Centre for School Mental Health

The latest research, news, events from the @westernuEdu Centre for School Mental Health. We focus on mental health for K-12 youth.

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

We are profoundly heartbroken by the loss of our extraordinary leader Dr. Claire Crooks, OOnt, PhD.💔

Our deepest condolences go out to her family - George, Finn, Sydney, Grady and Tilly - and to all her extended family, friends, and loved ones.

https://t.co/gOC1OKYYHZ

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

Congratulations Cheryl Shinkaruk and Julia Forgrave on receiving The Ray Hughes Fourth R Champion Award. Read all about these exemplary leaders fostering healthy youth relationships in their schools and communities.⬇️
https://t.co/V0tozDWFMN

#youthhealthyrelationships

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

Congratulations Maria Ibanez, recipient of the 2024 David Wolfe Scholarship on Research on Violence Prevention.  Maria is a high-achieving, clinically skilled doctoral student in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at the Faculty of Education.
https://t.co/eYZGr9mtlj

[Western University @WesternU]

Today the Ministry of Education (@ONeducation) announced an investment to roll out the Fourth R curriculum to 5,000 teachers in the province. The program, developed at #WesternU, provides students with the skills to build & maintain healthy relationships.

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

🌟EXCITING NEWS!🌟 Education Minister Stephen Lecce and MPP Jess Dixon announced The Fourth R Grade 7, 8 and 9 Health & Physical Education curriculum is now being rolled out to 5,000 teachers in Ontario.
https://t.co/oKxiIkrzDl

[Western Education @westernuEdu]

It is an exciting day for our faculty and our @westernuCSMH after we learned The Fourth R will be rolled out to 5,000 teachers across the province thanks to support from @ONeducation

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the good news!

🔗 https://t.co/QSdPdG8yAE

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

Congratulations to Nikita Kalwani for her successful oral defense and passing her Masters thesis this week! The examiners were generous in their praise for Nikita's excellent writing and presentation. We are excited to see what comes next as she works towards her PhD.

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

NOW LIVE! We are happy to share PREVNet's Celebrating Projects webpage is now LIVE for the Health Relationships Programming.

Visit https://t.co/Or0GjE4hgW for more information.

@PREVNet

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

REGISTER TODAY for CSMH Faculty Research Member Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes along with Dr. Nadine Wathen for their presentation on Gender-Based Violence & The Sustainability Development Goals: Research & Knowledge Mobilization to Drive Change.

April 18th
Register https://t.co/n5d0NV8iKt

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

🌟NEW PUBLICATION ALERT! 🌟

Disseminating Evidence-Based Preventive Interventions to Promote Wellness and Mental Health in Children and Youth: Opportunities, Gaps, and Challenges.

https://t.co/lfh5GPYF8e

#mentalhealth #child #youth #prevention #dissemination #implementation

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

Celebrating the RISE-R Project! Check out this great infographic!

[PREVNet Inc. @PREVNet]

Let’s celebrate the Healthy Relationships Program by RISE-R from @westernuCSMH, doing great work to help prevent #TeenDatingViolence and promote healthy youth relationships.

Learn more about the program, their implementation and evaluation findings, and more⬇️

[PREVNet Inc. @PREVNet]

Let’s celebrate the Healthy Relationships Program by RISE-R from @westernuCSMH, doing great work to help prevent #TeenDatingViolence and promote healthy youth relationships.

Learn more about the program, their implementation and evaluation findings, and more⬇️

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

Sharing the HRP journey in ANSN, including community groundwork before partnering, cultural adaptation framework & lessons learned. FNEC is hosted by Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre - IKWC and Enoch Cree Nation at the River Cree in Edmonton. https://t.co/d7aUy7Hc1T

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

Andrea Delaney and Sherry Letendre presented "Everything begins with a story. Mapping a partnership and program development of a culturally relevant mental health promotion program for Indigenous youth." at the First Nations Education Conference in Edmonton.

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

🌟An exciting FREE project for parents with children 6 - 20 yrs old to join!🌟
ConnectED Parents brings innovation to primary prevention by empowering parents and caregivers to foster healthy youth relationships and prevent adolescent dating violence.

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

Congratulations to our own Dr. Claire Crooks for receiving the 2023 Order of Ontario for her groundbreaking work in violence prevention among adolescents.

https://t.co/TfSrV0MB7s

#orderofontario #mentalhealth #clairecrooks #youthmentalhealth #violenceprevention

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

A look back on the success of the RISE-R Project!

[Western Education @westernuEdu]

As we look back on the success of the RISE-R Project from @westernuCSMH, check out this brief overview on "the story of The Healthy Relationships Program."

The video below explains some of the implementation & evaluation involved in the project ⬇

https://t.co/vcHUQXUGt0

[Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic @MaryJWrightCYDC]

A huge thanks to Dr. Maisha Syeda @drmaishasyeda and the Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH for our STRONG (Supporting Transition Resilience for Newcomer Groups) Training this week! Excited to launch in the winter at the clinic. Please share this great opportunity!

[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

An achievement made possible by our wonderful PM, Karmie Dhillon. The passion & stability she brought to this project was formidable. We will miss her and are grateful for the privilege of her leadership that made a significant & lasting difference on youth mental health 💜
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[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

It is with immense pride and gratitude that we reflect on the remarkable achievements of the RISE-R project. The past five years have been a testament to our community stakeholders' unwavering dedication and collaborative spirit.
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[Centre for School Mental Health @westernuCSMH]

The RISE-R project has trained 1282 facilitators, surpassing our target by 237%, and reached 5123 youth, exceeding the goal by 197%. These numbers are more than statistics; they represent lives positively impacted and communities strengthened.
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