Converge Learning Series

Research Power Hour with Dr. Mary Bartram – August 2026

Dr. Mary Bartram’s research examines Canada’s $5-billion federal mental health transfer, highlighting expanded services, innovation and improved data, while identifying persistent challenges around accountability, Indigenous inequities, impact measurement and sustainability. The findings emphasize continued need for targeted funding to strengthen Canada’s mental health and substance use health system.

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Understanding the Current Landscape of Emerging Adult Mental Health Services and Needs in Calgary and Surrounding Areas

This report examines mental health needs among Calgary-area emerging adults aged 15–24, identifying barriers including fragmented services, long waits, cost...

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Report on Findings and Implications for an Ethical Decision-Making Framework for Information Sharing

This report examines ethical information sharing in Calgary’s homeless-serving sector, identifying challenges around consent, privacy, trust and inconsistent practices. It...

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Converge Mental Health Case Study Summary – Zero Waitlists for Mental Health Suppors in Calgary AB

CONVERGE Mental Health identified significant gaps in Calgary’s mental health system, including long waitlists, fragmented referrals and uneven access. The...

Information Sharing Framework

Mental Health Services Information Sharing Framework (Alberta) v.3 with Appendices

This framework helps Alberta mental health organizations collaborate and safely share client information across sectors while respecting privacy legislation, consent...

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Quentin Broad

Director

Quentin Broad, C. Dir is Vice-Chair of Echelon Insurance, chair of the investment committees at Echelon, CAA Club Group and CAA Insurance and serves on Converge Health and Michael Garron Hospital Foundation boards. After his “Bay Street” career, he was the CEO of Capitalize for Kids (C4K), a charity providing consulting services to kids’ mental health agencies across Canada. Prior to C4K, Mr. Broad worked at CIBC World Markets for 17 years in equities, leading the research & equity sales teams on a global basis. He has also held roles in investment and corporate banking and spent time in human resources. Mr. Broad holds an MBA and received the 2020 Wayne C. Fox Distinguished Alumni Award and the 2011/12 IIAC Future Leader Scholarship Award at Wharton. He has been married for 36 years and has three wonderful children. He is a global Ironman competitor finishing 16 races including the Norseman Extreme Triathlon (2017) and Ironman World Championships in Kona (2022).

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