Welcome to our Strategic Research Collaboration Summit on School Attendance
November 6, 2023 9:00am-3:30pm
Location: 1755 Courtwood Crescent (Crossroads Children's Mental Health Centre)
A day of insightful discussions and knowledge sharing at the Strategic Research Collaboration Summit on School Attendance.
Why It Matters
The issue of school attendance has been a constant concern for many years, with increased attention over the pandemic. Over the past three years, our tight-knit community has united to form a robust research collaborative. This partnership brings together diverse perspectives, including the invaluable voices of our youth, families, and equity-deserving groups. Together, we've been delving into the complexities of school attendance and its intricate links to mental health, substance use, and addiction. Our shared objective? Generating data-driven recommendations to improve policy and practice, aiming to remove barriers to school attendance and increase equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
The Unanswered Questions
But here's the exciting part: the deeper we dive into this subject, the more questions emerge. How do we define and understand school attendance? How do we measure it? How do we break down barriers to attendance? Join the Conversation We're eager to connect with you, to share knowledge, exchange data, and tap into each other's expertise. The Strategic Research Collaboration Summit is all about sparking profound conversations, fostering connections, and ultimately, shaping a more robust community research agenda.
Join the Conversation
We're eager to connect with you, to share knowledge, exchange data, and tap into each other's expertise. The Strategic Research Collaboration Summit is all about sparking profound conversations, fostering connections, and ultimately, shaping a more robust community research agenda.
Our Keynote Speaker
Jean M Clinton BMus MD FRCP(C)
Clinical Professor McMaster University
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Dr. Jean Clinton is a Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University, division of Child Psychiatry, Ontario Canada. Dr. Clinton was appointed as an education advisor to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Education 2014 - 2018.
Dr. Clinton is a trainer in Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model in Education (NME). She works intensively with Michael Fullan and his New Pedagogies for Deep Learning team. She is also a member on the MindUP Scientific Advisory Board, as well as a MindUp for Families advisor. Dr. Clinton was a Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy, and has been a Zero to Three Academy Fellow since 2013.
She has been a consultant to children and youth mental health programs, child welfare, and primary care for over 35years. Her special interest lies in brain development, and the crucial role relationships, belonging and connectedness play.
Jean optimistically believes that having a system of compassionate system awareness leadership, competency based, deep learning and relationally focussed education of our children and young people is the road to a better and sustainable world. Good at learning, good at life. Dr. Clinton has authored her first book, Love Builds Brains.