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.
Mental Health Responses in a Changing World 2026:
Innovative Responses to Humanitarian Emergencies
Join us for Dalhousie’s Centre for Global Mental Health’s Inaugural Conference.
Inspired by the World Health Organization’s 2025 World Mental Health Day theme, our conference responds to the urgent global need for effective, evidence-informed, and community-based mental health and psychosocial supports in humanitarian emergencies.
Location: The Marion McCain Arts & Social Sciences Building at Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
Time: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)