Converge Mental Health identified significant gaps in Calgary’s mental health system, including long waitlists, fragmented referrals and uneven access. The study recommends better coordination, real-time service availability, improved data sharing and referral tracking, and increased transparency to create a more accessible system with fewer barriers and waitlists.
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Dr. Mary Bartram’s extensive experience in mental health and substance use health policy includes research, teaching, and program implementation in collaboration with federal and territorial governments, Indigenous organizations, and NGOs. Her research has focused on system financing, mental health and productivity, the mental health and substance use health workforce, harm reduction, and equity in access to psychotherapy. She is the Inaugural Nancy Hall National Chair in Community Mental Health with the Canadian Mental Health Association, and her previous roles have included CEO of Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services and Policy Director at the Mental Health Commission of Canada. A Registered Social Worker, Dr. Bartram also holds a PhD in Public Policy from Carleton University and an MSc in Family Therapy from Purdue University.
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).
Lindsay Ayearst, PhD is a research psychologist and scientific strategist with more than 20 years of experience advancing evidence-based assessment and digital mental health innovation. Her work spans psychometrics, clinical outcome assessment, evidence generation, and the translation of research into practical tools and services.
Lindsay has held scientific and leadership roles, including Principal Scientific Advisor at Multi-Health Systems and Chief Scientific Officer at Revibe Technologies. She now works as an independent consultant, advising organizations and emerging companies on evidence strategy, measurement, scientific diligence, and responsible innovation. She has served as Associate Editor for two scientific journals and currently serves on the editorial board of several peer-reviewed publications. She is also the Founding Acting Executive Director of the Institute for Lifespan ADHD Training (ILAT).
Lindsay is passionate about connecting research, practice, and lived experience to advance mental health innovation that is both scientifically grounded and meaningful to the people it is intended to serve.