Speaker
Linda presents to a diverse range of audiences internationally. These include academic and professional audiences at conferences, community mental health boards, professional development groups, and she has been a TEDx speaker. Linda is available to speak authoritatively to a variety of audiences on the following topics:
- Providing meaningful supports and services that promote positive psychological and social outcomes
- Urban spaces and places for youth
- The need for spaces to play
- Community development as a component of youth support
- Community development as a component of formal service provision
- Community resources for teens
- Developing a sense of social connection in teens
- Cultural engagement as a component of mental health support and community safety promotion
- Preventing or reducing youth involvement with radicalization, crime and gangs
- Understanding girls’ involvement in crime
- Including youth in community planning and development
IIQM/Atlas.ti master class: Photovoice as More than Just an Arts and Crafts Project: Rigorous approaches to thematic analysis and dissemination
TEDxYouth@HalifaxGrammar: Resilience: It’s All About Connections!