Supporting Prisoners’ Mental Health: Best practices and alternatives to solitary confinement

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This day-long collaborative conference will provide a forum for medical professionals to discuss ways that they can comply with the UN Mandela Rules and advocate for their patients’ mental health in a correctional setting, navigating the waters between ethical and professional obligations and the security concerns of the prison environment.

Confirmed speakers

Dr. Gabor Maté, Best-selling author and retired medical doctor
Dr. Craig Haney, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jennifer Wheatley, Assistant Commissioner, Health Services, Correctional Service Canada
Dr. Diane A. Rothon, Medical Director, BC Corrections
Dr. John Livesley, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia
Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin, Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia
Jean-Frédéric Boulais, Director of Investigations and General Counsel, Office of the Correctional Investigator

Conference topics will include: the harms of solitary confinement; trauma and addiction; current standards for accommodating and treating prisoners with mental health issues, including personality disorders; and implementation of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules).

We especially welcome doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors and other correctional healthcare providers, as well as correctional staff whose work overlaps with mental healthcare and policy development.

Click here to register now – seats are limited. A full agenda will be available shortly. Please email info@pls-bc.ca if you have any questions.

Presented by the West Coast Prison Justice Society with funding from the Law Foundation of BC.