Welcome to a periodic update from the Aboriginal Mental Health Family Resources Newsletter. This newsletter is prepared by the BC Schizophrenia Society in partnership with BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information.

Event Notice:

The theme for the BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Network's 4th Annual Research Colloquium is "In Your Eyes: Community Approaches to Research in Mental Health and Addictions". This important event will feature leading experts from BC and beyond, including a keynote address from Dr. Bonnie Duran (University of Washington) who is a leading researcher in the field of Indigenous health.

Event Details:

In Your Eyes: Community Approaches to Research in Mental Health and Addictions
March 5, 2009
9:00 am - 4:00 pm (Continental Breakfast available at 8:15 a.m.) Asia Pacific Hall
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
Admission to this one-day event is free, but online registration is required. Please view the attached flyer for further details and visit www.mhanet.ca  to register online. NOTE: Seating has reached capacity, but a waiting list is being kept and the colloquium will be broadcast via the internet (see below).

If you are unable to attend in person, the Colloquium will be broadcast live via the internet.
For more information please contact Tenny Bache, Community Liaison Officer at tbache@phsa.ca .

This event is sponsored in partnership with the Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC (NEARBC) and will feature an art show by members of The Kettle Friendship Society.
Please note that the Network's new Community-based Research Hub will be hosting a satellite CBR Skill Development Workshop on March 6, 2009, presented by the Women's Health Research Network (WHRN). For more information and to apply to attend, visit http://mhanet.ca/opportunities-training.html#workshop .