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It’s a bit of a perfect storm scenario…

Mental Health and Wellbeing: what students, student leaders and staff need to know All Aboard – CSC Conference June 4, 2013 Georgian College, Barrie ON. It’s a bit of a perfect storm scenario… . Recognition at a federal level Recognition at a corporate level

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It’s a bit of a perfect storm scenario…

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  1. Mental Health and Wellbeing: what students, student leaders and staff need to knowAll Aboard – CSC ConferenceJune 4, 2013 Georgian College, Barrie ON

  2. It’s a bit of a perfect storm scenario… • Recognition at a federal level • Recognition at a corporate level • Recognition at a postsecondary education level

  3. Corporate Canada… • Bell Let's Talk... • Federal Government launches workplace standard January, 2013 • Framework download

  4. Promoting mental health and wellbeing on your campus… • Everybody’s doing it! • Mental health has gone “mainstream” (Walrus, March, 2013) • Apparently you guys are broken…Macleans September 5 2012 • “Music to our ears” shift_

  5. Are mental health problems increasing among college students? • Mental health issues highly prevalent, less clear whether increasing • Little doubt more coming into contact with campus services • Broad population studies (outside U.S.) prevalence steady-mild increase • (quoted MacKean, Mental Health and Well Being in PSE Settings)

  6. Anti-depressants and Enrolment@ Confederation

  7. Anti-depressants, Enrolment and Cost @ Confederation

  8. Selected postsecondary mental health chronology… • Nadia Kajouji dies by suicide at Carlton, April, 2008 • Jack Windeler dies by suicide at Queen’s March, 2010 • Mental Health and Addictions Summit, MTCU, October, 2010 • Mental Health in Ontario Postsecondary Working Group (MHOP) formed, December, 2010 • CACUSS Pre Conference on Mental Health, June, 2011

  9. Selected postsecondary mental health chronology… • Focus on Mental Health Conference, CO/COU/CSA/OUSA, May, 2012 • CACUSS/CMHA produce/consult draft of “Post-Secondary Student Mental Health: A Systemic Approach”, 2012 to present • MTCU floats “Mental Health Innovation Fund” in October, 2012 for projects to March, 2015

  10. Why we are here??(Dr. Bruce Ferguson, Opening Remarks, Summit 2010: Mental Health and Addictions in Postsecondary Education, October 29, 2010) • Data from colleges and universities indicate what could be alarming rates of mental health and substance abuse problems amongst students • Reports suggest that the rates have increased over the past two decades

  11. Why we are here… • Mental health and addiction issues interfere with academic success and cause students to leave programs without graduating • Any student loss represents a societal, institutional and personal cost • It’s our responsibility to give all students the best chance to succeed

  12. So what’s the big deal?ACHA Survey 2009www.acha-ncha.org/docs/

  13. So what’s the big deal in Canada?Ryerson’s Dr. Su-Ting Teo, 2010 • 7% of student populations access counselling services • Most common problems are anxiety and depression • 10-30% are seen in urgent/crisis situations • 28% of students registered for disability services had mental health problems as their primary issue

  14. So what’s the big deal in Canada?Lees and Dietsche, 2012 • 18% of college student population access counselling services • Most common problems are anxiety and depression • At most colleges, students with mental health issues seeking accommodations is #2 behind learning disabilities • Access to community resources is an issue at all colleges, large and small

  15. Bottom line… • 1 in 4 students will experience a mental or addiction issue during their postsecondary program • 1 in three people will experience a mental health issue in their lifetime

  16. Developing an inclusive community… • Colleges are extremely well placed to deal with these issues • 82.5% of 18 to 20 year olds are in PSE • Age of onset • Early identification • Early access to treatment • Better treatment outcomes • The social role of “student” • “it’s about Respect.”…

  17. What is mental health? • Mental health can be defined as: “The capacities of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well‐being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections, and personal dignity” (Public Health Agency of Canada, n.d.).

