On June 2, 2017 the West Coast Prison Justice Society hosted the ‘Supporting Prisoners’ Mental Health – Best Practices and Alternatives to Solitary Confinement’ conference.
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CONFERENCE AGENDA
Welcome
Aline LaFlamme, Métis Elder
Jennifer Metcalfe, Executive Director, Prisoners’ Legal Services
Stephanie Macpherson, Provincial Director, BC Corrections
Anuradha Marisetti, Pacific Regional Deputy Commissioner, Correctional Service of Canada
I. Where We Are Now: International Law, Ethics and Current Policy on Solitary Confinement
Howard Sapers, Independent Advisor on Corrections Reform to the Ontario provincial government and former Correctional Investigator of Canada Mental Health and Segregation in Ontario
Dr. Terry Kupers, Professor Emeritus at The Wright Institute and author of Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It, The Mental Health Effects of Solitary Confinement
Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin, Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia
Canadian Family Physicians and Solitary Confinement
II. Understanding Prisoners with Mental Health Issues
Dr. Diane A. Rothon, Medical Director, BC Corrections
Understanding Addiction: When Caring is Treatment
Dr. Gabor Maté, Best-selling author and retired medical doctor
Prisoners of Childhood: Trauma and Mental Illness in Our Criminal Justice System
Dr. John Livesley, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia
Treating Personality Disorder and Associated Self-Harming Behaviour
III. Complying with the UN Mandela Rules: Best Practices for Mental Health Care in the Correctional Setting
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Benjamin Goold, Professor, Allard School of Law
Melissa Taylor, A/Executive Director, Regional Treatment Centre – Pacific, Correctional Service Canada
Dr. Maureen Olley, Director of Mental Health, BC Corrections
Dr. Diane A. Rothon, Medical Director, BC Corrections
Aline LaFlamme, Métis Elder
Jennifer Metcalfe, Executive Director, Prisoners’ Legal Services
Closing remarks
Professor Michael Jackson, Q.C., President, West Coast Prison Justice Society and Emeritus Professor of Law, UBC Faculty of Law
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