Crisis Counselling and And Counselling Support Services Grey

. Crisis Counselling and And Counselling Support Services Grey Bruce Healthy Communities Conference Thursday, May 15, 2014 1

Our family: Jamie, Yolanda, Wes, Wendel and Jay Cameron Our golden lab, Lacey 2

Just an ordinary kid

. . Wes loved sports and being a team mate 4

Inspired by Wes, we hope to provide young people with an option where they can find help 5

Our Community Partners: Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce Community Foundation Grey Bruce Municipality of Brockton Wide World Therapy Online 6

Ontario Trillium Grant Recipient Aviva Community Fund Recipient With MPP Bill Walker Thank you for voting! Thank you Jack Lambertus Insurance Broker Ltd For submitting our proposal to the Aviva Community Fund 7

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. 8

Mental health is an essential part of your 0 verall health. 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? 9

Do you have a cell phone? Use it Properly!!!!! 10

Social media Connected 24 / 7 / 365 11

How full can your head get? -texting -messaging -tweeting -emailing -Stress -overload -24/7/365 -bombarded 12

What makes you feel bad? School work Being teased or bullied Siblings fighting Change Parents fighting or yelling Feeling lonely 13

Suicide is about escape Suicide is the 2 nd highest cause of death among young people 15 -24 after motor vehicle accidents Suicide is about escape Communication is the key About Suicide 14

You are not alone It’s okay to have problems…. …. and it’s okay to ask for help 15

Where do young people turn? 16

911 • Emergency Response 1 -877 -470 -5200 • Mental Health Crisis Line of Grey Bruce 1 -800 -668 -6868 • Kids Help Phone CRISIS: Between 9, 000 and 10, 000 calls are made to the Kids Help Phone from Grey Bruce in a year 17

Our website: www. wesforyouthonline. ca 18

Online counselling Teen will register and receive an email response: WELCOME TO WES FOR YOUTH ONLINE Establish a relationship with counsellor: HI, MY NAME IS LESLEY AND I WILL BE YOUR COUNSELLOR Use of PRIVATE CONVERSATION THROUGH SECURED EMAIL between teen and counsellor Teen may write whatever they want…. . THREE PAGES LATER…. 19

Online counselling can provide: Family and friends are great, but sometimes a professional counsellor is needed and can make a difference 20 §PRIVATE §CONFIDENTIAL §As of June 6 th, 2013 we have 90 young people using the online counselling from all over Grey, Bruce, North Huron and North Wellington Crisis and Counselling

Get exercise and play Eat properly Get enough sleep Stress and how to feel better about yourself 21

Animal Therapy To help young people parents brothers & sisters grandparents aunts & uncles cousins Canadian Mental Health …. . Fan Club and Let’s Talk EVERYBODY Provide and promote Resources Workshops – Seminars – Support Groups 22

Community Support School walk Youth & Child Mental Health Week May 4 -10, 2014 23

2 nd Annual WFYO High School Hockey Tournament January 8 & 9, 2014 24

Community Support Thank you Supporters and Volunteers 25

Crisis and Counselling Owen Sound Attack Thank you!! 26

In Loving Memory of Wes and all our young people who left us way too soon 27