We're People First! Discussing Personal and Professional Mental Health with Helen Fishburn, CEO of CMHA Waterloo Wellington
Date and Time
Location
Summerlee Science Complex Atrium- Registration required due to limited capacity.
Details
We're back in person and you're invited! Join us at the Summerlee Science Centre Atrium on Monday, May 1, 2023 for the Kick-off Event for Be Well, Be Safe Week. Enjoy this opportunity to step away from your workspace, connect with colleagues, and enjoy lunch while listening to Helen Fishburn, CEO of CMHA Waterloo Wellington, share her knowledge about mental health both in a personal and professional context.
Agenda:
- 11:45 am-12:10 pm: Arrive, connect with colleagues and light lunch.
- 12:10 pm-12:15 pm: Opening Remarks by President Charlotte Yates
- 12:15 pm-1:00 pm: Keynote Speaker Helen Fishburn and Q&A
- 1:00 pm-1:05 pm: Wrap-up, closing remarks
Please note: Capacity is limited so make sure to register. A light lunch will be provided for attendees to enjoy during the event. Please bring a donation for the CSA Student Food Bank.
Registration is now closed as we have reached our capacity.
About the Keynote
We're People First! Discussing Personal and Professional Mental Health
Ontario experiencing its darkest winter in more than 80 years might be an accurate representation of how many of us have been feeling with our mental health recently. During this keynote, Helen will highlight that we are people first. We are human and have various mental health experiences personally and professionally, while still having to meet life's demands. Helen will share her experience as a leader at the CMHAWW, what it means to support employees and community members during the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what that means for us at the University of Guelph for our personal and professional mental health.
About Helen Fishburn
For over 25 years, Helen Fishburn has worked in numerous roles in the mental health and addictions field, including various leadership roles for the past 18 years with the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington. Helen feels honoured to be the Chief Executive Officer of CMHA WW as it allows her to drive health care system change forward while overseeing care for people of all ages with complex needs.
The creation and implementation of Here 24/7, a coordinated access centre for all mental health, addictions, and crisis services in Waterloo Wellington, and the IMPACT police crisis program are some of the defining achievements in Helen’s career. More recently, Helen has been a key participant in the popular ‘Finding the Balance” webinars, created to respond to and support the mental health needs of our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 Helen Fishburn was the recipient of the Champions of Mental Health: Community Individual Award.
Questions?
Email nezici@uoguelph.ca