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The courts have often become the emergency rooms for unaddressed mental health issues. The 2018 conference will assess the tools available to the justice system to manage such issues when they arise with respect to witnesses, persons accused, and litigants.
• Participation at this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act and is accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory.

Title: Mental Health and its Impact on the Justice SystemDate: October 12, 2010Co-Chairs: Heather MacNaughton, Joanne SprietLocation: Vancouver, BC Participants in the justice system who present with mental health and cognitive challenges are a reality of today’s Civil and Criminal Courts and Tribunals. Cuts in available legal aid and other social services, have resulted in […]

Date Thursday, February 13, 2014 Theme This conference is intended to bring together many of the actors responsible for ensuring equitable treatment for young persons with mental health problems who come into contact with the criminal justice system. Members of the police, mental health organizations, doctors, lawyers and judges will collaborate to present and discuss […]

Title: Youth, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice SystemDate: February 13, 2014Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Michele M. Murphy, Superintendent Mike O’MalleyLocation: Fredericton, NB

10:45  Youth with Mental Health Issues, The Police and the Criminal Justice System This session will begin with an historical perspective of the traditional role of police regarding youth with mental health problems and their interaction with the criminal law system. From there, panel members will provide examples of alternative service delivery models and how this experience may be […]

Date Friday, February 1, 2013 Theme This conference is intended to bring together many of the actors responsible for ensuring equitable treatment for persons with mental health problems who come into contact with the criminal justice system. As many challenging cases have revealed and as the ratification by Canada of the Convention on the Rights […]

Title: « Ambiguous Crossroads » – Persons with Mental Health Problems and the Criminal Justice SystemDate: February 1, 2013Co-Chairs: The Honourable Judge Anne Derrick, The Honourable Justice Joel Fichaud, Professor H. Archibald KaiserLocation: Halifax, NS

Deputy Chief Bill Moore – (25:27) Halifax Regional Police, Halifax, NS

Judge Anne Derrick – (13:44) Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, Chair, Hyde Inquiry, Halifax, NS • Judges and Mental Health Professionals will explore: providing fair and expeditious proceedings for accused/witnesses who have ongoing mental health difficulties; findings of contempt or judicial empathy; the use of amicus curiae; avoiding prejudice and suppressing stigma; sentencing conundrums; judicial recommendations regarding the needs of […]

Dr. Andrew Starzomski – (16:58) Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, East Coast Forensic Hospital, Halifax, NS