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Grey Bruce Healthy Communities Conference

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CounsellingAnd

Support Services

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Our family: Jamie, Yolanda, Wes, Wendel and Jay

CameronOur golden lab, Lacey

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Just an ordinary kid

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Wes loved sports and being a team mate

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Inspired by Wes,

we hope to provide young people with an option

where they can find help

Our Community Partners:

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Canadian Mental Health AssociationGrey Bruce

Community FoundationGrey Bruce

Wide World Therapy Online

Municipality of Brockton

Ontario Trillium Grant Recipient

Aviva Community Fund Recipient

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With MPP Bill Walker

Thank youfor

voting!

Thank you Jack Lambertus Insurance Broker Ltd

For submitting our proposal to theAviva Community Fund

Dedicated to serve the young people in Grey, Bruce, North Huron and North

Wellington

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.

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Mental health is an essential part

of your 0verall health.

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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?

Do you have a cell phone?

10Use it

Properly!!!!!

Social media

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How full can your head get?

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- Stress -overload

- 24/7/365 -bombarded

-texting -messaging-tweeting -emailing

What makes you feel bad?

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School work Parents

fighting or yelling

Siblings fighting Feeling lonely

Being teased or bullied

Change

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About Suicide

Suicide is the 2nd highest cause of death

among young people 15-24after motor vehicle accidents

Communication is the keySuicide is about escape

Suicide is about escape

You are not alone

It’s okay to have problems….

….and it’s okay to ask for help

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Where do young people turn?

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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

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Online counselling

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Establish a relationshipwith counsellor:

HI, MY NAME IS LESLEY AND I WILL BE YOUR

COUNSELLOR

Use of PRIVATE CONVERSATION THROUGH SECURED EMAIL

between teen and counsellor

Teen will register and receive an email

response:WELCOME TO WES FOR YOUTH ONLINE

Teen may write whatever they

want…..THREE PAGES LATER….

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Online counselling can provide:

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Family and friends are great, but sometimes a professional counsellor is needed

and can make a difference

PRIVATE

CONFIDENTIAL

As of June 6th, 2013 we have 90 young people using the online counselling from all over Grey, Bruce, North Huron and North Wellington

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Stress and how to feel better about yourself

Get exercise and play

Eat properlyGet enough sleep

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Provide and promote ResourcesWorkshops – Seminars – Support Groups

Canadian Mental Health Fan Club and Let’s Talk

Animal Therapy

To help young peopleparents

brothers & sistersgrandparents

aunts & unclescousins

…..EVERYBODY

Community Support

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School walk

Youth & Child Mental Health WeekMay 4-10, 2014

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2nd Annual WFYOHigh School Hockey

TournamentJanuary 8 & 9, 2014

Community Support

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Thank you

Supporters and Volunteers

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Owen Sound Attack

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In Loving Memory of Wes

and all our young people who left us way too soon