Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and PEI Premier to Speak at National Family and Prevention Summit Dinner
OTTAWA, Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being are pleased to announce that the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, and the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of PEI, will be speaking at a dinner to kick off the National Family and Prevention Summit in Charlottetown, PEI, on Thurs., Oct. 12.
- OTTAWA, Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being are pleased to announce that the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, and the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of PEI, will be speaking at a dinner to kick off the National Family and Prevention Summit in Charlottetown, PEI, on Thurs., Oct. 12.
- Taking place on Fri., Oct. 13, the summit is part of a series entitled Strategies to End Substance Use Crises.
- The summits are designed to develop tangible short-term deliverables, such as specific calls to action and recommendations to guide governments at all levels.
- “We know how closely intertwined mental health and substance use issues are and the critical role family can play in preventing harm,” said Karen Cumberland, Executive Director of the Alliance.