News & Events
What's happening in the mental health community
News relevant to the Department of Psychiatry will be posted here in between issues of Headlines.
Annual Student Writing Competition
Canadian medical students and residents are invited to submit reflective essays, poetry or short fiction that explore the intersection of mental health and the humanities to the Dalhousie Department of Psychiatry Annual Student Writing Contest.
Community-Led Indigenous Mental Health and Addiction Research
Join us for a lecture of the Dalhousie Global Mental Health Guest Lecture Series presented by Dr. Christopher Mushquash, researcher, clinician, and First Nation scholar.
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026
3 to 4:30 p.m. (Atlantic Time)/2 to 3:30 p.m. (EST)
Hosted virtually on Zoom
Gender Care Symposium 2026
Gender Care Symposium 2026
Integrated primary care for gender diverse, non-binary & transgender people across the lifespan
Feb. 3 - Feb. 6, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Hosted virtually on Zoom