  18. Flourishing and languishing a la Corey Keyes…

  19. What are mental health problems? • Mental health problem is the term used to refer to ‘less than optimal mental health’, or as Keyes would say “languishing”.

  20. What can I do? • On a personal level… • Take care of yourself • Develop your sense of self awareness • Actively pursue mental health • Take time to learn about mental health and addiction issues

  21. What can I do? • On an interpersonal level… • Look out for each other • Notice when others aren’t doing well • Help your friends to understand mental illness and do what you can to de-stigmatize it • The Jack Project

  22. What can I do? • On a systems level… • Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) have created… • “…a framework to support campus self-assessment inclusive of strategic goal setting, options for change, planning and evaluation.” • CACUSS Mental Health Framework

  23. Seven components… • Institutional structure: Organization, Planning and Policy • Supportive, Inclusive Campus Environment • Mental Health Awareness • Community capacity to respond to early indications of individual student concerns • Self-management competencies and coping skills • Accessible Mental Health services • Crisis management procedures

  24. Three target student populations…

  25. Change process(Doherty and Dooris, 2006)

  26. Confederation CollegeMental Health Strategy timelines… • Town hall meetings Monday, April 1 and Monday, April 15 • Full day Mental Health Summits in TBay Thursday, May 16th and Dryden, May 29th • Half-day follow-up session, Thursday, June 13th • Bi/Monthly meetings September , 2013– March, 2014 • Development of Action Plan, May, 2014 • Implementation September – December, 2014

  27. Ultimately, students who experience good learning and success in their post secondary education, and a better understanding of how to address their mental health problems and/or live with their psyhosocial disabilities are more able to engage as mentally healthy citizens… a huge benefit to the future of our global community

  28. Random resources/ideas…

  29. What can I do? • On a systems level… • Advocate for increased community resilience strategies • Push for Mental Health First Aid, safeTALK and other prevention programs at your schools • Support programs which “de stigmatize” mental illness • http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2011/01/07/youth-mental-health/index.html

  30. What can I do? • On a systems level… • http://www2.carleton.ca/studentsupport/student-mental-health-framework/ • Development/use of on-line resources • http://icopeu.com/fanshawe/

  31. What can I do? • On a Systems level… Other On-line resources… Mental Health First Aid www.queensu.ca/studentaffairs/events/mentalhealthfirstaid.html Student Mental Health.com http://studentmentalhealth.com Suicide Prevention… JED Foundation http://www2.sprc.org/collegesanduniversities/comprehensive-approach

  32. Mind Your Mind: • http://mindyourmind.ca/ • It gets better • http://www.youtube.com/itgetsbetterproject#p/f/0/7IcVyvg2Qlo • IcopeU (a program of Mind your Mind) • http://icopeu.org/ulifeline • Mental Health and Addictions 101 CAMH on line tutorials • http://www.camh.net/education/online_courses_webinars/mha101/index.html

  33. Your Life counts • http://www.yourlifecounts.org/?p=345 • ASIST Suicide Prevention • http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.aspx?tabid=43 • Safetalk • http://www.livingworks.net/page/safeTALK • Lets erase the stigma LETS 101 • http://www.lets.org/

  34. Active Minds http://www.activeminds.org. • "Send Silence Packing" • http://www.activeminds.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=137

  35. Post-Secondary Student Mental Health: A Systemic Approach • Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) • Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) • “…a framework to support campus self-assessment inclusive of strategic goal setting, options for change, planning and evaluation.”

  36. Underlying premises… • Mental health is essential to students’ academic success as well as their ability to participate fully and meaningfully throughout all aspects of their lives and throughout their lifespan

  37. Underlying premises… • Social justice and sustainability is essential to both student wellbeing and learning • Contextual factors including one’s physical, culture, political, socio-economic and organization setting all impact learning and wellbeing

  38. What is recovery? • Recovery is understood as “the process in which people experiencing mental health problems or living with mental illness are empowered and supported to be actively engaged in their own journey toward well-being…” (MHCC, 2009).

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