{"id":62979,"date":"2020-01-23T11:45:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T16:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=62979"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:32","slug":"carleton-to-host-inaugural-lets-talk-lecture-on-substance-use-and-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2020\/carleton-to-host-inaugural-lets-talk-lecture-on-substance-use-and-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton to Host Inaugural Let\u2019s Talk Lecture on Substance Use and Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton to Host Inaugural Let\u2019s Talk Lecture on Substance Use and Mental Health\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Carleton University will host the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/cu_event\/psychologys-inaugural-lets-talk-lecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psychology Let\u2019s Talk Lecture \u2013 <em>Substance Use and Mental Health: Breaking Down Barriers to Care and Improving Outcomes<\/em>.<\/a> The lecture will be presented by Dr. Kim Corace, clinical psychologist and director of clinical programming and research in the Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders program at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theroyal.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Royal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.<br>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Room 1301, Health Sciences Building, Carleton<br>\n<strong>Info<\/strong>: This event is free and open to the public. A campus map is <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media are invited to attend the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many systemic barriers and silos make it difficult for people with substance use and mental health problems to access the care they need. In this lecture, Corace will discuss her work developing and evaluating innovative care models to reduce barriers and improve mental health and substance use outcomes. She will highlight the important role of evidence-based psychological therapies in order to enhance the delivery of care. Corace will discuss how collaborative partnerships, including engaging people with lived experience, are crucial to driving system change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Dr. Kim Corace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to her role at The Royal, Corace is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Ottawa, as well as an adjunct research professor at Carleton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Psychology Let\u2019s Talk Lecture Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s Talk Day is an opportunity to join a national conversation about mental health challenges and help reduce the stigma around mental illness. To support this goal and raise awareness of mental illness, the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Psychology<\/a> created the Psychology Let\u2019s Talk Lecture Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Contact<br>\n<\/strong>Steven Reid<br>\nMedia Relations Officer<br>\nCarleton University<br>\n613-520-2600, ext. 8718<br>\n613-265-6613<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca\">Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carleton Newsroom:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/<\/a><strong><br>\nFollow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom<\/a><br>\n<strong>Need an expert?<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Go to:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University will host the inaugural Psychology Let\u2019s Talk Lecture \u2013 Substance Use and Mental Health: Breaking Down Barriers to Care and Improving Outcomes. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Kim Corace, clinical psychologist and director of clinical programming and research in the Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders program at The Royal. 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