Biography
Mary Bartram has led mental health and substance use policy development and implementation with federal and territorial governments, Indigenous organizations and NGOs. Through her role with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Bartram is responsible for proactive policy analysis and research, advancing integrated approaches to substance use and mental health, and overseeing investments in 40 research projects on the relationship between cannabis and mental health. Bartram completed her PhD at the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, where she teaches courses in public policy as an Adjunct Professor, and conducted postdoctoral research at McGill University and the University of Ottawa. Her research has focused on a range of issues such as equity in access to psychotherapy, harm reduction in postsecondary settings, and recovery in the mental health and substance use sectors. Bartram is a Registered Social Worker and holds an MSc in Family Therapy from Purdue University.