The Walrus RBC Conversation Series is a national series of conversation events with a focus on children’s mental health. The series began in Toronto in October 2010, and continues with three events in 2011:
May 9 in Halifax
October 4 in Calgary
The events are invitation-only, and feature an onstage moderated conversation between stakeholders in the mental health community. Our moderators are well-known journalists or public figures with knowledge of the subject. The topic is children’s mental health, and in particular, solutions to stigma. Our audience typically numbers around one hundred, and is comprised of mental health professionals, media, corporate stakeholders, and influential opinion leaders.
The goal of this series is to raise awareness of the issues faced by stakeholders, while also helping to foster a community among our attendees in order that they can work together to provide the best treatment possible for children and parents who access the mental health system.
RBC has an ongoing commitment to supporting children’s mental health, and this conversation series is a key part of the RBC Children’s Mental Health Project. The charitable non-profit Walrus Foundation (publisher of The Walrus magazine) has a mandate to promote and foster public conversations on matters that are vital to Canadians.
For more information, please contact david.leonard@walrusmagazine.com.
related link: RBC Visual Art Project at The Walrus
