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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH

1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4

Mental Health Network

A Year At A Glance 2016-17



Agenda

Review of Workgroups’ Accomplishments 2016-17

• Training Workgroup

• Peer Support Workgroup

• Awareness Workgroup

• Overview of Movies for Mental Health

• Showcase of the short videos used at the event



Training Workgroup

• Collaborated with Minds Matter Magazine to create bookmark • Intentional strategy to promote training with student leaders, staff, faculty, TAs, and FSG facilitators

• Report from Council of Ontario Universities • 602 have completed the program online and received certificate

to date• 856 have registered on the site to use as needed

•Discussion to proceed to promote for next year • Strategies include promote to DSAs and campus groups through

Student Life, Career Centre for work-study students



Training Workgroup

• Increased to 5 UTSC Staff trained to deliver safeTALK

• Trainings for 2016-17 at UTSC:• Students –

� Nov. 30, 16 trained� Jan. 26, 26 trained� Feb. 1, 20 trained� Mar. 24, next scheduled training

• Staff and Faculty � Dec. 6, 17 trained� April. 6, next scheduled training



Training Workgroup

• For Staff and Faculty• Feb 22 and 23 – 20 trained• Lower than last year – skip a year?

• For Students• Inquiry from students about offering training for

students for career professional development • Discussed having a partnership with AACC and a

student group PNDA as a career development opportunity



Peer Support Workgroup

• MMM’s Student Navigation tool• Bookmark with More Feet On The Ground• Distributed at large events and shared with CTL for TAs and FSGs




• Partnership with SSO

• 11 students registered Nov 2, 9, 16, 23

• Both facilitators were UofT alum, one from UTSG and UTSC




New areas to explore:

Wellness Recovery Action Plan programming at UTSC

Facilitated Study Groups focused on needs of students coping with mental illness



Awareness Workgroup

• Green lights with collaboration with SCSU

• Mental Health Understood Fair

• Invite for other departments to share in the month by aligning programming

• Passive campaign: Plan to repeat for next year



Mental Health Understood Fair

October 5th, 2016, Meeting Place

• Over 150 passports done by participants

• 10 care packages donated by departments as prizes for students

• Evaluations – 55 – results positive, shared meaningful discussions at displays

• 10 community partners, 15 departments, 13 student groups

• Plan to repeat next year



Mental Health and Culture

Guest Speaker: November 8, 2016

Dr. Jessica DereAssistant Professor, Teaching StreamDepartment of Psychology, UTSC

• 55 faculty, staff and students attended• Talk on using cultural factors defining mental illness and impact of

culture and mental health in our settings• Consider more faculty to be showcased by the Mental Health

Network• Ideas of topics for next year include: addiction, suicide, social

media and mental health, sleep, ADHD, mindfulness Summit if

possible



Awareness Workgroup

Movies for Mental Health

• Partnership with PNDA, MMM, Deptof Psychology, HWC, AA, SHRL, UTSC Police

• Shown in 2 parts in PSY-A02 on Feb 10 and 17

• Resource Fair after each class

• Community Partners: YouthLink, Partners for Mental Health, Malvern Family Resource Centre, CMHA




“What was your main takeaway?”

Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, it is

not my fault

Stigma varies from culture to culture

There is still a need to raise awareness

Mental health is important and

shouldn't be ignored.There are a lot of culturally related

assumptions about mental health and

illness

Don't hesitate to speak about

mentally illness

Be understanding

and kind




PSYA02 Follow-up Assignment:

• Assignment inspired by the Movies for Mental Health Event

• Students in PSYA02 are creating their own short films related to concepts from the course

• Students will anonymously review each other’s films and provide feedback

• Encouraged to submit their work to Art with Impact’s monthly video competition




“Rinse and Repeat”

https://www.artwithimpact.org/film/rinse-and-repeat/

“The Blind Stigma” by Stacy-Ann Buchanan

https://www.artwithimpact.org/film/the-blind-stigma/

“Three” by Karen Hua

https://www.artwithimpact.org/film/three/

Questions: What did you think? What did you feel? What did you learn?

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