1. Crisis and Counselling Grey Bruce Healthy Communities Conference Thursday, May 15, 2014 1 Counselling And Support Services.

2. 2 Our family: Jamie, Yolanda, Wes, Wendel and Jay Cameron Our golden lab, Lacey

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4. 4 Wes loved sports and being a team mate...

5. 5 Inspired by Wes, we hope to provide young people with an option where they can find help

6. 6 Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce Community Foundation Grey Bruce Wide World Therapy Online Municipality of Brockton

7. 7 With MPP Bill Walker Thank you for voting! Thank you Jack Lambertus Insurance Broker Ltd For submitting our proposal to the Aviva Community Fund

8. OUR MISSION To promote mental and emotional wellness in youth aged 13-19 and provide an online resource where they can access counselling in a safe, secure and confidential manner. 8

9. 9 Mental health is more than just the absence of mental illness. It’s a state of well-being. Did you know that up to 70% of young adults living with mental health problems report that the symptoms started in childhood?

10. 10 Use it Properly!!!!!

11. 11 Connected 24 / 7 / 365

12. 12 -Stress -overload -24/7/365 -bombarded -texting -messaging -tweeting -emailing

13. 13 School work Parents fighting or yelling Siblings fightingFeeling lonely Being teased or bullied Change

14. 14 About Suicide Suicide is the 2 nd highest cause of death among young people 15-24 after motor vehicle accidents Communication is the key Suicide is about escape

15. It’s okay to have problems…. ….and it’s okay to ask for help 15

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17. 17 CRISIS: Emergency Response 911 Mental Health Crisis Line of Grey Bruce 1-877-470-5200 Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 Between 9,000 and 10,000 calls are made to the Kids Help Phone from Grey Bruce in a year

18. Our website: www.wesforyouthonline.ca 18

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20. Crisis and Counselling Online counselling can provide: 20 Family and friends are great, but sometimes a professional counsellor is needed and can make a difference  PRIVATE  CONFIDENTIAL  As of June 6 th, 2013 we have 90 young people using the online counselling from all over Grey, Bruce, North Huron and North Wellington

21. 21 Get exercise and play Eat properly Get enough sleep

22. 22 Provide and promote Resources Workshops – Seminars – Support Groups Canadian Mental Health Fan Club and Let’s Talk Animal Therapy To help young people parents brothers & sisters grandparents aunts & uncles cousins ….. EVERYBODY

23. 23 School walk Youth & Child Mental Health Week May 4-10, 2014

24. 24 2nd Annual WFYO High School Hockey Tournament January 8 & 9, 2014

25. 25 Thank you Supporters and Volunteers

26. Crisis and Counselling Owen Sound Attack Thank you!! 26

27. 27 In Loving Memory of Wes and all our young people who left us way too soon