Shawn Fisk

Contributor

Shawn Fisk, Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships, CAPSA Canada, brings blended expertise in clinical and peer leadership, both grounded in his own living and lived experience. His work spans national implementation, practice transformation, leadership development and systems design.

1 Contribution

Oct 27, 2026

by Shawn Fisk AnneMarie Churchill

Substance use health: A different starting point

For decades, Canada gradually shifted its thinking, and its language, from mental illness to mental health. That evolution was about much more than terminology. It broadened the conversation beyond diagnosis and treatment to include prevention, wellbeing, resilience and the conditions that help people thrive.