Habit:  Cultivate Compassion                      Disposition: Perspective
Start the new year by strengthening your compassion for yourself and others, and unlock another resource for resilience: 
Compassion for ourselves, as well as for others, helps us deal with the interpersonal challenges we face on a daily basis. Perspective allows us to recognize the complexity of a situation. Perspective allows us to empathize with others, see the long view, extricate ourselves from the drama of a moment, and identify a wider range of responses to an event. 
Chapter Reflection:
What connections did you make to the ideas raised in this chapter?  
How might your life be different if you increased compassion for yourself and others?
Of the ideas presented in this chapter, which do you want to further explore?

Mental Health Literacy Modules

Wednesday, January 12 1:00 to 3:00 will be an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and explore the modules more deeply.

In the meantime, you might be interested to access some of these resources on the teenmentalhealth.org website:
 Introduction to the Modules  (password access: t33nh3alth )
MHL Curriculum Guide Training Slides
Teacher Knowledge Update 
For Secondary: Core Trainers Portal (password access: MHLtrainer )

Elementary Teams
(Invites have been sent to schools for both dates to support TTOC numbers)
January 18
9:00-11:30
via zoom
This is an opportunity for your school team to go deeper with the resource, spend time on the site, and have collaborative planning time. Invites will be sent out in December.
OR
January 25
9:00-11:30
via zoom

We are working in partnership with the Foundry, to offer students a Frist Aid opportunity: training in administering Noloxone.  The goal is to offer it at all our Secondary schools, and give an opportunity for interested middle school aged students to receive the training as well. 

We are startingl with Spectrum, SJB and Lambrick, then will expand to the other schools in the next months.  For more information, please contact Jen Chambers.

This is a resource hub for educators to help address youth dating violence and promote healthy relationships in the classroom, PREVNet has created the Resource Hub for Educators. This hub is your one-stop source for evidence-informed resources on dating violence and strategies you can apply in your classroom.

Young people aged 12-24 and their caregivers can use the app to drop-in or schedule a virtual counselling appointment, find peer support, join a youth group or caregiver group or browse our library of tools and resources.

DOWNLOAD THE APP on the App Store.

Foundry Integrated Support Services for Youth: Foundry centres and Foundry‘s provincial virtual services offer drop-in and scheduled counselling and peer support, primary care, employment support and groups for young people aged 12-24 and their caregivers across B.C. No referrals are required and all services are free and confidential. Please distribute information about Foundry services to your students as needed and support them with accessing a centre or registering for an account on the Foundry BC App.

The Kelty Centre‘s Where you Are podcast is back for a third season! In this first episode of the season, hosts Michelle and Bryn are joined by Kelly, a parent of a youth with an eating disorder, and Dr. Jennifer Coelho, Psychologist at BC Children‘s Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program, to answer questions we often hear from families about supporting a youth with an eating disorder. The conversation covers how to support your child at home, managing meal times, what to do if your child refuses help, tips about how parents can play an active role in your child‘s recovery, and which treatments really work.

Help For The Hard Times Workshops are running every month for parents of children or youth that have had a hospital stay or multiple ER visits due to Mental Health concerns. This workshop is free and offers parents a place to land and regroup after a crisis.  
Details for 1-hour Workshops
Session 1: How to support a safety plan at home (Part 1)
Session 2: How to support a safety plan at home (Part 2) 
Session 3: How to take care of yourself and your family after a crisis 
Session 4: How to find the resources you need

A collection of social and emotional learning (SEL) resources for educators and other adults who work with children and youth.

Join Dr. Greene on Jan 20 & 21, 2022. Day 1 provides a general overview of the CPS model, with a deeper dive into the nuances of the model on Day 2. You can register for one or both days. And if you can't join in live, the recordings of both days will be available for viewing following the live webinar. Register here!

Supporting schools and families with students who have complex emotional, behavioural, mental health and substance use needs. 

Youth and Family  support for schools without a school- based YFC counsellor.

District Team for supporting Children in Care Plans and partnership with Ministry of Children and Families.

As District Indigenous Counsellor,  Joanne is passionate about incorporating authentic learning about Indigenous issues into our schools. She feels it is important to understand a full spectrum of Indigenous perspectives: the history of Indigenous dispossession and trauma; the strength and resiliency of the culture; and, to present the beauty and intricacies of Indigenous worldview. With other members of her team, she strives to wrap our children in the protection of cultural strength and identity, and inform a new generation of learners about the importance of Truth and Reconciliation. The Indigenous team is here to create a vision for our district to move towards reconciliation by providing guidance and support to public educators to seek out authentic voices, unpack colonial theories, and find the confidence to move forward in our vision where reconciliation can be felt both personally and professionally.