Presenter: Jim Lees
Topic: Kids and social media: The COVID Impact
Jim Lees, MSW, RSW, MBA, is a registered social worker and private consultant in Thunder Bay. He has three decades of experience working in the college system as a teacher, counsellor, researcher and a manager in student services. Mr. Lees has a special passion for promoting the mental health of young people, leading the development of a Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy at Confederation College and was also the Co-Chair of the Mental Health in Ontario Postsecondary Working Group which worked to improve campus environments to support mental health and well-being across Ontario. He currently serves on the Board of the Children’s Centre Thunder Bay which provides mental health services to children, youth and their families.