2025 Ontario First Responders’ Mental Health Conference
2025 Ontario First Responders’ Mental Health Conference
Trillium Health Partners’ Insight Health Solutions and Wounded Warriors Canada are pleased to announce the upcoming 2025 Ontario First Responders’ Mental Health Conference. Building on the success of the first two events, which reached full capacity with 500 attendees, the conference garnered praise for its exceptional content, high-caliber speakers, professionalism, organization, and overall valued experience.
The conference is scheduled for April 1 and 2, 2025 at The International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. April 1st is a half-day workshop focused on building connections through formative, in-depth discussions on how to make research that matters in the operational worlds of Trauma Exposed Professionals (TExP) and their families (TExF). An evening social event will provide an opportunity for participants to connect and reconnect with colleagues from across the province. April 2nd will feature a full day conference agenda including plenary presentations, keynote addresses, and concurrent workshop options.
The conference will feature frontline members, First Responder family members, organizational leaders, mental health clinicians, and renowned researchers like Dr. Nick Carleton. The focus will be on sharing best practices, hearing directly from First Responders and research related to the mental health of First Responders and their families.
March 26th Webinar – The Symbol and the Struggle: Unpacking the Mental Health Meaning behind the Thin Blue Line with Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli and Zachary Towns
March 26th Webinar – The Symbol and the Struggle: Unpacking the Mental Health Meaning behind the Thin Blue Line with Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli and Zachary Towns
May 5th Webinar – Police Service Board/Commission Relationships with Police Associations: The Challenges and Opportunities during Budgets Negotiations, Collective Bargaining and Public Engagement with Casey Ward and Matt Cox
May 5th Webinar – Police Service Board/Commission Relationships with Police Associations: The Challenges and Opportunities during Budgets Negotiations, Collective Bargaining and Public Engagement with Casey Ward and Matt Cox
Registration Now Open for the 36th Annual CAPG Conference!
CAPG'S 36th Annual Conference:
Thursday, August 14th, 2025 to Saturday, August 16th, 2025 in Victoria, BC
Detailed schedule will be available in the coming weeks!
British Columbia
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