Sue Bennett
Professor, Faculty of Medicine Director of Social Pediatrics
University of Ottawa, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
About Sue Bennett
Dr. Sue Bennett is a full professor in Pediatrics and Lead, Community Service Learning at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Sue is a pediatrician and mental health professional by training and Director of Social Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa. She was formerly the Director of the Child & Youth Protection Program at CHEO for over 2 decades, working clinically with maltreated children, youth and their families.
Sue is committed to the principles of social accountability, social justice and human rights, health equity and compassionate person-centred care. Social Prescribing is a social intervention gaining traction globally with notable impacts on children’s mental health. It addresses non-medical health related social needs and empowers children & youth to participate in their own health care. Sue is presently working to introduce social prescribing as a complementary model of care for children & youth at CHEO and in the community to allow their full potential to blossom and to strengthen community bonds. She has a particular interest to implement the Arts, Culture & Nature experiences into health care systems.
Sue was a recent recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her dedication to improving child & youth health and well-being at the local, national & international level, leadership in the provision of holistic and integrated health & social care to underserved communities and as a prominent advocate to promote the rights of all children.
Events with Dr. Sue Bennett
Music and Social Prescribing – Holistic Health and Wellness
In an era of constrained resources and an over-taxed health care system, we can and must find better and more cost-effective ways to enhance health and wellness across the population...