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Dr. Stan Kutcher: The Sun Life Chair in Adolescent

Mental Health

It’s been a busy year for the Sun Life Alberta, Saskatchewan, the state of campaigns and booth presentations
Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Washington, Bangladesh, Guatemala, during Mental Health Awareness
Health team, led by Dr. Stan Kutcher, Nicaragua, China, Wales and Week (May. 1-7), World Suicide
as they continue to work towards Portugal. All of these projects extend Prevention Day (Sep. 10), Mental
improving mental health literacy into the coming year. Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 1-7),
locally, nationally, and internationally. World Mental Health Day (Oct. 12)
Dr. Kutcher was an invited keynote and most recently Bell Let’s Talk Day
Over the past year Dr. Kutcher speaker at several conferences (Jan. 31), which saw the launch of the
has traveled worldwide conducting including the Canadian Association #GetLiterate campaign that has been
mental health literacy professional of School System Administrators used widely on social media since its
learning sessions and presentations (CASSA) Conference in Halifax this launch, sparking new conversations
in several provinces and countries. In past July, the Annual Nova Scotia about the importance of mental health
Canada they included, Nova Scotia, Teacher’s Union (NSTU) Conference literacy.
New Brunswick, Newfoundland and and the Annual General Meeting
Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Conference of the Nova Scotia In October, Bringing Mental Health to
Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, School Boards Association. He also Schools, a fully online, self-guided,
Alberta, British Columbia and conducted webinars for the Canadian mental health literacy curriculum
Nunavut. Globally they include China, Association of Paediatric Health resource was launched through the
the Bahamas, the United Kingdom Centres (CAPHC), the International Faculty of Education at the University
and Romania. School Health Network and BC of British Columbia. Developed from
Chiropractic on a wide range of topics the face-to-face training on how to
There continue to be several ongoing related to adolescent mental health. implement the Mental Health and
projects with various partners High School Curriculum Guide (the
(including the University of Toronto), Ongoing collaborations with partners Guide) in the classroom, the course
focusing particularly on resource and awareness building were has attracted over 850 registrants
and training implementation in important during various mental to date. Since the launch of the
Romania, Finland, Australia, the health promotion days/weeks. This course, schools in the North and
United Kingdom, British Columbia, was achieved through social media

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