Panel Discussion: The Alberta Recovery Model - Leveraging Successes and Expanding Supports for Mental Health
Date and time: 20 Mar 2026 from 11:55 to 13:10
Location: Mount Temple Ballroom
Learning Objectives
- Explore successes of the Alberta Recovery Model of care; and
- Outline how increased attention is being placed beyond addiction to a strategy for mental health in Alberta, including to expand prevention and early intervention mental health supports for children and youth and the expansion of resiliency education.
Abstract
Alberta’s Government has been delivering an expanded system of care to better support the mental health and addiction related needs of Albertans. To continue the successes of the Alberta Recovery Model of care for addictions, increased attention is being placed on a strategy for mental health, including importantly to expand prevention and early intervention mental health supports for children and youth and the expansion of resiliency education. Leadership from the Government of Alberta and Recovery Alberta mental health and addiction provincial health agency will engage through the panel about the critical policy, governance, and strategic operational aspects needed to continue supporting health professionals, community partners and citizens to strengthen a recovery-oriented system of care for Albertans.