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The Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities (ASI) focuses on building regional capacity for healthy and safe communities by addressing the linkages between the determinants of health and the root causes of crime and victimization. It is a focal point in Atlantic Canada for learning and training; intersectoral networking and collaboration; a facilitator […]
In 2015, the Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities held a 2-day summer Symposium on Child and Youth Mental Health. The goal of the Symposium was to build on evidence to influence and mobilize decision makers from grassroots to government to improve the mental health and well-being of Atlantic Canadian children and youth, and […]
Learn about the origins of the Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities, which started in 2004, and has expanded to include year-round programming today! In August 2004, 164 people from Atlantic Canada, other provinces, and the United States came together to share knowledge, meet like-minded people, plan projects and work collaboratively to create […]
We had an incredible time at the ACT BIG Conference (Advocating Canada Toward Basic Income Guarantee) in Charlottetown and online. Our session, “Collaborating for Systemic Change: An ASI Gender-Based Perspective on Advancing Basic Income and Equity Across Sectors, Generations, and Geography,” brought together youth leaders, advocates, and community organizers from across Atlantic Canada. What we […]
Job Description: Communications and Public Relations Coordinator We are looking for a motivated candidate with experience in communications and fundraising, who cares about equality, inclusion and mental health, to join the team of the 2025 Atlantic Summer Institute. The Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities (ASI) is hosting an intergenerational policy forum from […]
This week ASI president, Malcolm Shookner, and ASI coordinator, Patsy Beattie-Huggan are representing ASI at the prestigious Canadian Public Health Association’s Public Health 2024 conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As they gather at the Halifax Convention Centre, they are joining public health professionals, policy-makers, researchers, and students from across the nation and beyond in a collaborative effort to enhance health […]