WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (Marketwire) -- 09/22/12 -- Media are invited to attend the Tri-National Military Mental Health Symposium to be held at the Embassy of Canada in Washington on September 24. The event will be hosted by the True Patriot Love (TPL) Foundation and the Embassy of Canada, and will feature distinguished guests from academia, charities, government agencies, and industry in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Mr. Chris Alexander, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, along with symposium participants including Canadian Forces (CF) personnel, will discuss how the private, charitable and public sectors can improve synergy and efficiency in order to work together to help injured personnel and their families.
When: September 24, 2012 (12:45 to 4:30 p.m.)
Where: Embassy of Canada
501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
What: Parliamentary Secretary Chris Alexander and CF personnel will
participate in the Tri-National Military Mental Health Symposium
to be held at the Embassy of Canada in Washington
The following CF spokespeople will be available to speak to the media:
-- Mr. Chris Alexander, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National
Defence
-- Brigadier-General Jean-Robert Bernier, Surgeon General, Canadian Forces
Health Services (CFHS);
-- Colonel Rakesh Jetly, Psychiatry and Mental Health Advisor to the
Surgeon General, CFHS; and
-- Colonel Scott McLeod, Director, Mental Health, CFHS.
Notes to editor / news director: Please consult the symposium agenda (attached) for complete event details. Media with equipment are asked to use the C Street loading dock entrance of the embassy.
Contacts:
Canadian Forces Health Services
Colleen Boicey
Communications Officer
613-552-8420
colleen.boicey@forces.gc.ca
True Patriot Love Foundation
Hilary Coles
Manager of Communications and Public Relations
647-227-5238
hcoles@truepatriotlove.com
