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Mental Health Forum Part 1: PlanLGBT2Q+ Mental Health
Coty Marin 300899507, Nathan Kolar 300906779, Morgan Kerekes 300913941Mental Health Management Section 101
WWHP Centennial College
1. Mental Health Forum Display Topic
The topic of our display is: #lovehasnolabels to reduce negative implications towards LGBT2Q+ members and the impacts it has on their mental health. Name for our display:
Title: #lovehasnolabels Subtitle: LGBT2Q+ and Mental Health
Topics to be displayed: LGBT2Q+ and Mental Health
1. Intersectionality and marginalization 2. Stigma, Discrimination, Stereotypes3. Risks and negative impacts on mental health and overall health and wellness4. Discrimination in the Workplace (resources such as legal, support)
2. Objectives: Process Objectives
1. Participation: Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, 50-60 students will engage with our booth.
2. Quality of participant engagement: Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, 10-20 students will engage in high quality conversations about our chosen mental health topic.
3. Quality of teamwork: As a part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we will perform a post-mortem on the quality of our teamwork after the Mental Health Forum has been completed
4. Qualitative Assessment of the Intervention Process: As a part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we will perform a qualitative assessment of the planning and implementation processes after the Mental Health Forum has been completed, including an assessment of what went well and what could be improved specifically pertaining to student conversations and engagement, awareness and knowledge attained by students, given resources, and the ability to spread the word to bring others to the booth.
5. Our own Process Objectives: Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, 30-40 students will be given
meaningful resources, such as pamphlets, from our booth. Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, 3-6 students will come back to
our booth with an additional person (a plus one). Prior to the start of the Mental Health Forum, on the day of, all group members will have
brought all pre-planned materials and resources.
During the weeks leading up to the Mental Health Forum, all group members will have showed legitimate effort to fulfill responsibilities.
3. Objectives: Impact Objectives
1. Impact on Participants – Awareness level: Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, students who visit our booth will be aware that mental health is an issue within the LGBT2Q+ community at Centennial College Morningside Campus.
2. Impact on Participants – Knowledge level: Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, students who visit our booth will learn about intersectionality and marginalization, stigma and discrimination, risks and negative impacts on mental health, and discrimination in the workplace.
3. Our own Impact Objectives:
Learning: o After the LGBT2Q+ pamphlet has been given to students visiting our booth, at
least 10% of students who identify as LGBT2Q+ will reach out to one or more of the organizations listed in pamphlet, in times of mental health struggles.
o After watching the Love Has No Labels video, 20% of students will change their attitudes and think twice about labelling the LGBT2Q+ community.
o In the near future, 5% of students who visited our booth, will support LGBT2Q+ initiatives at their school and in the community, by donating resources such as time, spreading the positive word, or by being in attendance.
Behavioural: o Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, students who visit our
booth will voluntarily ask for our opinions, advice, support, and resources on LGBT2Q+ and mental health
o After visiting our booth, the information will create a domino effect and the knowledge learned about the LGBT2Q+ community will be shared by students.
Environmental: o Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, our booth will provide
a safe and positive space for all students who visit our booth. We will also bring awareness to students of other safe spaces on campus such as the LGBT2Q+ and Allies Social Club, and the Centre for Disabilities and Counselling.
o After visiting the booth at the Mental Health Forum students and faculty will be aware of the need for positive and safe spaces such as LGBT2Q+ inclusive washrooms and welcoming workout gym atmospheres.
4. Objectives: Outcome Objectives
By 2018, visits to the Mental Health professionals at Centennial College Morningside Campus for LGBT2Q+ related issues will decrease by 50%.
One third of Centennial College Morningside Campus career counsellors will more specifically tailor their career counselling to the LGBT2Q+ community within the next 6 months.
In the next 3 years, 60% of students of the LGBT2Q+ community will report less medical claims to the Centennial College Morningside Campus student medical services offices.
By September 2017, both the Statement of Diversity and LGBT2Q+ Social Club pages on the Centennial College’s website will have fully updated information and news regarding the LGBT2Q+ relationship with adverse mental health.
5. Display Content: Plan for Engaging Students
Students should be aware of or know…
Calls to Action Materials/resources to provide to students
Awareness The impacts and barriers towards mental health of LGBT2Q+ community members
Through resources gained knowledge on micro and macro levels of changing behaviour and societies perception.
Include in a pamphlet:·
Any research on the impact of stigma, discrimination and stereotypes on Mental Health of LGBT2Q+ individuals.
