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Mental Wellness and Digital Detox Presentation with Dr. Michael Cheng (May 15, 2025)

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Parents, caregivers, and community members are invited to an insightful and timely presentation with renowned child and youth psychiatrist Dr. Michael Cheng, as he explores how families can foster mental wellness and resiliency in today’s digital age.

Event:               
Digital Detox: How Parents, Caregivers, and Families Can Foster Mental Wellness and Resiliency in Today’s Digital Natives – Beyond Screentime Limits
Date:       
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time:    
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM)
Location: 
Vincent Massey High School Lecture Theatre, 715 McDiarmid Drive, Brandon
Admission: 
FREE and open to the public
RSVP:
Please confirm your attendance by filling out the form here: RSVP HERE!


This event is brought to you in partnership with Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba, supporting families in building healthy and resilient futures.

Dr. Cheng will share practical tools and knowledge to help families reconnect with what truly supports mental wellness—beyond simply setting screentime limits. Attendees will learn: 

  • The essential elements of mental wellness, including basic needs and meaningful human connections;
  • How modern technology and society can pull us away from what truly matters;
  • Strategies, including those from traditional societies, that help families overcome digital barriers and rediscover belonging, purpose, meaning, and hope.

 

Dr. Michael Cheng



Dr. Michael Cheng is a child, youth, and family psychiatrist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). He is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. He is the co-founder of a mental health website, https://www.eMentalHealth.ca, and a recipient of the Order of Ontario. He is a post-pandemic parent of two and has first-hand experience with the modern parenting challenge of keeping our kids off those darned devices. As a child psychiatrist, his approach focuses on (re)connecting children, youth, and families to people and activities that bring purpose, belonging, meaning, and hope, while addressing any (brain) barriers that might be getting in the way.


 




Accessibility at Brandon School Division 

Brandon School Division is committed to accessibility. If you require accommodations or an interpreter to take part in this event, please feel free to submit an Accessibility Request, call or email us. We kindly ask that you inform us as early as possible, and we will make every effort to fulfill your request.

Brandon School Division 
1031 – 6th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 4K5
Phone: 204-729-0388 | Email: info@bsd.ca


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