Calgary organizations collaborating to improve school mental health support [Video]

Several organizations are collaborating as part of an ongoing local initiative called Change Can’t Wait, aiming to improve mental health support within Alberta educational settings.

“By pooling our collective expertise and resources, we can devise innovative solutions to bolster student wellbeing and create a more inclusive and nurturing education environment,” said Gena Rotstein, the managing director of Converge Mental Health Coalition.

The City of Calgary, University of Calgary, Calgary Board of Education (CBE) and Converge Mental Health Coalition, were inspired to get involved, citing an urgent need for reinforced mental health systems in schools.

“With depression, ADHD, behaviour problems, and anxiety common among youth, our targeted interventions, alongside existing strategies like the ‘Go to Educator‘ program, will elevate our support for student mental health,” said Paul Arnold, the director of the Mathison Centre at the Cumming School of Medicine.

This group of experts is currently working to create a research-based universal framework for …