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The CCMHS is led by a distinguished team of experts who are passionate and dedicated to mental health and sport/the performing arts, and have lived experience in these areas. The team includes the founders, management team, board of directors, practitioners, stakeholders, community partners, and researchers. Team members have an impressive track record in a variety of disciplines including sport sciences, medicine, health, psychology, counselling, business, and philanthropy. The CCMHS team’s mandate is to improve the mental health, [mental] performance, and overall life of athletes, coaches, performing artists, and support staff.

Le CCSMS est dirigé par une éminente équipe d'expert.e.s passionné.e.s et dévoué.e.s à la santé mentale et au sport/aux arts du spectacle, et qui ont une expérience vécue dans ces domaines. L'équipe comprend les fondatrices, l'équipe de gestion, le conseil d'administration, les praticien.ne.s, les parties prenantes, les partenaires et les chercheur.se.s. Les membres de l'équipe ont une expérience impressionnante dans diverses disciplines, notamment les sciences du sport, la médecine, la santé, la psychologie, le soutien, les affaires et la philanthropie. Le mandat de l'équipe du CCSMS est d'améliorer la santé mentale, la performance [mentale] et la vie en général des athlètes, des entraîneur.e.s, des artistes et du personnel de soutien.

FONDATRICES

  • Natalie Durand-Bush

    Full Professor, SEWP Lab Director, uOttawa

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    Dr. Natalie Durand-Bush is a sport psychology professor, scientist, and practitioner in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. She is the Director of the SEWP LAB (https://www.sewplab.com/). Her areas of specialization include psychological skills training and assessment, mental health, coaching psychology, and smartphones/social media. As a Mental Performance Consultant for the past 25 years, Natalie has helped amateur and professional athletes and coaches of all ages, sports, and levels achieve their performance and well-being goals. A relentless advocate for the field of sport psychology, she has co-founded and chaired the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA) and has served as the Vice-President of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP). Natalie is currently the President of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and is an AASP Fellow. In her role as AASP’s immediate past Publications and Information Division Head, she is co-editing AASP’s forthcoming Essential Guide for Mental Performance Consultants.

    Throughout the years, Natalie has always been physically active. She enjoyed doing martial arts, playing softball, and curling. She has watched her daughter and son engage in variety of competitive sports and has supported their specialization in hockey and soccer in their teenage years. She was also a big fan of her late husband’s hockey game. She has witnessed firsthand the positive impact of sports on family members and friends who have experienced mental health challenges.

  • Krista Van Slingerland

    Mental Health Manager, Game Plan

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    Dr. Krista Van Slingerland is currently serving as Game Plan’s Mental Health Manager. She completed her doctoral studies within the SEWP Lab in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. Her research focused on mental health and mental illness in competitive and high-performance athletes. Krista became interested in this area of study following her own struggles with mental illness as a university athlete, which illuminated harsh realities about the sport system and culture that can deter help-seeking and diminish the importance of mental health. Krista co-founded the Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiative (SAMHI) in 2013, a charity devoted to promoting and protecting the mental health of Canada’s university athletes. A conference All-Star for the uOttawa Gee-Gees, Krista received the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Tracy MacLeod Award for her determination and unwavering spirit. Now retired from competitive sport, Krista is enjoying giving back to the sporting community through coaching, advocacy work, and research. As an integral member of the SEWP Lab, Krista designed, implemented, and evaluated a sport-focused collaborative mental health care model within the Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport (CCMHS) to improve mental health services for competitive and high-performance athletes and coaches.

ÉQUIPE DE GESTION

  • Natalie Durand-Bush

    Executive Director PhD | CMPC

  • Connor Primeau

    Director of Care | CCMHS & Mental Health Network Care Coordinator MHK, CMPC

  • Shelbi Snodgrass

    Care Coordinator MC | RCC | CCC | CMPC

  • Jennifer Misurelli

    Director of Education & Outreach PhD cand | RSW | CMPC

  • Nina Günther

    Executive Assistant MHK, BBA

CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION

  • Jessica Damery

    Board Chair | Director, ESG Program, Export Development Canada

  • Filip Papich

    Board Vice-chair | Investor & Strategic Advisor, Freelance

  • Gianni Donatucci

    Board Treasurer | Digital Transformation Lead, ADGA Group Consultants

  • Steven Roxborough

    CCMHS Board Member | Lawyer, Merchant Law Group

  • Lauren McGuire

    Board Member | Vice President, RBCx Banking (Québec) | Retired Speed Skating Athlete

  • Dalton Meyers

    Board Member | Director,
    High Performance Sport Programs, Queen’s University