Think Tank - June 19th, 2026

Advancing Sexually Transmitted Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI) Awareness & Access Through Community Collaboration
Roselyn Kyeame, BSc, MPH
Health Promotion Specialist, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Razane Diab, BScN, MSN
Infectious Disease Prevention Manager, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

This presentation introduces the development of a community-informed sexual health committee aimed at strengthening collaboration and guiding local STBBI priorities. Led by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, the think tank brings together partners from academic, clinical, and community sectors to share perspectives, identify gaps, and co-create strategies to improve sexual health outcomes. Through collaborative discussion, participants will explore opportunities for research partnerships, knowledge exchange and coordinated action addressing stigma and awareness to enhance access to testing, prevention and treatment services. This session will also focus on building sustainable relationships that will support ongoing engagement and inform future programming and policy development. 

The presenters are seeking community partners involved with the following areas: core medical, shelter health, Hiatus House, harm reduction, community support, positive pathways, WECHC, hepatitis C outreach, teen health, Melo clinic, pregnancy centres, correctional facility - Southwest Detention Centre, mobile outreach, and medical mobile services.

Advancing Psychological Closure in Mental Health Research and Practice
Chantal Boucher, PhD, CPsych
Assistant Professor & Clinical Psychologist, University of Windsor

Many people continue to struggle with unresolved life experiences that impact their mental health, yet we still lack clear ways to define, measure, and support psychological closure in practice. The presenter would like to bring together researchers, clinicians, and community partners to explore how we can better understand closure and translate emerging insights into real-world mental health supports. 

We're looking for voices from across psychology, mental health care, community organizations, and lived experience to help shape future research and solutions in this space.

If you have any questions/ideas for our Think Tanks or would like to present at a future Think Tank, please contact us at wesparkhealth@uwindsor.ca. To learn more about these events, please visit our Think Tank webpage!