Mental Health and Well-Being

Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy Plan 2023-26

The Board Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy for child and youth mental health is part of a larger Board vision to create safe, health, engaging, and inclusive schools, and aims to support the overall Board Improvement Plan for Student Achievement. The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board is a Board where child and youth mental health is recognized as a key determinant of well-being and student achievement, where children and youth grow to reach their full potential. We are committed to supporting the mental health and well-being of all students and staff. We believe mental health is much more than the absence of illness. Positive mental health is: “the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and social well-being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections, and personal dignity.” (Public Health Canada)