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G. Consideration of Constraints and Educational Mandate of the School

Consideration of the Constraints and Educational Mandate of the School

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Adelman HS, Taylor L. Promoting mental health in schools in the midst of school reform. J Sch Health 2000;70(5):171-8	Canadian Example. Thames Valley School Board has developed a five year (2010- 2015) strategic plan for school mental health in a large school board. The overall goal is to achieve a system-wide vision for the role of mental health in the schools which is linked to system goals of reducing learning gaps, leading to graduation. The strategic planning process is overseen by a steering committee reporting to the Board’s Mental Health Committee which is composed of Board trustees, senior administrators, teaching and support staff and community agency representatives. A framework has been adopted by this Committee which encompasses universal strategies, strategies targeted towards at-risk students and strategies for identified high needs students. The strategic planning process will be outlined in a power point presentation. The planning methodology is derived from Appreciative Inquiry and the Balanced Score Card. The process includes reviewing source documents (internal and external) such as Toward Recovery & Well-Being: A Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for Canada as well as available research. Key to the success of the planning is a stakeholder engagement process and also a systematic survey of mental health supports and services in the schools and a capacity assessment of teacher knowledge, skills and tools. Canadian Experience: Link with academic achievement Participants in the key informant interview were asked to reflect on the importance of student emotional well-being to academic achievement. The mean score on this five-point scale, where higher scores are suggestive of a greater link, was 4.8, with 100 percent of respondents indicating that student mental health was very or extremely important to academic achievement. From Scanning the Practice Landscape in School-based Mental Health, Provincial Centre of Excellence in Child & Youth Mental Health at CHEO, 2009)

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Adelman HS, Taylor L. Promoting mental health in schools in the midst of school reform. J Sch Health 2000;70(5):171-8

Canadian Example. Thames Valley School Board has developed a five year (2010- 2015) strategic plan for school mental health in a large school board. The overall goal is to achieve a system-wide vision for the role of mental health in the schools which is linked to system goals of reducing learning gaps, leading to graduation. The strategic planning process is overseen by a steering committee reporting to the Board’s Mental Health Committee which is composed of Board trustees, senior administrators, teaching and support staff and community agency representatives. A framework has been adopted by this Committee which encompasses universal strategies, strategies targeted towards at-risk students and strategies for identified high needs students. The strategic planning process will be outlined in a power point presentation. The planning methodology is derived from Appreciative Inquiry and the Balanced Score Card. The process includes reviewing source documents (internal and external) such as Toward Recovery & Well-Being: A Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for Canada as well as available research. Key to the success of the planning is a stakeholder engagement process and also a systematic survey of mental health supports and services in the schools and a capacity assessment of teacher knowledge, skills and tools.
Canadian Experience: Link with academic achievement Participants in the key informant interview were asked to reflect on the importance of student emotional well-being to academic achievement. The mean score on this five-point scale, where higher scores are suggestive of a greater link, was 4.8, with 100 percent of respondents indicating that student mental health was very or extremely important to academic achievement. From Scanning the Practice Landscape in School-based Mental Health, Provincial Centre of Excellence in Child & Youth Mental Health at CHEO, 2009)

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