Tootoo speaking at BU conference
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This article was published 11/09/2021 (1596 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Brandon University officials have booked former NHL player and Brandon Wheat Kings star Jordin Tootoo to kick off the upcoming “Mental Health on the Prairies” conference, which is set to take place virtually Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 28.
According to a Thursday news release from BU, Tootoo will be talking about the importance of creating a culture of inclusivity to promote mental health starting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20.
In 2003, Tootoo became the first Inuk to play in a regular season NHL game.
Even before retiring from the game in 2017, Tootoo has been very open about his own struggles with addiction and mental health issues, even co-writing a book about his life in 2014 titled “All The Way: My Life on Ice.”
The overarching goal of BU’s “Mental Health on the Prairies” conference is to provide a similarly open forum, where various forms of knowledge can be shared between people from different walks of life.
Outside of Tootoo’s appearance at this conference, Dr. Michael Ungar of Dalhousie University will be hosting a two-hour workshop on “Nurturing Resilience through a Strong Community” on the evening of Oct. 28.
Plus, conference attendees will also get the opportunity to take part in a World Café “lunch” on Oct. 28, where participants will discuss community challenges and solutions to mental health promotion and maintenance on the Prairies.
“This conference and conversation is a priority for us, and an important objective of our Centre for the Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health,” acting dean of health studies Linda Ross said in Thursday’s release. “I look forward to much ongoing dialogue and support for mental health issues, policies and action coming as a result of this event.”
For more information on BU’s upcoming “Mental Health on the Prairies” conference, visit brandonu.ca/mhp/.
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