Mental Health

Supporting Minds- An Educators Guide to Promoting Students' Mental Health and Well Being  (Click Here)
This resource guide is designed to help educators understand more about mental health in order to promote the mental health of all students. It provides information to help educators recognize students who may be experiencing distress and support them in their pathway to care. The guide discusses the role of educators in recognizing students who may be at risk of developing mental health problems and outlines ways in which educators can promote the mental health and well-being of all students. It offers suggestions for talking about mental health with parents and students. It also provides information about the types of mental health problems children and youth may experience, including the signs, symptoms, causes, and frequency of different types of problems and their potential impact on student learning.

Open Minds, Healthy Minds (Click Here)
Open Minds, Healthy Minds offers a comprehensive approach to transforming the mental health system through a clear mission, forward-thinking vision and long-term strategies for change.

Mental Health Champions ppt May 2014 (Click Here)
Notes from a powerpoint presentation regarding mental health, and protocols in Ontario and with OCSB.  "Mental Health is- a state of well being in which every individual realizes his or her potential , can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community" World Health Organization