Conference on Addiction, Mental Health and the Law

Date: February 3-5, 2025
Location: In Person: Toronto, ON

***Registration is not yet open.***

OVERVIEW 

CIAJ’s Conference on Addiction, Mental Health and the Law will explore the intersection of substance abuse, mental health and the criminal justice system.

Experts from a variety of disciplines and organizations along with Indigenous Knowledge Keepers will examine the challenges facing courts, law enforcement, treatment providers, policy-makers as well as communities, families and the individuals involved.

How do mental health, addiction, and criminality mutually drive one another? What is necessary to effectively treat individuals suffering from addictions? What happens when mental illness is combined with substance abuse/addiction? Why are these situations increasingly common and so difficult to effectively address? What is the role of harm reduction policies?  Can they coexist with effective public safety measures? Where do treatment courts fit? How are courts dealing with offenders?

Can the Criminal Code provide the necessary tools to courts? These questions and more will be explored as we consider what needs to change to meet the challenges presented by these situations.

 

Bilingual program with simultaneous interpretation.
Participation in this program is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.
Participation approval is pending (Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act). 

 

CONTACT

For further information, please contact the CIAJ’s Assistant Director, Lise Bujold:
Tel.: 514-378-4765
Email: lise.bujold@ciaj-icaj.ca

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • Payment in full of the registration fee is due before the Event. Should a registrant have an outstanding balance, a credit card will be requested at the Event before the beginning of the program.
  • Inability to attend may result in a registration being transferred to a colleague of the same organization up to 7 days before the Event. The request must be made in writing.
  • Cancellation incurs processing fees as follows: $100 for cancellations 30 days or more before the event and 50% of the registration fee for cancellations 7 days or more before the event. No refund will be extended for cancellations made less than 7 days before the event.