AOM Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness Network meet with Sam Weiss, Jo Henderson and Ian Boeckh in Thunderbay, Ontario

Srividya Iyer, Chris Mushquash and Aislin Mushquash (key team members of the ACCESS Open Minds Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness Network) hosted Sam Weiss, Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction; Jo Henderson, Executive Director of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) and Scientist, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH); and Ian Boeckh, President of the Graham Boeckh Foundation at the Dilico Anishinabek Family Care centre in Thunderbay, Ontario. Rich discussions were had about the vision, progress and future of the ACCESS Open Minds Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness Network and the larger goal of advancing youth mental health and wellness services and research focused on Indigenous youth.