psd’s youth resiliency initiative developing a comprehensive school health program to support all...
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PSD’s Youth Resiliency Initiative
Developing a Comprehensive School
Health Program to Support all Students
Outcome:
To foster the development of resilient children, youth, and families within Parkland School Division
Strategy:Work collaboratively with students, school stakeholders, local community and industry partners to create meaningful programs, activities, and relationships that support lifelong, community engaged, socially responsible citizens
What is Positive Mental Health?“The capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections and personal dignity.” Public Health Agency of Canada
Positive Mental Health
builds
Resiliency
Click icon to add picturePSD’s Ultimate Goal: Student Success and Well-Being
PSD’s Ultimate Goal: Student Success and Well-Being
Healthy Kids = Better
Learners
Understanding Positive Mental Health
Promotes the enhancement of positive qualities: development of
positive personal traits, positive personal experiences/ relationships,
enabling initiatives programs that assist in
enhancing the quality of life of children and youth,
reducing the risk of developing mental-health related concerns
School as a Critical SettingSchools provide a “critical context for shaping children’s self-esteem, self-efficacy and sense of control over their lives”. Stewart, Sun, Patterson, Lemerle and Hardie (2004)
But schools can’t do it alone!
It takes a village to raise a child.
Together we are stronger!