Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being

Supporting Students in Kindergarten to Grade 6

  • The Mental Health and Well-Being Team will develop resources to support social and emotional learning (SEL) through distance learning.

  • The resources will include mental health tips, activities, recorded SEL read aloud, recorded mini SEL lessons, and live events.

  • Child and Youth Workers will work closely with school administrators and educators to share the resources in a manner that best meets the needs of the school community.

  • Social media resources will be shared through the board website, school websites and school Facebook accounts.

  • The resources will also include weekly activities that teachers can share to continue supporting class-wide SEL programs.

  • Resources will also be provided for DSB1’s Continuity of Learning Resources webpage.

  • The Mental Health and Well-Being Team will follow up with the families that requested resources and inform them of where they can access them.

Supporting Students in Grades 7 to 12

  • Child and Youth Workers and Social Workers will provide follow-up mental health check-ins by telephone.

  • Audio only Microsoft Team meetings will be offered for students who do not have a phone.

  • Email can be used to book appointments.

  • Social media resources will be shared through the board website, school websites and school Facebook accounts.

  • The Mental Health and Well-Being Team is gathering information from DSB1’s Jack Chapters to explore the possibility of continuing their work to support student mental health and well-being. This work could be done virtually.