The CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Louise Bradley, met with the Mountain View School District today to discuss how the school division is approaching mental health issues.
The meeting presented local guidance councillors and educators the chance to learn different strategies from one the minds behind Canada’s Mental Health Strategy.
Several facts about the mental health of Parkland students were presented to the room, including the fact that anxiety rates amongst students in the Parkland are above the national average of 20%.
Schools in the division have already taken steps at attempting to help students with mental health issues including some high schools implementing mentorship programs and placing cameras on buses to curb bullying.
Bradley stated that nearly half a million people a week call in sick to work or school due to mental health problems. This stat encouraged Bradley to oversee the world’s first workplace psychological safety standard.
The rest of Bradley’s visit includes a visit to Whitmore school where she will sit in a Sharing Circle with the students and then proceeding to Winnipeg where she will speak at an event on May 2nd.
