Mental Health Empowerment Day

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About Us

Mental Health Empowerment Day (MHED) is designed to empower all those who live and work with children and youth who are dealing with mental health issues, one of the most pervasive issues in the world today.

The goal of MHED is to provide concrete tools for participants in our schools, community institutions and youth programs who work daily with this population. Each of these frontline workers can play an active role in making the lives of our young people better. We also speak directly to parents, and help them to better understand how best to support their children. Through Mental Health Empowerment Day, we want to reduce stigma, provide a forum for discussion and give tools for action.

About Us

Leanne Matlow Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Counsellor and Educator Leanne is a cognitive behavioural therapy counsellor with a private practice specializing in anxiety for children and adolescents. She is trained as a teacher and guidance counsellor, with a Masters degree from Toronto’s Institute of Child Study, OISE and certificates in CBT from the Beck Institute in Philadelphia. Discovering the prevalence of anxiety issues in the classroom setting, and their regular misdiagnosis as academic concerns, Leanne has become a mental health advocate who speaks regularly about anxiety in the classroom to parent and teacher groups.

Michele Viner Vice Chair, Mental Health Empowerment Day Michele is a parent who has lived experience with mental health issues and has become an advocate. She is also a writer who writes on the topic of mental health and wellness and lends her communication expertise to Mental Health Empowerment Day to help spread the word, educate and eradicate stigma.

Dr. Ari Zaretsky Advisor to MHED Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Dr. Ari Zaretsky, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Sunnybrook Medical Health Sciences Centre, has extensive experience in CBT treatment, teaching and supervision.

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If you are struggling with your mental health please know this site does not provide medical advice and is intended for informational purposes only. 

It is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have a medical emergency please call your doctor, your psychiatrist, 

or go to your local hospital emergency department.



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