Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

Issue No. 20

Twenty-ninth meeting on:

Mental health and mental illness

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (233K)

WITNESSES:

Simon Fraser University:

Charmaine Spencer, Gerontology Research Centre and Department of Gerontology.

Vancouver General Hospital:

Dr. Martha Donnelly, Head, Division of Community Geriatrics.

British Columbia Psychogeriatric Association:

Penny MacCourt.

Vancouver Coastal Health Association:

Robena Sirett, Manager, Older Persons Adult Mental Health Services.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:

Jennifer Barr, Education and Publishing Consultant;

Margaret Flower, Clinical Counsellor.

Older Persons Mental Health and Addictions Network of Ontario:

Suzanne Crawford, Program Manager.

Canadian Coalition for Senior's Mental Health:

Faith Malach, Executive Director.

Providence Health Care:

Dr. Elizabeth J. Drance, Geriatric Psychiatrist; Physician Program Director for Elder Care.

Vancouver Island Health Authority:

Ken Moselle, Manager, Performance Standards and Monitoring, Mental Health and Addiction Services.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair

The Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Callbeck, Cochrane, Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Gill, Johnson, LeBreton, *Kinsella (or Stratton), Pépin, Trenholme Counsell

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)