Conversations at The Royal, presented by TD, is a free public education series that offers a thought-provoking insight into mental health issues that are important to our community. The lectures - held almost every month - are delivered by mental health researchers, clinicians and clients at The Royal.
June 16: Safeguarding the Mental Health and Wellbeing of our Men and Boys
A growing body of research reveals that a significant number of our fathers, our sons, our brothers, our husbands, and friends, are facing substantial challenges to their mental health.
January 11, 2022
A Special Mental Health Conversation for Parents & Youth
February 24, 2022
Peer Support: What it is and what it isn't.
March 31, 2022
How to talk About and Manage Anxiety and Fear caused by recent Regional and World Events to our Youth
April 27, 2022
The door is wide open: accessing care for substance use health needs
May 26, 2022
Translating Mental Health Research for Evidence-Based Client and Family-Centred Care
June 16, 2022
Safeguarding the Mental Health and Wellbeing of our Men and Boys
January 28, 2021
CALM within the storm: Coping with Stress and Building Resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic
February 18, 2021
Exhale the Kids are Alright
March 3, 2021
On International Women’s Week – let’s raise some help for each other and ourselves!
April 22, 2021
Dynamic Dads - Tips for Being an Emotionally Healthy Father with Mark Borowiecki and Ian Mendes
October 28, 2021
Hope and Transformation with Dr. Tim Lau, Janet Cosier and Kerry Moher
November 25, 2021
Serving those who have served us with Dr. Vinay Lodha, Peter Winfield and Fardous Hosseiny
December 22, 2021
Caring Stress: Caring for the caregiver over the holidays with Juliet Haynes, Helen Thai, Michèle Langlois and KJ Thomas
December 3, 2020
Learning from the Experiences of Public Safety Personnel
February 21, 2019
Communication: It's a Family Matter
March 4, 2019
I Can't Stop Thinking About It: Coping & Healing After Tragedy
April 25, 2019
The Happy Brain
May 23, 2019
Human Guinea Pigs or Game-Changers?
June 13, 2019
Indigenous Youth Futures: The Role of Allies
September 19, 2019
Connections Between Substance Use & Mental Health and Identifying Ways of Getting Help
October 24, 2019
Grief: Giving Voice to Loss
December 4, 2019
Translational research on addiction: Connecting the Dots from Bench to Bedside and Beyond
January 25, 2018
Happiness | How to Find it in a Busy, Divided and Confused World
February 21, 2018
Epigenetics in Mental Health
March 29, 2018
Putting the Heart into Youth Bipolar Disorder
May 23, 2018
Finding and Fixing Broken Brain Circuits in Novel Subtypes of Depression
September 10, 2018
Artificial Intelligence on the Front Lines of Suicide Prevention: World Suicide Prevention Day
September 20, 2018
The Mental Health Act 101: What Families Need to Know to Navigate the Mental Health System.
October 18, 2018
Dementia and Behaviour Therapy
November 15, 2018
Men and Suicide. What's Going On?
January 19, 2017
Narcolepsy
March 23, 2017
Families Overcoming Risks and Building Opportunities for Well-Being
June 15, 2017
Fatherhood and Mental Health
September 12, 2017
Understanding Suicide and Self-Harm
September 21, 2017
Imaging the Traumatized Brain
October 19, 2017
Family Caregiving Experiences in Schizophrenia
November 27, 2017
Bipolar Disorder: What You Always Wanted To Know
January 21, 2016
Mental Health at Work
February 3, 2016
Cracking Up the Capital with Big Daddy Tazz
February 25, 2016
Coaching and Parenting: How to Reach a Competitive Balance to Protect our Athletes' Mental Health
March 24, 2016
Using Technology for Mental Health Treatment
April 7, 2016
Going for Gold: How the Sexual Behaviours Clinic Became the APAs Top Pick
June 23, 2016
Me and My Carer... Our Journey Together
September 29, 2016
Navigating Trauma and Loss
November 1, 2016
The Changing Face of Mental Health
November 17, 2016
Men, Moustaches and Mental Health
February 2, 2015
ADHD in Adults: Yes, it's real. Yes, you can do something about it. You can even laugh about it.
February 19, 2015
What it Means to be Human
March 25, 2015
Terrorism, Extremism: Mad, Bad, or Both?
March 26, 2015
Mental Illness is Not My Identity
April 16, 2015
Matrons and Madams
April 23, 2015
Male Mental Health: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
May 21, 2015
What Medications Are Called: Impact on the Patient, Stigma, and Society
September 17, 2015
Understanding Depression
November 19, 2015
Substance Use
December 17, 2015
Mental Illness, Stigma and the Forensic Client