Any research on marginalization and intersectionality on Mental Health of LGBT2Q+ individuals.
Resources that are of benefit of LGBT2Q+ and all Centennial College students
Knowledge
1. #Lovehasnolabels Bristol boardResources for
“Gain a better understanding”
Students should know how
Include at booth: Bristol Board
highlighting
LGBT2Q+ Why it’s
important
LGBT2Q+ individuals are stigmatized and discriminated which can affect all aspects of an individuals’ life.(or be given the resources to do so)
organizations that the LGBT2Q+ student community can make use of
Include in pamphlet: Resource list:
Organizations, websites, and other resources for students
2. The importance of love
The impact of love
Why it’s important
“#lovehasnolabels”Students should know how love can have more power over:
Stigma, discrimination and stereotypes
Marginalization and intersectionality.
Include in pamphlet: Importance of love
Include at booth: Looping
“#lovehasnolabels” video
Whiteboard for students to take photos to share on social media. The whiteboard will display Students responses to:
“what does love mean to you?”
3. Student proposed ways to provide a more positive environment for the LGBT2Q+ community at Centennial College
What does it mean to provide an inclusive environment?
Why it’s important?
“You can make a difference today”
Students should have the opportunity to suggest improvements for Centennial College's policies, procedures and activities
Include at booth: Centennial College
Diversity Statement Centennial College
LGBT2Q+ Activities and Programs page
Improvement/petition sheet to be given to Centennial College after Mental Health Forum
4. Celebrities and successful/impactful individuals to engage students to booth
Why celebrities
“Don’t judge a book by its cover”
LGBT2Q+ individuals should not be judged based
Popsicle Stick Faces: using celebrities and media figures to demonstrate LGBT2Q+
are great advocates.
How judgement is huge barrier.
Why is this important?
on their sexuality and physical appearance
individuals rightfully exist in popular media and are strong advocates
Skateboard Balance Test: to emphasize LGBT2Q+ can do anything they put their mind to and are not disadvantaged
Effect of LGBT2Q+ on student development in schools Effect on Mental
Health Equity/access
“When you look down on an individual who identifies as LGBT2Q+, you are effecting their whole life, not just their sexuality”
Students will be shown celebrities and influential people who identify as LGBT2Q+ who have made efforts to reduce or bring awareness of mental health issues within the LGBT2Q+ community. The point is that LGBT2Q+ is not a limitation.
Students will be exposed to how Centennial College organizes their LGBT2Q+ section on their website and will be able to log improvements for the website.
Ability to take a picture and hashtag on social media with whiteboard from the booth to spread to the rest of the fellow students.
Include in pamphlet and bristol board:
Emphasize that bullying is not only physical, but can also be manifested through verbal discrimination to the LGBT2Q+ community.
The presence of LGBT2Q+ in the workforce
Effect on Mental Health
Recruiting and ethics issues
Equity/access
“LGBT2Q+ related matters are not just an issue of the younger age group”
Students will be given statistics on how common LGBT2Q+ issues are within the career world.
Include in pamphlet and bristol board:
Presence of absence of laws protecting the LGBT2Q+ community at their work.
Contact information for the Canadian Centre for Diversity
and Inclusion (CCDI) who performs diversity assessments on organizations.
Resources and organizations available to Centennial College students that support LGBT2Q+ individuals with not only mental health issues but overall support as well.
Students will be told about the various resources and organizations that support optimal mental health for the LGBT2Q+ community at Centennial College.
Include in pamphlet: Top three resources
and organizationsProvide at booth:
A mass list of resources and organizations will be available at the table.
6. Display Content: Visual Concept
Bristol Boardo 3-fold bristol board with the #lovehasnolabels title
i. Left Panel: Diversity statement, discrimination cycle.ii. Middle Panel: Title, logo, fun facts.
iii. Right Panel: Workplace statistics, proposed improvement, resources (maps or list our organizations?)
o Our booth will provide a mass list of available resources and organizations that the LGBT2Q+ student community can access for support.
o Students will be aware that LGBT2Q+ stigma and discrimination can impact all aspects of someone's life, most specifically the aspect of education, career choices, and workplace dynamics.
Looping Videoo Consecutive looping of the Love Has No Labels video
Whiteboard (for photos)
o A small handheld whiteboard with the question “what does love mean to you?” will be available for students to answer and take a picture with.
o The opportunity for students to take photos with the whiteboard will be encouraged
o At the bottom of the whiteboard will be the hashtag #lovehasnolabels, so when uploaded to social media all pictures will be compiled into the hashtag.
