Latest Past Events

Looking Beyond Autism – Dr. Anthony Bailey

Treating Anxiety, Depression & OCD in ASD Individuals Guest:   Dr. Anthony Bailey, Phd, Chair, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UBC                                                                                                         This meeting was our follow-up from ACT’s webinar Part 2: Looking Beyond Autism: Treating Anxiety, Depression & OCD in children & youth with ASD, we are continuing to explore the co-existence of these mental health conditions with Autism. Dr. Bailey’s presentation at our meeting was based on his segment at this above conference, Part 4, on Depression & ASD. Part 1…

Meeting: January 19, 2017 ASD & Mental Health- Canadian Mental Health, Echo Program

We are seeing that people with ASD experience mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression, at greater rates than the general population. Often these conditions have a greater negative impact on their lives than does autism. We are exploring which programs exist which might be effective, accessible and affordable for ASD individuals. Speakers:   Kelsey Millar, Vocational Coordinator, Canadian Mental Health Association                     kelsey.millar@cmha.bc.ca                      Brittany Borean, Program Coordinator, ECHO program, CMHA The ECHO Clubhouse philosophy includes recovery,…

A Home of My Own , Part One

Presentation: A Home of My Own Speaker: Ross Chilton CEO Community Living Society (CLS), January 18th 2017 Below Notes taken by Joette Many of the calls of concern from families coming to organizations such as CLS are about housing and affordability. This is reflective of the gap between the Disability monthly housing allowance of $375.00 and the average price of a one-bedroom apartment at $1,600 - $2,000. The existing crisis, particularly in the Lower Mainland, but also in other cities…

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