Welcome

Emcee: Joesh Khunkhun (he/him), Youth Ambassador and Speaker for the Stigma-Free Society
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto

Keynote A

Child Health Inequity
The Hon. Sharon Burey MD FRCPC MPLc mMBA (she/her), Senator for Ontario

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Breakout Workshops A

1. Achieving Health Equity in Pediatric Obesity Management
   Presented by: Sanjukta Basak (Pediatric Endocrinologist, Clinical Assistant Professor, BC Children’s Hospital)
   Community Engagement
2. A Community-Led Parenting Program for Indigenous Fathers and Two-Spirit Parents to Support the Health of Their Children
   Presented by: Amy L. Wright (Assistant Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto); Rachel VanEvery (PhD Candidate, Department of Health, Aging and Society, McMaster University); Shelly Hachey (PhD Student, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfred Laurier University); Wihsé Spring (Steering Committee Member, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto); Deya Miller (Steering Committee Member, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto)
   Indigenious Health
3. Creating Welcoming Communities for Newcomer Children and Youth
   Presented by: Victoria Esses (Professor Department of Psychology, Western University), Leah Hamilton (Vice Dean, Research and Community Relations, Mount Royal University), Awish Aslam (Graduate Student, Western University), Priscila Prado Barros (Graduate Student, Western University)
   Race-Based and Newcomer Health and Inequity
4. Cross – Sectoral Care Approach for Preparing Medically Complex Children and Youth with Chronic Health Conditions Entering Adult Support Services
   Presented by: Whitney Faragher (Health Care Facilitator, Community Networks of Specialized Care Central East/CLH DSS); Sandra Martino (Health Care Facilitator, Community Networks of Specialized Care Central East/CLH DSS)
   Health Services and Systems
5. Owning the Work and Doing the Work: Evaluating and Building Towards EDIA Best Practices
   Presented by: Kajany Gunarajan (Manager, Equity Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility, Surrey Place); Kim S. Daniel (Director, Community, Partnership, and Innovations, Surrey Place); Esther Kagoya (Research Assistant, Surrey Place); Joanne Marcano (Intake Service Coordinator, Adult Program at Surrey Place)
   Race-Based and Newcomer Health and Inequity

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Breakout Workshops B

1. A Seat at the Table: Building Community Engagement at the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children
   Presented by: Priscilla Medeiros (Knowledge Mobilization & Community Engagement Specialist, Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children); Ellie Adler (Research Program Manager, Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children)
   Community Engagement
2. Funding for Family Caregivers: The Role of Disability Acquisition in Access to Benefits
   Presented by: Stephanie Chipeur (Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary)
   Developmental and Mental Health
3. Jordan’s Principle
   Presented by: Leeann J. Shimoda (Jordan’s Principle Coordinator, IFN)
   Indigenious Health
4. Protecting Our Youth: A Strategy to Address Human Sex Trafficking in Peel Region
   Presented by: Samantha MacNeill (Nurse Advisor, Peel Anti-Human Sex Trafficking Strategy, Region of Peel); Arlene Coventry-Bauer (Manager, Community Capacity and Investment, Region of Peel)
   Health Services and Systems

5. 1. Black Youth Mental Health: Reconstructing Identity Through Art-Based Research
      Presented by: Fiona Edwards-Akunesiobike (Assistant Professor, MacEwan University)
   2. Refugee Youth: Early Mental Health Intervention and Support
      Presented by: Hellen Gateri (Assistant Professor, MacEwan University); Fiona Edwards-Akunesiobike (Assistant Professor, MacEwan University)
   Race-Based and Newcomer Health and Inequity

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Keynote B

Providing Effective and Equitable Support for Youth
Panelists:
Clementine Jarrett, Child Rights Advocate with The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
Cynthia Bland (she/her), Founder and CEO, Voice Found, Member Order of Ottawa
Pallavi Banerjee (she/her), Associate Professor and UCalgary Research Excellent Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary
Moderated by: Mateo Vitale, Youth Self-Advocate, Advisory Committee Member, National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4)

Closing Remarks

Emcee: Joesh Khunkhun (he/him), Youth Ambassador and Speaker for the Stigma-Free Society
Conference Director: Thivia Jegathesan MPH PhD (she/her); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto