STUDENT SUPPORT LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE

Children and Youth Mental Health

Phase Two, 2010-2013

Mike BaineLead Consultant

"Mental Illness is often considered an invisible epidemic, but slowly, thankfully, the cloak is lifting."

Editorial, Ottawa CitizenSept. 16, 2010

OTTAWA ENGLISH “CLUSTER”

A. Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) Crossroads Children’s Centre Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario United Way Ottawa Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre Cross-Sectoral Children’s Mental Health and Education

Committee Youth Cluster, Champlain Addictions Coordinating Body

OTTAWA ENGLISH “CLUSTER”

B. Collaborating Provincial Ministries: Ministry of Education Ministry of Children & Youth Services Ministry of Health & Long Term Care

C. Project Management: Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation Elza Seregelyi: Project Manager Mike Baine: Lead Consultant

SSL PHASE ONE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Information sessions for all groups School board and community mental health partners joint

planning October and November In-services

NTIP, Vice-Principals, School Teams Agency Fair, February 2010 Inventory and analysis of local child & youth networks,

coalitions and planning tables April In-service – full day for each school board “School Board 101” for community partners Over 2,000 educators in-serviced

SSL PHASE 2

GUIDELINES:(Tri-Ministry Memo, June 7, 2010)

1. Deepening partnerships from Phase One2. Expand partnerships to include Section 23 programs

(e.g., McHugh)3. Strengthen parent & youth involvement4. Include professionals from health sector5. Build leadership capacity6. Enhance collaboration across sectors7. Support and enhance promotion of mental health &

well-being8. Position cluster for sustainability

PHASE TWO PLANNING TEAMPLANNING TEAM FOR OTTAWA CLUSTER 2010-2013

Michael Baine, Chairperson & Lead Consultant (OCRI) Lynne Barber, Coordinator, McHugh Education (Section 23) Dr. Laurinda Cudmore, Psychologist, OCSB Dr. Petra Duschner, Manager of Safe Schools, OCDSB Jane Fjeld, Associate Executive Director, Youth Services

Bureau Michael Hone, Associate Executive Director, Crossroads

Children’s Centre Sharon Jollimore, Director “Growing Up Great,” United Way of

Ottawa Joan Leadbeater-Graham, Program Director for School Based

Programs, Rideauwood

PHASE TWO PLANNING TEAMPLANNING TEAM FOR OTTAWA CLUSTER 2010-2013

Denise Norris, Principal, Fallingbrook Elementary School, OCDSB

Jennifer Oake, Principal, St. Pius X High School, OCSB Jessica Ripley, Program Coordinator, Youth Net, CHEO Ellen Waxman-Caron, Clinical Manager, Roberts/Smart Centre

Ex-Officio Members: Despina Papadopoulos, Research Associate, School Liason,

Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO

Elza Seregelyi, Manager of SSL (OCRI) Shereen Miller, Parent

KEY INITIATIVES FOR PHASE TWO

Origins of Topics:

1. Evaluation Feedback – Conference, April 20 & 28

2. Tri-Ministry Memo – June 7, 2010

3. School Board Input and Discussion – June & Fall, 2010

4. Cluster Discussion – June & Fall, 2010

"In 2009, 8% of Ottawa students (grades 7-12) reported that they had seriously considered attempting suicide during the past year."

Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey

“ ...90% of kids with mental health issues and/or suicidal thoughts do not talk to educators, professionals or other adults...they, however might talk to friends"

Ottawa Community Suicide Prevention Group, Dec. 13, 2010  

TOPICS

Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) Suicide Awareness and Prevention eMentalHealth.ca Exemplary Programs Protocols and Referrals Coordination of Initiatives Parental Engagement Resources Community Conversations Boards, Agencies & Hospital Dialogue

SAMPLE OF POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES

Train selected staff in Collaborative Problem Solving (‘CPS’)

Develop a ‘portal’ for educators on eMentalHealth.ca website

Provide a link to eMentalHealth.ca on boards' websites

Deliver in-service to selected staff on exemplary programs (e.g., ASIST, Safe Talk, Friends)

Profile "Youth Net" with principals as a program for students

SAMPLE OF POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES

Facilitate Board, Agency & Hospital Forum on topics of mutual concern (e.g., Safety in Workplace)

Invite broad community participation in SSLI through community information sessions

Deliver presentations on Child and Youth Mental Health to boards' umbrella parent organizations

Implement ‘Train the Trainer’ sessions on suicide intervention programs like “ASIST” and “Safe Talk”

"…the most widely used suicide intervention program in the world, graduating hundreds of thousands of people in a dozen countries ... equip front line workers (doctors, police, teachers, counselors) with expertise to identify suicidal people, estimate their risk of self harm and stop them from acting on the impulse."

Richard RamsayLiving Works Education (‘ASIST and Safe Talk’)

RELATIONSHIPS, COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

Youth Services Bureau Crossroads Children’s Centre Roberts/Smart Centre Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Canadian Mental Health Association Children & Youth Mental Health Network McHugh Education Centre Provincial Centre of Excellence for Children & Youth

Mental Health

RELATIONSHIPS, COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

Ottawa Public Health Ottawa Carleton District School Board Ottawa Catholic School Board United Way Ottawa Ottawa Coalition for Children & Youth Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition Odawa Native Friendship Centre Regional Offices:

Ministry of Education Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Ministry of Children & Youth Services

“ Not only do we need to talk more about mental health issues among children and teens…we must be prepared to offer some real help....we do not have adequate resources in our health system to do that." 

Ottawa Citizen, Dec. 6, 2010

" ...enlist you to join the movement around mental health because there is nobody closer to this issue than teachers."

Alex MunterExecutive Director, YSBOttawa Citizen, Nov 19, 2010

"Alberta Government Earmarks $19 million in Mental Health Funding for Schools" “…funding supports integrated school based community mental health promotion and prevention projects...includes mental health coaches, parent workshops...." Vancouver Sun, Dec. 3, 2010