Health & Wellness Youth and Mental Health Initiative (YMHI) Our YMHI initiative aims to improve access to mental health resources and services for young English-speaking Quebecers (15-29) in order to better meet their needs, especially those exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021-2024 Access to mental health resources & services for Quebec’s English-speaking youth Selected organizations are developing and implementing regional and local strategies, as well as fostering collaboration to provide innovative community-based mental health strategies to young English-speaking Quebecers aged 15-29. We’re also engaging selected provincial organizations and supporting them in the development and execution of mental health resources and projects. YMHI is guided by 6 principles: Support Positive Youth Development Engage youth within their communities, schools, organizations, peer groups, and families in a manner that’s productive and constructive to foster positive relationships and resiliency skills. Enhance Protective Factors Protective factors are individual or environmental conditions that reduce the effects of stressful life events. These factors also increase an individual’s ability to avoid risks, and promote social and emotional competence to thrive in all aspects of life. Community-based & Flexible Projects will always be community-based, community-paced, and use community-led approaches. They will also be flexible in recognizing the differences in communities, as well as the changing needs and circumstances of youth from one region to another. Strive for Equity, Equality & Accessibility Youth, regardless of their culture, language, or socio-economic status, are entitled to opportunities to help them develop and reach their full potential. Projects will be sensitive to the realities of English-speaking youth who may face multiple conditions of risk and barriers to accessing support. Build Intersectoral Partnerships Intersectoral partnerships and collaborative activities are essential to the development of holistic, coordinated, and sustainable mental health projects for Quebec’s youth. Engage Mental Health Professionals & Service Providers To ensure quality, safety and integration with existing mental health services, projects will engage mental health professionals/service providers and involve them in the design and delivery of projects. This initiative is financed by Secrétariat à la jeunesse du Québec With the support of Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation YMHI Participating Organizations Montérégie West Community Network Neighbours Regional Association of Rouyn-Noranda Collective Community Services Project 10 Leading English Education and Resource Network REISA Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence North Shore Community Association Megantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation Coasters Association Inc. English Community Organization Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean African Canadian Development and Prevention Network English Language Arts Network Centre for Access to Services in English 4Korners Committee for Anglophone Social Action AGAPE Les Maisons Transitionnelles O3 On Our Own Head & Hands Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders English Community Organization of Lanaudière BGC Dawson Jeffery Hale Community Partners Townshippers’ Association Monteregie East Partnership for the English-Speaking Community Vision Gaspé-Percé Now Assistance and Referral Centre (ARC) Y4Y Quebec Association Connexions Resource Centre From the Document Center Related Resources Apr 1, 2020 Mental Health Young Adults and Mental Health COVID-19 Jan 1, 2020 Mental Health The Impact of the Pandemic on Youth Mental Health: A school-based perspective Jan 1, 2020 Mental Health Mental Health and COVID-19: The importance of early years and families
Jan 1, 2020 Mental Health The Impact of the Pandemic on Youth Mental Health: A school-based perspective