Serving and Engaging Society
Serving and Engaging Society is a strategic direction in the Department of Psychiatry 2026-2031 Strategic Plan. A Serving and Engaging Society Committee advances the department’s strategic goal to: close gaps in serving equity-denied groups and becoming a more trusted partner to community.
The Serving and Engaging Society Committee includes:
- Members from different department groups and committees, including EDIRA and Wellness
- Members from community partner organizations
- Those with lived experience
Serving and Engaging Society: A strategy for the Dalhousie Department of Psychiatry
Serving and Engaging Society focuses on the department’s external-facing community engagement and allyship to equity-denied groups.
Learn about the key components of the Department of Psychiatry’s Serving and Engaging Society Strategy.
Course: Building Cultural Competence for Mental Health Equity
Learn about a new course, co-created and co-delivered with community, for department faculty members, designed to advance departmental competence in anti-oppression, equity, and community allyship, in collaboration with partners.
Learn more about the Building Cultural Competence for Mental Health Equity course.
Serving and Engaging Society Fund
The Serving and Engaging Society Fund is an internal funding opportunity that encourages academic initiatives, in collaboration with community partners, in the areas of education, clinical care, or research.
The fund is available to all members of the Dalhousie Department of Psychiatry.
Questions?
Email Psych.Ses@dal.ca