Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
with Dr. Phil Klassen and PTSD Experts

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Learn what causes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the signs of PTSD and how it’s treated.

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker Dr. Philip Klassen, Vice President Medical Services for Ontario Shores

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Discussion with Panel of PTSD Survivors and Peer Support Workers
Moderator: Ted Barris
Laryssa Underhill, Family Peer Support Coordinator, Central Ontario Operational Stress Injury Stress, Veterans Affairs, Government of Canada
JohnTescione, Peer Support Coordinator, GTA Operational Stress Social Support, National Defence, Vince Savoia, EMCA, Executive Director, The Tema Conter Memorial Trust, Shirley Burnett, Program Manager of Domestic/Sexual Assault Care Centre, Lakeridge Health Oshawa

Ontario Shores Lecture Theatre, 700 Gordon St., Whitby
For more information call 905-430-4001

Terry Evanshen delivered an inspirational and touching story of triumph over tragedy. The keynote in the Mental Health Speare Series event co-hosted with CMHA Durham, Terry provided inspiration and perspective to look at our own lives.

Terry Evanshen

The Man Who Lost Himself

He was one of the greats – the youngest player ever inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. And then, in a single second Terry Evanshen nearly lost it all. The victim of a devastating car accident, Terry was so critically injured and so near death that a priest administered the last rites. In a coma for almost a month, when he finally did wake up, the news was devastating…he had lost his memory. Terry Evanshen inspires you to look at your own life in a way you have never done before. He gives a moving account of how he re-establishes his identity every day by rebuilding his confidence and purpose one step at a time. He shows you the never-ending power of the human mind to overcome obstacles. He shows you the incredible perseverance of the human spirit.

Terry will present at the Ontario Shores Lecture Theatre at 7:00 p.m.

700 Gordon Street, Whitby

This is an RSVP event. Click here to reserve a seat online.

NOTE: The 2010 Mental Health Speaker Series also includes a day of mental health events and speakers. To access information on that event visit www.ontarioshores.ca/SpeakerSeries.htm

Dr. Heather Stuart, a leading expert in mental health stigma will be the guest speaker of the Let’s Talk Speaker Series. She is professor, Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology and Psychiatry at Queen’s University. She is also co-founder and co-chair of the Scientific Section on Stigma and Mental Disorders for the World Psychiatric Association. This is a free event. No reserved seating.