#HearNowON: Student Leadership Opportunities in Mental Health

#HearNowON: Student Leadership Opportunities in Mental Health

What opportunities do you have right now to get involved in promoting mental health at your school? Are there other ways you would like to get involved?

Join School Mental Health Ontario (SMH-ON) and Wisdom2Action (W2A) for a three-hour virtual forum on ways to enhance student mental health awareness, learning, and leadership. We want to hear from secondary school students about ideas and recommendations for improving student engagement and promoting mental health at school.

#HearNowON for 2021 is focused on student knowledge needs, learning preferences, and needs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and other 2021 realities related to student engagement and equity in mental health awareness and wellness at their school and boards. We want to expand our resources and tools to help students care for their own mental health and offer support to their peers and friends when needed. The information gathered during these forums will be used to inform the SMH-ON's provincial student mental health leadership strategy.

Your voice will help us to make sure that we put our focus in the right areas and create resources that are meaningful and relevant for students across the province.

What to expect:

• A fun opportunity to learn about school mental health and to share ideas about building knowledge and reducing the stigma of mental health with other students from across the province
• A place to offer your perspectives on how to help your peers be engaged as leaders in school mental health initiatives and offer ideas for adults to better support students in mental health leadership opportunities
• A discussion-based, open and inclusive space centred on your voice and viewpoints
• The chance to make an impact—a real difference!