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Building Capacity
Implementing Evidence Based Programing and
Support
Strengthening Organizational
Conditions
Supporting Mental Health and Well-
being
Communicating and Collaborating with
Partners
Identifying children at risk and
Intervening Early
DSB Ontario North East Mental Health Strategy 2013-2016
DSB Ontario North East Mental Health Strategy 2013-2016
Mission:• Together we create safe, inclusive, caring and
supportive environments that enhance as well as promote mental health and well-being.
Vision:• DSB Ontario North East believes that mental
health is key to student success and well-being.
STRATEGY OBJECTIVES
• Increase awareness that student engagement and achievement is contingent upon student mental health and well-being.
• Deliver school-based mental health and well-being programs.
• Integrate service delivery within a caring, safe, inclusive and supportive environment.
• Involve all stakeholders from teachers to students, parents, senior administration and support staff, as well as community partners.
BACKGROUND 1• Organizational
Conditions
2• Capacity Building
3
• School Mental Health Programming and Support
Our strategy was developed to improve the mental health and well-being of students within the board and includes three core elements:
Core Elements of Strategy – Organizational Conditions
Organizational ConditionsMental Health
Vision
Mental Health Strategy
Alignment with Ontario’s Mental
Health and Addictions Strategy
Embed strategy in BIPSA
Clarifying Mental Health Team roles
and structures
Performance Indicators for
Mental Health Team
Suicide protocols, guidelines and
templates
Mental Health and Addictions survey
Communication Strategy
Community Partnerships
Core Elements of Strategy – Capacity Building
Mental Health Awareness Mental Health Literacy Mental Health Expertise
Basic mental health information, tailored for different school board
audiences
Deeper working knowledge for those who have a direct role in supporting student
mental health (creating mentally healthy schools &
classrooms, recognizing early signs of difficulty)
Skills and knowledge for SMH professionals to
effectively provide evidence-based promotion,
prevention, and intervention
ALL SOME FEW
Capacity Building is not an event! It is an iterative deepening of knowledge that is embedded in school board life. It takes time.
Core Elements of Strategy – School Mental Health Programming and Support
This element incorporates a tiered framework of intervention
Tier 1 We can promote mental health and well-being for all students
Tier 2 We can help identify some students as at risk for developing problems, and provide targeted skill-building and referral to mental health supports
Tier 3 With help from other board and community professionals, we can help identify and support the few students who require intensive mental health intervention beyond what schools can provide
Core Elements of Strategy – School Mental Health Programming and Support
For All: Universal Mental Health Promotion
• Support positive mental health for all students in our day-to-day work
• Be caring adults in our students’ lives
• Use research-based school & classroom strategies that promote positive mental health (ex. Restorative Practices)
• Focus on problems such as bullying, playground conflict, stress, nutrition, etc.
• Integrate social emotional learning (SEL) strategies to teach core competenciesVisit the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) http://casel.org/
Core Elements of Strategy – School Mental Health Programming and Support
For Some: Additional Classroom SupportLearn to identify “at-risk” students and provide them with targeted classroom strategies for problems such as:
– anxiety– temper tantrums– aggression– sadness, pessimism or negativity– defiance or other conduct issues
Consult with your School Mental Health Team and/or see Supporting Minds for ideas!
Core Elements of Strategy – School Mental Health Programming and Support
For Few: Intensive Services• Schools are ideally suited to identify students
requiring intensive mental health services• Once identified, the Mental Health Team can provide
monitoring and liaison services that triangulate students with the school and community service agencies.
School Mental Health Programming and Support –
Think in Tiers
Tier 1 - All (caring classrooms, mental health
promotion, social-emotional learning instruction, stigma reduction)
Tier 2 - Some(Targeted prevention)
Tier 3Few
Our focus is to create mentally healthy environments for students and to build skills amongst students who are vulnerable through prevention programming delivered collaboratively by teachers and our Mental Health Team
Clinical intervention for students with mental illness will occur largely in partnership with community and health settings. Our Mental Health Team will provide the liaison service that triangulates the student with the school and our partners
System of Care
Mental Health Promotion
Prevention
Intervention Clinical Intervention
Prevention
Promotion
Community
School Districts
DSB ONTARIO NORTH EAST Mental Health and Addictions Steering Committee Members
Jo-Anne Plaunt Superintendent of Education
Denise Plante-Dupuis Mental Health Leader
Joanne Marsh-Peters District Special Education Resource Teacher / Parent
Sabrina Swann District Social Worker and ABA Coordinator
Paul Langis Secondary School Principal
Lynn McNaughton Vice-Principal Student Success and Curriculum – Elementary School
Susi Johanson Secondary School Principal / Parent
Keri Shepherdson Elementary School Principal / Equity and Inclusivity / Parent
Jamie Davey Aboriginal Youth Liaison Officer
Sue Holmes Human Resources / Parent
Lana Kershaw Child and Youth Worker
Dennis Draves Trustee
THANK YOU!
• We hope that you found this a useful introduction to our Mental Health Strategy. A full version can be found on our website under the Mental Health and Well-being tab.
• Should you have questions, your Mental Health Leader is available to provide ongoing support and leadership to your school team.
