Our Canadian healthcare system continues to focus on physical needs versus mental health. Community health and social care providers are well-positioned to talk about mental health with their clients but lack support and training to do so. This presentation discusses how the Mental Health Conversations study is engaging Canadian care providers and older adults in workshops and surveys to co-design tools and approaches to facilitate mental health conversations in community care settings.

Presenters:

Dr. Nelly Oelke, Associate Professor
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development
University of British Columbia Okanagan

Adriane Peak, Research Assistant
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development
University of British Columbia Okanagan

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