Website Improvements/Petition sheetso On a laptop, students will be shown what the current Centennial College website
pages for The Statement of Diversity and LGBT2Q+ Activities and Programs
o Students will be able to write improvements they believe will benefit the website pages
o The improvements/petition sheets will be given to Centennial College personnel as an act of providing student input to the Centennial College website.
Popsicle Stick Faceso Figures such as celebrities and successful/impactful individuals from our past and
present will have the faces attached to popsicle sticks to show that LGBT2Q+ individuals rightfully exist in popular media.
o The hope is to empower individuals to feel belonging among influential public figures.
o 6 stick popsicle stick faces in total
Skateboard Balance testo To honour the first professional skateboarder to announce as being of the
LGBT2Q+ community, Brian Anderson in September 2016o Stationary balance testo The overall message to emphasize that LGBT2Q+ individuals can do anything
they put their mind to and are not disadvantaged
Pamphleto Students will be given a take-home pamphlet that will show 3 LGBT2Q+
organizations that are of benefit for the LGBT2Q+ students and all students of centennial college to make use of.
o Pamphlet will briefly summarize key knowledge and awareness points.
7. Evaluation Plan: Process Evaluation
Process Objective What we will be evaluating and how
What How
1. Participation: Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum 50-60 students will engage with our booth
Number of participants
Count and record participants as they visit the booth using “Mental Health Forum: Participation and Quality of Engagement Tracking Sheet”
2. Quality of participant engagement: Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum 10-20 students will engage in high quality conversations about our chosen mental health topic
Student engagement in high quality conversations about LGBT2Q+ and mental health issues
Record the quality of engagement of each interaction with a participant using “Mental Health Forum: Participation and Quality of Engagement Tracking
Sheet”
3. Quality of teamwork: As a part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we will perform a post-mortem on the quality of our teamwork after the Mental Health Forum has been completed
Quality of teamwork Evaluate team member’s performance using a peer evaluation form.
4. Qualitative Assessment of the Intervention Process: As a part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we will perform a qualitative assessment of the planning and implementation processes after the Mental Health Forum has been completed, including an assessment of what went well and what could be improved specifically pertaining to student conversations and engagement, given resources, and the ability to spread the word to bring others to the booth.
Qualitative assessment: What went well? What could be improved?
Team discussion about what went well and what could be improved, written and summarized.
5. Number of Resources: Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, 30-40 students will be given meaningful resources, such as pamphlets, from our booth.
The number of pamphlets handed out to students.
Monitor how many students walk away from the booth with a pamphlet in their hands. This measurement will include a count of the total number of people with the resources in-hand.
6. Spreading the Word: Over the period of two hours at the Mental Health Forum, 3-6 students will come back to our booth with an additional person (a plus one).
How many individuals left from our booth to bring back someone who the booth would be of value to.
Diligent tracking of who has brought a plus one back to the booth will be carefully checked.
7. Team Organization: Prior to the start of the Mental Health Forum, on the day of, all group members will have brought all pre-planned materials and resources.
Quality of communication to organize booth activities.
Evaluate team member’s performance using a peer evaluation form.
8. Team Initiative: During the weeks leading up to the Mental Health Forum, all group members will have showed legitimate effort to fulfill responsibilities.
Quality of team effort and care.
Evaluate team member’s performance using a peer evaluation form.
8. Evaluation Plan: Impact Evaluation
Impact Objective What we will be evaluating and how
What How
1. Impact on Participants – Awareness level: Over the period of three hours at the Mental Health Forum, students who visit our booth will be aware that mental health is an issue within LGBT2Q+ at Centennial College Morningside Campus.
Student awareness of mental health as an issue within LGBT2Q+ at Centennial College Morningside Campus.
Recall and write stories of feedback provided by participants.
2. Impact on Participants – Knowledge level: Over the period of three hours at the Mental Health Forum, students who visit our booth will learn about intersectionality and marginalization, stigma and discrimination, risks and negative impacts in mental health, and discrimination in the workplace.
Student’s LGBT2Q+ knowledge regarding intersectionality and marginalization, stigma and discrimination, risks and negative impacts in mental health, and discrimination in the workplace.
Recall and write stories of feedback provided by participants.
3. Impact on Participants – Awareness level: After the LGBT2Q+ pamphlet has been given to students visiting our booth, at least 10% of students who identify as LGBT2Q+ will feel compelled to reach out to one or more of the organizations listed in pamphlet, in times of mental health struggles.
