing the risk of violence and risk management in a mental health facility.

Whether you are a healthcare professional, a lawyer advising a health care institution or a patient, a social worker or a police or corrections officer, don’t miss this opportunity to have your questions answered by some of Canada’s foremost experts in mental health law. You will walk away from this event with the knowledge, tools, strategies and tactics that will help tackle the complex legal issues you face in your day-to-day working life.

Plus! Take advantage of the two optional post conference workshops that will provide in-depth instruction in two key areas:

Workshop A: Preparing for a Consent and Capacity Board Hearing:
What You Need to Know

Workshop B: Ontario Review Board Practice and Procedure: An Essential Guide

 

Chairs

Janice E. Blackburn, Bersenas Jacobsen Chouest Thomson Blackburn LLP
Michael Newman, Vice Chair, Senior Lawyer Member, Consent and Capacity Board

 

OPD Program Lawyer

David Thomas

dthomas@osgoode.yorku.ca