Building Effective Campus-Community Partnerships Building Effective Campus-Community Partnerships.

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Building Effective Campus-Community Partnerships

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Building Eff ective Campus-Community

Partnerships

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Information and Referral

• Phone

• Email

• Web chat

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www.DrugandAlcoholHelpline.cawww.MentalHealthHelpline.cawww.ProblemGamblingHelpline.ca

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Data and Information

• Information collected assists information and referral staff, government, researchers, planners, service providers, professionals and members of the general public regarding addiction, problem gambling, and mental health services and supports

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ConnexOntario report developers will generate over 2000 custom reports for system stewards

and planners this fiscal year.

• Types of reports:Information about callersDemand for serviceGaps in serviceInformation about agencies/servicesTreatment availability/waiting period information

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Strategic Priorities

1. Ensure leaders demonstrate institutional commitment through raising

awareness and promoting a mentally healthy campus

2. Support and continually assess our systems to ensure they foster academic

success and better workplace within a diversified community

3. Establish institutional policies and procedures that respond to existing and

emerging community needs

4. Communicate and enhance institutional capacity to support mentally healthy

campus

5. Reinforce existing and develop new strategic partnerships to collaborate on a

coordinated response to a mentally healthy campus

York University’s Mental Health Strategy

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WHO are our partners?

Internal Partnerships• Counselling and Disability Services• Centre for Women and Trans

people• Residence Life and Housing• York International• York Psychology Clinic• Security Services/Risk Management• Centre for Human Rights• YUELI• Office of the Counsel• Active Minds• MAD students• Healthy Student Initiative• YUStart New Transition Program• Mental health & Wellness Website http://mhw.info.yorku.ca

External Partnerships• Psychiatrists/Psychologists/

Physicians• Police Services• Southlake Regional Health Center• CAMH• Humber River Regional Health Care• Jane Finch Community Engagement• NAvigaTe

York in York Region PartnershipAnnual York Let’s Talk DayTDSB and York Region School Boards

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InformalBuilding awarenessCommunity consultations – internalLet’s Talk Day – community cafésFocus groups – research across campus

FormalMOU with York Region Mental Health CollaborativePolicy and procedures review for intake and discharge of York students

WHAT are the agreements?

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Open forum consultation with York Region partners - Steering committee and operational plan confirmedKey strategic directions and follow upReciprocity: important to understand the roles and responsibilities of our partners and how we could work together - research support; expeditious access to services; joint events re. mental health literacy; leadership capacity development; student experiences.

HOW did we arrive at these agreements?

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SC is in the North – limited partnership opportunities in the communityCreativity is important within smaller communitiesIs this helpful? Don’t just partner for partnering’s sakeThe one-sided “partnership”Community politics

WHO are our

partners?

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WHO are our partners?

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Internal Partnerships• Counselling &

Accessibility• Academic Departments• Health Centre• SCSU• Student Life• Residence• Financial Aid• Library

External Partnerships• Sault Area Hospital• CMHA• St. John’s Ambulance• Pan-Northern Group• School Boards• Family Services (in

progress)

• Algoma U. (in progress)

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Formal, fee-for-serviceMOUsPartnership AgreementsSpecialized referral documentsInformal (St. John’s Ambulance, kts)

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HOW did we arrive at these agreements?

Looking at the bigger picture – what are the main goals we are trying to achieve?Preparing – who can help us? What can we offer in return?Staffing – who will be responsible for negotiating and maintaining these agreements?Sustainability – can we continue these agreements despite changes (staffing, budgets, etc.)?

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We are your partners in community mental health:

CMHA – Canadian Mental Health Association – in many communitiesCAMH – Centre for Addictions and Mental Health – many outreach programsHospital based community mental health programs, clinicsHospital mental health in patient, outpatient mental health programsCrisis Response Services – Phone lines, Mobile visits, Safe BedsCCAC - Community Care and Access CentresCommunity Counselling programsPractitioners in private practiceSpecialized services for specific groups and issues

WHO are our

partners?

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Your partners’ partners in community mental health: Many related services:

Addictions services in many communities Mood Disorders Association of OntarioHealth Care clinics, walk-ins, Family Health TeamsSexual Assault Centres YWCA CrossroadsSexual Health Centres Disability Support services – ODSP, Wheel TransLGBTQ resources and supportsAboriginal resources Housing resources Food programsLegal Aid and Legal servicesCredit counseling programsOntario WorksLearning Disability associationsPoliceMobile Crisis Response Teams

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partners?

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Processes, activities that were important to consider and discuss before an agreement was made:

Introduce and orient each other – face to face

Generate Awareness – Who is already doing what for whom?

Share clients – Work together - Establish Pathways to Care

Deliver on commitments – Response times, follow through

HOW did we arrive at these agreements?

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Processes, activities that were important to consider and discuss before an agreement was made:

Construct Protocols, MOUs, letters of agreement

Cross Training – with direct service teams

Engage and join each others’ Systems, Committees

Jointly Participate in Community collaborations

Create opportunities to sustain, refresh Pathways, relationships

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What type of relationships have you made with your partners – formal and informal-

Service Delivery based Relationships – for clients/students We are comfortable with each otherKey members of each others’ Advisory Groups – for systems We are helpful to each other’s institutionsRegular Mental Health training for students, faculty – for staff We are instructive to each other MOUs and formal letters of agreements – for accountability / liability We are accountable to each other

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What types of services can your partners provide to support Campus Mental Health?

Individual Mental health counsellingTargeted Group services, to address specific issues (depression, anxiety, emotional regulation, loneliness, substance abuse…)Case Management – an Intensive service for a few individualsMental health education, workshops – ASIST, SafeTALK, Mental Health First Aid, Open Your Mind, Talk About Mental HealthPeer supports – talking with other young people with lived experience

WHAT are the deliverables?

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What types of services can your partners provide to support Campus Mental Health?

Crisis Response, intervention, and follow-up supportSafe beds to stay in for housing crisis, short termCritical Incident DebriefingHospital visits to Emergency department with CMH follow-up optionsHospital mental health admissions with CMH follow-up optionsConsultation to your staff, faculty regarding mental health issues Ongoing multi-disciplinary team work

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Questions?