Student’s awareness of LGBT2Q+ organizations within their area of dwelling.
Recall and write stories of feedback provided by participants.
4. Impact on Participants - Behavioral Level: After watching the Love Has No Labels video, 20% of students will change their attitudes and think twice about labelling the LGBT2Q+ community.
Changing student’s behavior towards the LGBTQ2+ community.
Recall and write stories of feedback provided by participants.
5. Impact on Participants = Environmental Level: In the near future, 5% of students who visited our booth, will support LGBT2Q+ initiatives at their school and in the community, by donating resources such as time, spreading the positive word, or by being in attendance.
Sparking action towards supporting LGBT2Q+ campaigns.
Recall and write stories of feedback provided by participants.
9. Evaluation Plan: Outcome Evaluation
Impact Objective What we will be evaluating and how
What How
By 2018, visits to the Mental Health professionals at Centennial College Morningside Campus for LGBT2Q+ related issues will decrease by 50%.
Number of LGBT2Q+ mental health issues brought to the attention of mental health professionals at Centennial College Morningside Campus.
In-depth analysis of aggregate Mental Health data of Centennial College Morningside Campus students.
One third of Centennial College Morningside Campus career counsellors will more specifically tailor their career counselling to the LGBT2Q+ community within the next 6 months.
The total number of self-reported career counsellors who have adapted their work to the LGBT2Q+ community.
One-on-one interviews with career counselors about the changes they implemented.
In the next 3 years, 60% of students of the LGBT2Q+ community will report less medical claims to the student medical services offices.
Number of medical claims, originating from LGBT2Q+ mental health, processed by student medical services.
In-depth analysis of aggregate Mental Health data of Centennial College Morningside Campus students.
By September 2017, both the Statement of Diversity and LGBT2Q+ Social Club pages will have fully updated information and news regarding the LGBT2Q+ relationship with adverse mental
Updated Centennial College websites for the LGBT2Q+ community.
Monthly check-ups for changes performed on the website pages.
health.
10.Implementation Plan (x2)
Step Responsibility Information Sources
Budget Timeline
Step 1: Group meeting to: Discuss details for our booth Discuss resources and interactive
components we want to include Discuss objectives and plan of action
All Nov. 3
Step 2: Find 2 celebrities/influential people for popsicle stick faces:
Lea Delaria Laverne Cox Ellen Degeneres Sir Ian Mckellen Leonardo DaVinci Brian Anderson
All Internet Nov. 3-Nov 6
Step 3: Research 1 LGBT2Q+ organization (each) to provide to the students.
Nathan: Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) (http://ccdi.ca/)
Email form for contact on website, (416)-968-6520
2 Cartlon Street, Suite 820 Toronto ON, Canada M5B 1J3
The CCDI is relevant for workplaces and schools. It is an organization which seeks to establish diversity and inclusion through evidence-based research tools. The CCDI offers webinars, workshops, speaking arrangements, and consulting services.
All InternetNetworking
Nov. 3-Nov. 6
Coty: Hashtag Hope http://hashtaghope.ca/beta/about/
Hashtag hope is an internet outreach project that promotes “the idea that there can be and is hope in life” and provide support for individuals in any way possible. This organization is a great resource for students and organizations because they focus on mental health and work to spread the message that “it’s okay to not be ok”.
Morgan: LGBT2Q+ and Allies Social Club at
Centennial College The LGBT2Q+ and Allies Social Club
at Centennial College meets biweekly for LGBT2Q+ students and their allies. The meetings provide a safe, positive, and confidential space for peer support, education, and advocacy. The meetings can consist of discussions, games, guest speakers, information on supportive resources and organizations. The LGBT2Q+ and Allies Social Club at Centennial College values acceptance and respect for everyone.
Contact info: Email: [email protected]. Phone: 416-289-5000 ex. 2516
Step 4: Group meeting to finalize all information for the Mental Health Forum Plan
All Nov. 7
Step 5: Collect resources to engage students during the Mental Health Forum
All Nov. 7-Nov. 29
Step 6: Purchase Bristol Board and white board $10 Nov. 7-Nov. 22
Step 7: Group meeting to go over progress, new ideas, and arising challenges
All Nov.14
Step 8: Finalize visual content All Nov. 22
Step 9: Mental Health Forum Day: Set-up display, bring engaging materials, begin evaluating objectives
All Nov. 24
Step 10: Reflect on qualitative and quantitative evaluations for participant engagement and process activities
All Nov. 24
