**NEW** Parent Mental Health Literacy Sessions
The Ministry of Education Policy/Program Memorandum 169, includes a requirement for school boards to develop and implement a three-year mental health and addictions strategy and one-year mental health action plan that is made publicly available and reflects input from key partners, including parents.
The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board Mental Health Action Plan outlines three priorities:
- Promoting knowledge and understanding of mental health literacy
- Building supportive systems of support for students
- Fostering community connections and pathways for students and families
In the fall of 2024, the WECDSB Mental Health Team collaborated with the WECDSB Parent Involvement Committee in order to provide an opportunity to engage parents in identifying opportunities for parent awareness around mental health and well-being for students.
An online survey was created to capture parent input. Here are the highlights of the information received:
Click on the image above to download the document.
As indicated in the highlights above, the majority of parents requested either a recorded workshop or a virtual session in the evening. As a response to this request, our team will be presenting live evening webinars for parents to attend, virtually, as well as recording the sessions and linking them on our website for future viewing.