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.

Global Mental Health Guest Lecture Series

Rural and Remote Psychiatry: How Canadian and Rwandan Psychiatry may have Global Reach and Relevance

Friday, Nov. 28, 2025
3 to 4:30 p.m. Atlantic Time

Hosted virtually on Zoom. 

Guest speaker: 
Dr. Jack Haggarty

Learn more and register.