Phase two of the 2022 Mental Wellness Summit was held on September 21 to September 23 at the Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Centre and Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre.
Close to 350 people attended the three-day event, which was hosted in person and virtually by the Government of Yukon in partnership with the Council of Yukon First Nations.
The summit brought together local, national and international leaders, partners, Yukoners and people with lived and living experiences. Presenters covered a range of topics including stigma, treatment, support services, aftercare, rural medicine, housing, justice and harm reduction models and solutions. The Yukon government and health system partners also provided updates on the work underway to respond to the Substance Use Health Emergency declared earlier this year.
In addition, more than 40 speakers and experts discussed Integration and Innovation in Mental Wellness and Substance Use Support during a series of presentations, discussions, breakout sessions and workshops.
This summit followed the two-day online Mental Wellness Summit held in February and will inform the development of a new Substance Use Action Plan to guide the Yukon’s continued response to the Substance Use Health Emergency.
Yukoners who wish to share their feedback on the summit or ask questions can do so by completing a survey on the summit website. Those who would like to view any of the presentations from the first or second phases of the Summit can do so by visiting the Yukon Substance Use Health Emergency website.
