Crisisand
Counselling
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
11 Connected 24 / 7 / 365
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
Our website:www.wesforyouthonline.ca 18
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….
Crisisand
Counselling
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
Crisisand
Counselling
Owen Sound Attack
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In Loving Memory of Wes
and all our young people who left us way too soon
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