1. Stand Up if you know someone with Diabetes Cancer Asthma

2. What do they have in COMMON ?

6. DIABETES 6% 12% 2.5%

8. 20 %

9. Child & Youth Mental Health Dave MacKenzie August 26, 2014 UBC Faculty of Education

11. 84,000 children and youth are experiencing one or more mental health challenges in BC. But only…. 26,000 are receiving the services they need. Waddell C, Shepherd C, Schwartz C, Barican J, Child & Youth Mental Health Disorders; Prevalence and Evidence Based Interventions, Vancouver BC, Children’s Health Policy Center, Simon Fraser University, 2013

12. 4 students in every classroom need mental health services 1.5 are receiving what they need

15. STIGMA …. refers to negative attitudes (prejudice) and negative behaviour (discrimination) toward people with mental health and/or substance use problems.

16. What can U do?

21. There is a significant relationship between student mental health & achievement If we are serious about narrowing the gap, we need to understand that students with mental health issues perform less well in school, and frequently disengage over time

22. Along with families and community agencies, schools play an important role in promoting the psychological well-being of children and reducing the stigma associated with mental health disorders

23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54sDdNa9vek