Building Community Resiliency: Youth Mental Health Resource Map and Educator Training

In the 2018-2019 New Brunswick Student Wellness Survey half of the students between grades 6 to 12 reported symptoms of anxiety or depression. In that survey, 30% of youth reported they felt like they needed to see someone for their mental health, and of that 30%, only 10% had access. One barrier for students is not knowing where to go. One of the first points of contact for students as educators in the school system. With the dissolution of the Helping Tree and other such resource guides, Educators have decreased navigation portals. With the supply teacher deficit, educators have less and less time to devote outside of immediate curriculum teaching. This project aims are creating a sustainable resource navigation tool that will also provide viable links to the curriculum.

Greater Fredericton Social Innovation’s (GFSI) mandate is to provide social planning to advance comprehensive community strategies guided by research, analysis, and community-defined goals. GFSI is a network of concerned organizations, agencies, and individuals working cooperatively and collaboratively through community stewardship. GFSI, in partnering with The UNB Compass program and Regional Steering Committees, will be able to increase its regional outreach and partner on three community-based projects this year.

Faculty Supervisor:

Stephen Grant

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Partner:

Greater Fredericton Social Innovation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of New Brunswick

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