Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Summer Institute!  

The 2012 Summer Institute brought together over 250 teachers, school counsellors, school support staff, school administrators, district staff, parents, students and school community partners to exchange knowledge and ideas about how to build school connectedness and improve student mental health and well-being.

2012 Agenda
Presenter Bios

Click here to view presentation videos from the 2012 Summer Institute: Presentation Videos

Presentation Slides:

Day 1 – Building Strengths: School Culture and Connectedness

• Development of Self Regulation (Dr. Stuart Shanker)
• The Power of Connections (Dave Rawnsley and Hal Wall)
• Promoting Students' Social and Emotional Learning in School (Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl)
• Using Evidence-Based Practices to Guide Improvements in Health and Learning (Dr. Sharon Sola)

Day 2 – Mitigating Vulnerabilities: Mental Health and Substance Use Issues

• The Adolescent Brain: Implications for Educators and Schools (Dr. Stan Kutcher)
• The Silent Epidemic: Anxiety Disorders in School Children (Dr. Lynn Miller)
• Weight and Body Image in Youth: Are we helping or harming? (Breakout Session)

The Summer Institute is the result of an ongoing collaboration with the BC School Based Mental Health Coalition.