About the Conference
This conference will gather mental healthcare professionals from across Canada. Delegates will discuss a diverse range of industry topics, including care capacity and accessibility, as well as prevention and novel new treatments.
This is a unique opportunity to build your knowledge to recognize and respond to mental health concerns in the public, and among your staff. As an integral part of the Canadian heath care system, you will leave with a renewed focus to meet the needs of people living with mental health illnesses.
Advance Practice Clinical Leaders
Clinical Educators, Managers, Directors
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Emergency and Security
Professionals
Geriatric Mental Health
Health Safety and Wellness Professionals
HR
Legal Services and General
Counsel
Labour Relations
Operations
Quality and Patient Safety
Patient Experience
Professional Practice Leaders
Scientists
Who Is This Conference For?
Administrators from mental health hospitals, pre-hospital emergency services, home and community care, long-term care, public health, government, and other organizations that have an interest in responding to mental health issues in Canada.
This conference will also be relevant to HR professionals from any healthcare organization, particularly as we will address healthcare workforce burnout and mental health in the workplace.
Discussions on Current Industry Topics
The goal of the conference is the dissemination of innovative programs, tools and treatments through peer-to-peer knowledge exchange. Some of the topics for discussion this year include: mental health in the workplace; the state of youth mental health; addressing the stigma of mental health; psychedelics for treating mental health; workforce burnout; health equity and mental health; MAiD; decriminalization of drugs; mental health in the long term care population. Delegates will leave with practical guidance for how team managers, educators, community leaders advocates, and business leaders can address mental health issues in their communities
An Opportunity To Network
Network virtually with speakers and peers, discuss the biggest topics surrounding internal and external communications, and join us for a quiz-based networking event with a chance to win prizes.
Previously Featured Sessions & Speakers
Lessons Learned on Improving Mental Health in the Workplace
Scaling Up Maternal Mental Healthcare by Increasing Access to Talk Therapies (SUMMIT) Study: Increasing Psychotherapy Access for Pregnant and Post-Partum Women
The Kids Aren’t Alright: Responding to the State of Youth Mental Health
and many more. See our full agenda for details.
Tatum Wilson
CEO, Children’s Mental Health Ontario
Dr. Daisy Singla
Independent Scientist, Institute of Mental Health Policy Research & Centre for Complex Interventions, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, CAMH
Margaret McKinnon
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences,
McMaster University
Pricing
& Registration
Early Bird Rates are on sale now until Friday, October 27, 2023.
Discounts will be applied automatically in the cart.
$339.00 +hst
$374.00 +hst
Individuals
$299.00 +hst
$334.00 +hst
Per ticket
Groups of 3 or more
$475.00 +hst
$499.00 +hst
Vendors
Registration Includes
Access to live conference sessions
Network with online delegates
Access to PDF speaker presentations after the event
All past years’ conference session recordings (where applicable)
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What Do Our
Attendees Think?
See what past attendees have said about their experiences at this event.
An incredibly valuable conference
An incredibly valuable conference that touched on the most current mental health and addiction issues, treatment, and innovations!
Tony Ivanoff
2022 Attendee
looking forward to seeing the topics and speakers next year!
The conference brought forward very important information regarding new advancements in the mental health and addictions field! I am looking forward to seeing the topics and speakers next year!
2022 Attendee
it significantly broadened my knowledge of mental health issues
The conference was very informative, provides information on up-to-date technologies and approaches. I believe, it significantly broadened my knowledge of mental health issues in Canada.
Andrey Kildyushov
2022 Attendee
valuable information and amazing speakers
Was very informative. Lots of valuable information and amazing speakers. The facilitators were amazing as well! Thank you!
2022 Attendee
well organized and informative
I thoroughly enjoyed attending the Spark Conference 2022. It was so well organized and informative. I learned a lot, with many networking opportunities.
2022 Attendee
Good variety of topics
It was great! Good variety of topics and knowledgeable speakers.
2022 Attendee
this virtual conference was very well done overall
The timing, the links, muting participants – this virtual conference was very well done overall.
2022 Attendee
made you feel like you were attending the conference in-person
I love the design and layout of the conference including visuals and the addition of music at the end that made you feel like you were attending the conference in-person. Very nice touch!
2022 Attendee
Sessions are an excellent length of time
Good mix of panels and presentations, facilitation/moderators fairly good. Sessions are an excellent length of time – enough information and short enough to hold my attention if the topic wasn’t relevant to me/my work.
Accessing sessions was simple, appreciated the “event hub” format.
2022 Attendee
Covered a diverse range of very important topics
Covered a diverse range of very important topics. Had multiple knowledgeable speakers on each topic. Combination of panel versus. presentation kept it interesting.
2022 Attendee