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Mental Health and Well-Being From Literacy to
Empowerment   Patrick Carney, PhD., C. Psych.
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board,
Ontario, Canada 2012-2013
5. INTERNAL SUPPORT PATHWAYS FOR IDENTIFIED HIGH
NEEDS STUDENTS
MENTAL HEALTH
PRIORITY INITIATIVES FOR 2012/2013
2. MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION
Mental Health Lead coordinating a deepening of
MH literacy and further development in six areas
of focus for Student Mental Health Weekly
availability of School Counsellors, Social
Workers and Psychologists making referrals to
primary care and community Mental Health services
where indicated MH lead continue as CoChair of
COMPASS Coordinated Management plus further
expansion of community collaboration per SSLI,
WTFKMH, LHIN, Family Support Project and CAMH
Service Collaborative Continue same-day response
consultation for mental health crises by MH
professional staff through cell phones and First
Class Distribute new Mental Health Resource
Guide throughout board along with Mental Health
Literacy Workshops Implement revised Suicide
Prevention Guidelines and Provide Refresher
Training of Guidelines in Elementary
Schools Expand Roots of Empathy for
Social-Emotional Competence development Suppor
t Mental Health Implementation Plan for each
Student Success Team Implement plan to pilot My
Health Magazine Expand Restorative Justice
Practices Expand Playground Activity Leaders in
Schools (P.A.L.S.) in elementary
schools Support Inclusive Activity Project in
secondary McMaster University Attendance
Research Integrated Knowledge Translation
action Implement Youth Justice Transition
Plan Promote Pediatrician Communication
Tools Participate in Ontario Coalition for
Children and Youth Mental
Health Streamline service partnerships for MH
and substance abuse counselling in
Schools Distribute FASD Resource guide for
Educators to all schools and provide SERT
inservice
Family Life Education Health and Physical
Education Curriculum E-Communications Start
Talking Simcoe County Mind Matters Promoting
Positive Relationships Workshops Secondary MH
Wellness Weeks Staff Wellness Activities
Psychological Assessment and Consultation My
Health E-Tool Self-Screening Social Workers,
School Counsellors Intake Assessments and
Weekly Support Interdisciplinary Team Process
for Differentiated Learning per MH Resource
Guide TOP KID intensive behaviour program
involving School Counsellor, Psychologist and
Educational Assistant to support school team
intervention plan
All might agree that, Mental Health (MH) is an
essential component of Health and Well-Being.
Mental Health may be defined as the emotional
and spiritual resilience that enables us to enjoy
life and survive pain, disappointment and
sadness. It is a positive sense of wellbeing and
an underlying belief in our own and others
dignity and worth. Other definitions have also
drawn attention to the skills, abilities and
orientations involved in building
relationships, coping with stress and
managing change.(http//www.mindmatters.edu) ED
UCATOR MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY the knowledge,
beliefs and skills that assist educators in
promoting positive student well-being, and in
recognizing, preventing and/or managing mental
health or substance abuse problems at school.
School-Based Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Consortium
6. EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIP PATHWAYS
3. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Student Support Leadership Initiative (SSLI) and
COMPASS in County Coalition 211 Service Maps
Single Plan Of Care Youth Justice Transition
Triple P Parenting County Suicide Response
Protocol Catholic Family Services Local Health
Integration Network (LHIN) MH Addictions
Steering CMHA Substance Counselling Simcoe
Muskoka District Health Unit Race Against
Drugs Truth Consequences McMaster University
Attendance Study Kinark Section 23
Classes Crown Ward Education Champion
Teams Practitioner/ Pediatrician MH
Collaboration Ontario Coalition for Children
Youth MH University/College Counselling
Practica Working Together For Kids Mental
Health Family Support Navigation Project -
Parents for Childrens MH / Kinark CAMH Service
Collaborative

Roots of Empathy Restorative Justice
Practices E-Communications My Health
Magazine Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child
and Youth Mental Health P.A.L.S.
Playground Activity Leaders Secondary Inclusive
Activity Project
SIX AREAS OF FOCUS FOR SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH
1. STIGMA REDUCTION
Dramatic Arts Class Productions Youth
Leadership Forums Mental Health Week Class
Activities, Rallies NFB Films in Language
Arts School Welcome Signage Newsletters MH
Literacy Workshops for all Trustees Senior
Administration Principals Vice Principals
Class Teachers Occasional Teachers
Educational Assistants Resource Teachers
Student Success Chaplaincy Board
Consultants Safety Committee Parents
4. PREVENTION FOR HIGH RISK GROUPS
Suicide Response Protocols - All Staff
Understanding Our Perspective UP Project
Youth Empowerment re substance
use Collaborative Problem-Solving
Training Crisis Intervention Training for
Anxiety Escalation Safety Plans Kids Help
Phone Promotion ABCs of MH Web
Resource -Attendance Strategy