Mental Health Symposium Opens

The Virtual Ability community in Second Life invites you to join us for our sixth annual Mental Health Symposium. It will be held on Saturday, May 27, beginning at 6am Pacific (9am Eastern), and continuing through 5:30pm Pacific (8:30pm Eastern). This year's conference theme is "I can relate to that." It is free and open to the public. The Symposium takes place in Virtual Ability’s The Sojourner Auditorium, on Virtual Ability island. The SLURL for the auditorium is: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/54/170/23.

Our international group of presenters offers a wide interpretation of the theme, based on their interests and academic backgrounds. Attendees will learn ways to promote mental health for themselves and their families, how diet affects mental health, and how first responders and medical clinicians can improve their own mental health.

Below is the full schedule for the conference. Please note that SLT is US Pacific Daylight Time.

6:00am SLT Tracy Burrows “Diet, Nutrition and Food Addiction”

7:30am SLT Sarah Henderson and Kristin Klimley “First Responder Mental Health: The Importance of Training and Intervention”

9:00am SLT Joel Edman “Nutritional and Holistic Approaches to Stomach and Intestinal Disorders: Practical guidelines that can also be helpful for chronic and/or complex health issues”

10:30am SLT Join us on selection of tours of SL sites related to mental health in Second Life

Noon SLT Ian Colman “Mental health promotion - What can you do for you and your loved ones?”

1:30pm SLT Karen Davison “Bridging the Divide: Exploring research in nutrition, mental health and food security”

3pm SLT Diana Anderson “Virtual Windows: Design solutions to improve the mental health of clinical staff”

4:30pm SLT Namaara MacMoragh "Mental Health Following Brain Injury"

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If you are unable to attend the conference inworld you can view the live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Draxtor/live.