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Welcome

Welcome to the ÄŰŃżĘÓƵ Mental Health & Well-Being site where you will find:

• information to learn about mental health,
• peruse wellness activities and resources,
• access a list of community agencies for additional support when needed, and
• discover what HCDSB is doing to support mental wellness within our schools.

The ÄŰŃżĘÓƵ’s Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy guides our ongoing commitment to support student achievement and well-being in our Catholic schools. Our ongoing priority is to create welcoming, caring, inclusive, safe, and mentally healthy learning environments.

HCDSB remains committed to prioritizing equity as a shared responsibility by centering students’ lived experiences and their diversity. We continue to cultivate and further advance: inclusive, culturally responsive, identify affirming, and differentiated services, programs and resources for all learners. 

“When identities are affirmed and celebrated, when students feel a sense of belonging, purpose, meaning and hope, they are more likely to feel a strong sense of positive mental health, well-being and connection at school.”

School Mental Health Ontario

What is mental health?

“Everyone has mental health. Although everyone’s understanding of it might change according to their cultural background, it might be helpful to think about mental health as a range or spectrum. On one end is good mental health. On the other, is poor mental health. We all move along this continuum, and all of us struggle with poor mental health at times, depending on what’s happening in our lives and other factors.

Not everyone has a mental illness. Mental illness, like mental health can fluctuate. On one end of the mental illness continuum is no diagnosable mental illness (minimal or no symptoms). On the other end is severe mental illness. Because of this, mental health and mental illness are actually two separate, but intersecting ideas. It’s a dual continuum that we all move along.”

Gathered from School Mental Health Ontario:

The Dual Continuum of Mental Health

Source:

A child can experience mental illness, while also experience mental well-being all at the same time. This means that a child can flourish even with a mental health diagnosis! Many mental health problems are long-standing or have the ability to relapse at a later time. Early intervention and ongoing support is key!

Additional Information

Get Help

Our Mental Health Strategy

Tiered Model of Intervention

In-School Supports

Resources

Community Links

If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911.

Help Lines

Reach Out Center for Kids
905-878-9785 (Confidential Crisis Line)

Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868

Indigenous Hope for Wellness Help Line
1-855-242-3310

Black Youth Help Line
1-833-294-8650

One Stop Talk
1-855-416-8255

Contact your family doctor

Community Links

Our Mental Health Leadership TeamĚýworks throughout the school year to develop and evolve our school board’s Mental Health and Addiction Strategy. The goal of this document is to support the mental health and wellbeing of our students by:

• Providing hands-on resources to increase mental health awareness.
• Supporting effective decision-making in school mental health initiatives.
• Helping students develop their social-emotional learning skills.
• Identifying students in need and in high-risk groups.
• Identifying/connecting students in need with the appropriate support services and care.

Please visit the link below to review a summary of our current mental health strategic plan:

Mental Health and Well-being Strategy 2022-2025

The ÄŰŃżĘÓƵ’s Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy guides our ongoing commitment to support student achievement and well-being in our Catholic schools. Our ongoing priority is to create welcoming, caring, inclusive, safe, and mentally healthy learning environments.

Mental Health and Addictions Annual Action Plan 2024-2025

The HCDSB Annual Mental Health and Well-Being Action Plan for 2024-2025 outlines our commitment to enhancing student mental health through increased engagement, mental health literacy, a tiered intervention model, and inclusive resources. Key actions include involving historically underserved students, mandatory mental health literacy modules, expanding professional training, and providing culturally responsive resources.

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Mental Health Supports Available Through our Schools

Schools are an excellent environment for promoting social emotional learning and encouraging good mental health strategies. Educators can notice when a student might be struggling and can initiate early intervention supports and referrals to more intensive services when required.

We have mental health professionals and supports on staff at HCDSB who provide prevention and early intervention services for students. They also work with our mental health community partners to ensure a strong circle of support wrapping around our students who need more care.

Our mental health support personnel include Child and Youth Counsellors, School Social Workers and, where appropriate, Psychology staff. In elementary, you can also reach out to your child’s teacher, principal or Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT). In secondary, you can also reach out to your principal, vice-principal, chaplain, or guidance counsellor.

Talk, Learn, Support

We believe it is important to destigmatize mental health illness to ensure our students, staff, and community feel safe to reach out for assistance and support. We utilize a Talk, Learn, Support philosophy within HCDSB.

• We address mental illness by talking about mental health and wellbeing, and encouraging our students to talk and reach out to staff when they need support.
• We learn about our students and their needs, we learn from and work with parents, and we learn about mental illness through focused professional development for our staff.
• We support our students by listening and responding to their needs; and provide clear pathways to school-based support services and community resources.

The AP Capstone Program nurtures and celebrates secondary school research as a model of excellence in learning in Canada and across the globe. Bishop Reding is currently 1 of 2 publicly funded schools in Ontario to offer the AP Capstone Program.

The program offered at Bishop Reding allows students to work in collaboration with the University of Toronto to develop skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing and oral presentation.

Recently, students visited the Toronto Metropolitan University and the University of Toronto to present their AP Capstone research projects. Students demonstrated their research findings through poster-presentations and discussed how their projects offered invaluable insight and advanced their preparation for post-secondary education and beyond.

Bishop Reding also hosted its 2^nd annual AP Research Colloquium on June 1^st, attended by research professionals from the University of Toronto and McMaster University. Capstone students presented their findings on topics ranging from biometric technology to exploring health care access for Canadian Indigenous communities.   

Visit for more information about the AP Capstone Program.

Quick Facts

• Up to 100 Schulich Leader Scholarships are awarded to students across Canada each year who are studying in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 
  
• The $100,000 scholarship will support Rezwan’s post-secondary pathway of pursuing Computer Science at Western University.  
  
• Rezwan is the first graduate of St. Francis Xavier to be awarded this scholarship, while completing the Information Computer Technology Specialist High Skills Major (ICT SHSM) program.  

About the ICT SHSM Program 

• The ICT SHSM program benefits students interested in pursuing apprenticeship, college, university, or workplace pathways by providing learning experiences that result in sector-recognized certifications and career-relevant training. 
  
• Students are engaged in STEM-related activities that develop innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship, and receive an embossed SHSM seal on their diploma upon graduation, as well as formal recognition on their Ontario Student Transcript. 

“We are very proud and happy for Rezwan to have achieved this honour and opportunity at Western University,” says ICT SHSM Lead Teacher, Mr. Haddad. “We feel it speaks to the benefits gained by enrolling and completing the ICT SHSM program here at St. FX.” 

After this accomplishment, Rezwan expressed gratitude to his ICT SHSM Teachers, particularly to Ms. Meinen for her support in his co-op placement in the IT department at school, and his Math Teacher, Ms. Cyriac, for her unwavering support in his studies.

St. Francis Xavier School Principal, Mr. Perusin also noted that “Rezwan is an outstanding student who exemplifies catholic and servant leadership, as well innovation and creativity in our community.”

Rezwan’s leadership skills are not only exemplified in his academic studies, but also his presidency of the Stock Club and for leading a stock simulator competition.

In addition to the monetary value gained from this scholarship, Rezwan is excited for the mentorship opportunities and immersive network at Western University that will accelerate his career trajectory.

On behalf of the St. FX and HCDSB community, we congratulate and offer our best wishes to Rezwan!