Community Partners
Our Community Partners are an integral part of the Fellowship Program.
For the 2018-19 Fellowship Program, our Community Partners are comprised of organizations within the London-Middlesex community that (at least partially) serve local populations facing mental health inequities. Each Community Partner supports one Fellowship Program team and brings a complex challenge from their organization for their team to work towards solving. Each Community Partner provides a designated Community Coach(es) from their organization that will work alongside Faculty Coaches and Fellow Mentors to mentor and coach their team throughout the program duration.
Community Partners affiliated with the 2018-19 Fellowship Program are:
London InterCommunity Health Centre
Theme: Refugee and New Immigrant Mental Health
Coaches: Shelly Happy (Community Development Worker) and Anthoula Doumkou (Director)
Canadian Mental Health Association Middlesex & St. Joseph’s Health Care London
Theme: Mental Health Systems Integration
Coach: Christine Sansom (Director of Clinical and Case Management Services)
Wulaawsuwiikaan Healing Lodge & St. Joseph’s Health Care London
Theme: Indigenous Mental Health and Well-Being
Coaches: Bill Hill (Project Lead) & Vanessa Ambtman-Smith (Research and Evaluation Manager)
Middlesex-London Health Unit
Theme: Addictions and Mental Health
Coaches: Shaya Dhinsa (Manager, Sexual Health) & Marilyn Atkin (Program Lead, Community Outreach & Harm Reduction)
