Re-visit and reflect on the two-day event that saw 194 attendees from 23 post-secondary institutions across BC and beyond explore mental health strategy development and evaluation. This Snapshot Report provides an overview of the Summit’s speakers, workshops,...
Do2GetThru is a project at Camosun College in Victoria, BC, that explores the culture of substance use on campus. Since Camosun College is a commuter campus, the landscape around substance use is different from that of many other post-secondary institutions with...
SUMMIT 2017: Jennifer Alsop, Research Analyst at Community Action Initiative, and Sara Pedersen, Program Director with The Rossy Family Foundation, presented an overview of initial and iterative evaluation approaches and the importance of accountability requirements. Jennifer and Sara also...
Change Dialogue #2 at SUMMIT 2017: A panel of recent and current post-secondary students weighed in on ways in which campuses have been effective in supporting student mental health and fostering an environment of well-being. Meredith Graham, Child and Youth Care Counselling Student at Douglas...
SUMMIT 2017: Given the strong focus on mental health and addiction care in BC Budget 2017, this plenary session sought feedback from Summit participants on systems-level investment. Of the $140 million allocated for targeted investment in services and supports in BC schools, homes, and communities,...
SUMMIT 2017: The resource presented is the first in a series of discussion papers from CARBC that offers a potential framework for guiding thought and action on substance use policy. Dan Reist, Assistant Director, and Tim Dyck, Research Associate, encouraged Summit participants to carefully...
Professor Santa J. Ono at SUMMIT 2017: Professor Ono shared his story in full for the first time, and how it has shaped his leadership. “I learned the hard way the importance of balance and support,” said the 15th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British...
Meredith Graham and M.J. Ziemann, both inspiring young leaders, set the scene at SUMMIT 2017 by sharing the challenges they faced living with mental illness in foster care and post-secondary, and how they persevered. Together, they used their experiences to draw attention to the “symphony...
SUMMIT 2017: This interactive break-out session built on the conversation started by the K–12 and post-secondary panelists in Change Dialogue #1. In the format of World Café, Summit participants were also invited to engage in a collaborative dialogue around three key questions:
Change Dialogue #1 at SUMMIT 2017: Representatives from K-12 and post-secondary examined the strengths and opportunities of each sector and how they might be harnessed collectively. When it comes to what it will take to shift from separate spheres to a united front, this multi-stakeholder...
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