The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is seeking a Director to lead the important task of knowledge exchange and translation of the work of the Commission and the ongoing development of the KEC. Reporting to the Executive Vice President, the Director, Knowledge Exchange Centre, will provide the strategic and tactical direction required to lead a world class knowledge portal to provide access, information and visibility in Canada and globally.
The Director of the Knowledge Exchange Centre will be required to provide ongoing interaction with members of the Commission’s executive and the various constituencies that make up the “mental health system” including users of services, providers of services, researchers, and policy makers, to ensure that the KEC provides the greatest value.
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The Organization
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is a non-profit organization created to focus national attention on mental health issues and to work to improve the health and social outcomes of people living with mental illness.
The goal of the MHCC is to help bring about an integrated mental health system that places people living with mental illness at its center. To this end, the Commission encourages cooperation and collaboration among governments, mental health service providers, employers, the scientific and research communities, as well as Canadians living with mental illness, their families and caregivers.
The Commission has a mandate to develop a Mental Health Strategy for Canada, to implement a ten- year Anti-Stigma/Anti-Discrimination program, to develop a Knowledge Exchange Centre for the mental health field, and to conduct a national research project on mental health and homelessness.
The Mental Health Commission’s head office is located in Calgary, Alberta, with a second office in Ottawa, Ontario.
An Overview of the Knowledge Exchange Centre
The mental health community in Canada is anxious to have a transformed mental health system that will meet the needs of all Canadians. The MHCC’s Knowledge Exchange Centre (KEC) is one of four key mandated initiatives of the Commission. The KEC’s focus is to promote and disseminate the work of the Commission, be a source of reliable and credible information on mental health and a centre for collaboration for people across Canada and beyond to share their knowledge.
For more information please go to www.mentalhealthcommission.ca
For further information, please contact:
Mike Kerr, CMA, FCMA or Heather Fookes, MLIS
Davies Park Calgary
1810, 300 – 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3C4
Phone: (403) 263-0600
Fax: (403) 269-1080
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.daviespark.com