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SUMMARY:Involuntary Treatment in BC: Law\, Practice\, and Lived Experience
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about BC’s involuntary treatment for people experiencing mental health\, substance use\, and brain-injury related issues. \n\n\n\nRegister here. \n\n\n\nInvoluntary Treatment in BC: Law\, Practice\, and Lived Experience\n\n\n\nWe are pleased to welcome presenters from Health Justice\, an organization focused entirely on law and policy related to involuntary mental health and substance use treatment\, for a virtual discussion with leaders and community members from across the brain injury sector. \n\n\n\nWe will be joined by Kendra Milne\, a lawyer and executive director who has worked in human rights and mental health law for over 20 years\, and Sarah\, a person with extensive lived and living experience\, including over 40 years navigating the psychiatric system and 45 years navigating the world with brain injuries. \n\n\n\nPlease note this session will not be recorded. We encourage you to attend live to take part in the discussion. \n\n\n\nThis session will explore myths and realities related to involuntary treatment for people experiencing mental health\, substance use\, and brain injury-related health issues. We will share accessible information about the law in BC\, contextualized lived experience of how it is operating in practice\, to understand the full context of BC’s current policy directions related to involuntary treatment. \n\n\n\nThe session will explore: \n\n\n\n· The realities of what the health system can currently offer people experiencing mental health\, substance use\, and brain injury-related health issues. \n\n\n\n· The ways that involuntary treatment is already being used in response to these health issues. \n\n\n\n· Moving beyond theory to understand what the experience of involuntary treatment means in practice in BC. \n\n\n\n· BC’s current approach to monitoring and evaluating the use of involuntary treatment. \n\n\n\nThe session will include a presentation followed by short\, moderated discussion. To support a thoughtful and productive presentation\, participants are invited to complete a survey to share their questions and priorities for discussion: Share Your Questions and Priorities for the June 26\, 2026 Webinar – Fill out form \n\n\n\nPlease complete the survey by Friday\, June 19. \n\n\n\nHeld during Brain Injury Awareness Month\, this event is part of a broader effort to strengthen understanding\, dialogue\, and coordination across sectors supporting individuals affected by brain injury in British Columbia. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to having you join us. \n\n\n\nBC Brain Injury Association
URL:https://www.bcbia.org/event/involuntary-treatment-in-bc-law-practice-and-lived-experience/
LOCATION:Ontario
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SUMMARY:The Pushor Mitchell LLPWest CoastBrain Injury Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Pushor Mitchell LLP West Coast Brain Injury Conference brings together clinicians\, researchers\, service providers\, justice and housing partners\, policymakers\, and people with lived experience to examine what the future of brain injury support looks like. Hosted by BrainTrust Canada\, WCBIC 2026 continues four decades of community-based work \, creating space for practical conversation\, cross-sector collaboration\, and ideas that move systems forward.Learn more and register here: https://braintrustcanada.com/wcbic-2026/*Early rates in effect until September.
URL:https://www.bcbia.org/event/the-pushor-mitchell-llpwest-coastbrain-injury-conference/
LOCATION:Metro Hub\, 1265 Ellis Street\, Kelowna\, BC\, V1Y 1Z7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Broadway and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:LDAY is delighted to present Broadway and Beyond\, featuring Robert Pilon.Stage\, television and recording artist\, Robert Pilon performed as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera (Toronto and cross-country productions). Robert will be accompanied by some of his favourite Toronto musicians as well as local talent bringing Broadway classics (The Phantom of the Opera\, Les Miserables\, The Lion King) and popular favourites to the Arts Centre stage.Brain injuries impact so many Yukoners and we are thankful to Robert for helping us lift up this important cause. We’ll be donning glitz and glam and encourage you to sport your finest Yukon Formal as suits you!Join LDAY for a reception (starting at 6:30pm) featuring a theatrical photo booth and celebrating the important work done by LDAY\, including supports for people with brain injuries. The curtain goes up at 7:30pm.  \n\n\n\nBook tickets here!
URL:https://www.bcbia.org/event/broadway-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Yukon Arts Centre\, 300 University Dr\, Whitehorse\, Yukon\, Y1A 5X9\, Canada
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