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This page lists resources that explain how comprehenive approaches to promoting mental health and alleviating mental illness through schools can be done. This includes linking substance abuse to other issues such as substance abuse, crime, youth development, stigma, poverty and geographical isolation, by expliciting using multi-level (ministry, schoolboard/agency, school/neighbourhood) strategies within education, addictions, mental health and health systems. It also includes a comprehensive approach to mental health that includes mental illness, disordered behaviours, clinical disorders, stress, self-esteem, life crises and transitions and other aspects of mental health issues.

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Best practice guidelines for mental health promotion programs: Children & Youth is a web resource from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (ON) and partners. It provides the health and social service provider (“practitioner”) with current evidence-based approaches in the application of mental health promotion concepts and principles for children and youth. It is envisioned that these guidelines will support both the inclusion and the sustainability of mental health promotion concepts. This resource is intended to support practitioners in incorporating best practice approaches to mental health promotion interventions directed toward children (7–12 years of age) and youth (13–19 years of age). This resource includes:
  • Guidelines: Identifies the 10 best practice guidelines for mental health promotion interventions with children and youth.
  • Theory: Provides practitioners with the context for mental health promotion through definitions and underlying concepts, with a focus on promoting resilience.
  • Resources: Provides a worksheet (MS Word doc) that can be used by practitioners to plan and implement mental health promotion initiatives, a sample worksheet (PDF) showing how it has been used in a mental health promotion initiative and a glossary of words commonly used in mental health promotion.
  • References and Acknowledgements: Lists references used to develop these guidelines, and provides author information and acknowledges those who helped develop this web resource.
Alberta-based Mental Health Capacity Building in Schools initiative: funded by Alberta Health and Wellness and led by the Alberta Mental Health Board (AMHB), this is a partnership involving several organizations, including Alberta Education, Alberta Children’s Services, AADAC, health regions, school divisions, and other community agencies. The Mental Health Capacity Building in Schools initiative began in 2006 with five pilot projects. Based on their success, 27 more are now being established. The projects are innovative because they bring together people and professionals at the grassroots community level to help children learn how to self-protect their mental health from an early age. “The kinds of supports provided to students vary depending on the needs of the children, youth, and their families, as well as the school and community. They include individual and group counselling, workshops topics such as bullying and substance abuse, and access to success coaches who help students with homework, life issues, and other challenges,” says Dr. Ray Block, AMHB President and CEO. “The overarching goal of the projects is the same province-wide – a mental health promotion and mental illness prevention and early intervention approach to the mental health and well-being of children and youth.” For more information, contact: lynn.damberger@amhb.ab.ca.


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