CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH

INNOVATION, OPPORTUNITIES, & CHALLENGES IN CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH

CICMH 2017 Conference

October 30th & 31st, 2017 Courtyard Marriott, 475 Yonge Street,

TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY ALTERNATIVE FOR ALL APPROACHES CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH Welcome to Innovation, Opportunities & Challenges in Campus Mental Health

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health is very pleased to welcome you as our guests to what promises to be two exciting days of knowledge sharing and opportunities for creating new connections. This year’s theme, Innovation & Opportunities in Campus Mental Health, will focus on how post-secondary institutions can assess the need for, design, implement and evaluate campus-wide mental health strategies. Creating a healthy campus community involves institutional policies, physical environment, counselling and crisis intervention, curriculum, training of faculty and staff, competency- building for students, and more. It requires a proactive, systemic approach. The key is to involve everyone - including faculty, support staff, administrators, student leaders, and students. To facilitate this discussion, the conference has been organized around key components for campus mental health strategy development, as established by the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). These are: • Institutional Structure: Organization, Planning and Policy • Supportive, Inclusive Campus Climate and Environment • Mental Health Awareness • Community Capacity to Respond to Early Indications of Student Concern • Self-Management Competencies and Coping Skills • Accessible Mental Health Services • Crisis Management Our goal is that you will leave with a solid framework to guide the great work going on across campuses in . We also encourage you take the opportunity to build your networks and have provided four networking rooms on Monday – 1) Accessibility on Campus 2) Reducing the Harms of Substance Use 3) Apps for Campus Mental Health 4) Student Leaders Addressing MH & Addictions Our hope is that the conversations started during the conference will lead to continued collaboration and innovation in campus mental health across Ontario. Thank you for sharing your time with us!

Marija, Pearlyn and Andrew Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health

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campusmentalhealth.ca ABOUT CICMH

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) is a partnership project involving Colleges Ontario, the Council of Ontario Universities, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, the and the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division.

OUR MISSION

To help Ontario’s colleges and universities enhance capacity to support student mental health and well-being.

OUR VISION

To optimize mental health and well-being for Ontario’s post-secondary students.

What We Do

CICMH is working with stakeholders to:

Build Build knowledge and skills of frontline staff and student leaders in post-secondary institutions to increase their capacity to address the mental health needs of students.

Foster Foster innovation in collaboration that promotes systemic responses to address the mental health needs of students

Develop Develop strategic partnerships to leverage external knowledge, resources and relationships that address the mental health needs of students.

Please visit our website at campusmentalhealth.ca to learn more about upcoming knowledge sharing events and explore the newest resources in campus mental health.

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campusmentalhealth.ca VENUE MAP

GROUND FLOOR

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campusmentalhealth.ca CICMH COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Marija Padjen, Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) Pearlyn Ng, Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) Andrew Koolsbergen, Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) Shafiqullah Aziz, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario (CMHA) Linda Sallay, Michelle Baulch, Emmaline Scharbach, College Student Alliance (CSA) Sophie Helpard, Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) Eilis Karry, Council of Ontario Universities (COU)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Brenda Whiteside, . Associate Vice President Student Affairs Bill Summers, Colleges Ontario, Vice President Research and Policy Camille Quenneville, CMHA Ontario Division, CEO Monica Reilly, Colleges Ontario, Senior Research and Policy Advisor Dr. Craig Stephenson, Centennial College, Vice President Student and Community Engagement Sandy Walsh, , Vice Provost of Students Wayne Poirier, , Vice-President of Student Services Abdullah Mushtaq, College Student Alliance, Director of Advocacy Sophie Helpard, Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, Executive Director Dominika Flood, Council of Ontario Universities, Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

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campusmentalhealth.ca DAY 1 Monday, October 30, 2017 AGENDA DAY 1: Monday, October 30, 2017

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00am – 9:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00am – 10:00am Opening Ceremonies Courtyard Ballroom 9:08am Camille Quenneville, CEO, CMHA Ontario 9:10am Minister Deborah Matthews 9:40am Dr. Tayyab Rashid Expanding on the CACUSS Framework

10:00am – 10:30am Keynote – Natasha Saunders Courtyard Ballroom The Mental Health of Youth in Ontario: Key Findings From the 2017 Scorecard

10:30am – 11:00am Health Break / Refreshments / Poster & Exhibitors Alexander

11:00am – 12:15pm A1-A4 Workshops A1: Wellness in Two Worlds: A Holistic Approach Bay AB To Supporting Indigenous Students Laurie Schnarr, Cara Wehkamp & Natasha Young (University of Guelph) A2: Engaging Staff & Faculty in Campus-Wide Courtyard Ballroom Mental Health Initiatives Kate Klein & Jacqueline Macchione () A3: Campus Mental Health Policy & Planning: Insights from Spadina Five-years of Longitudinal, Outcome-based Data Dr. Tayyab Rashid, Danielle Uy, Andrew Cooper, Ary Maharaj, Sonya Dhillon (University of Toronto Scarborough) A4: The Postsecondary Education Partnership – Porter Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH) Framework: A Comprehensive Canadian Framework Bryce Barker (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction)

12:15pm – 12:45pm Buffet Lunch Courtyard Foyer Visit Poster Presentations / Exhibitors Alexander

12:45pm – 1:00pm Marija Padjen, CICMH Courtyard Ballroom Claire Duboc, BEACON

1:15pm – 2:30pm B1-B4 Workshops B1: Extending the Healthy Campus Online: Porter Considering Distance Student Mental Health Rose Singh (Dalhousie University)

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campusmentalhealth.ca AGENDA DAY 1: Monday, October 30, 2017

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

1:15pm – 2:30pm B1-B4 Workshops (cont’d) B2: The Inquiring Mind: A New Program to Address Courtyard Ballroom Mental Health in Post-Secondary Settings Andrew Szeto (University of Calgary) B3: Engaging Students During the Development of Bay AB Campus Mental Health Strategies Colin Aitchison and Nadia Bathish (Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance) B4: Lowering Risk on Campus: Spadina Canada’s Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines Tamar Meyer & Farihah Ali (PSSP/CAMH)

2:30pm – 3:00pm Refreshments Alexander

3:00pm – 4:00pm C1-C4 Workshops C1: Advancing a Mentally Healthy Campus Bay AB Stephanie Francis and Suzanne Killick () C2: Creating a Mental Health Hub Spadina Janice Beatty () C3: Implementing Stepped Care 2.0 Porter in Post-Secondary Settings Dr. Peter Cornish (Memorial University) C4: Re-thinking How Students Access and Courtyard Ballroom Receive Mental Health Support on Campus – A Collaborative & Data Driven Approach Dr. Puneet Seth & Areeba Athar (McMaster University & Input Health)

4:00pm – 5:00pm Networking Sessions D1: Accessibility on Campus Porter Facilitator: Mahadeo Sukhai D2: Reducing Harms Related to Substance Use On Campus Spadina Facilitators: Tamar Meyer & Bryce Barker D3: Apps for Campus Mental Health Courtyard Ballroom Facilitators: Marija Padjen & Tanya Miller D4: Student Leaders Addressing MH & Addictions Bay AB Facilitators: Sophie Helpard & Abdullah Mushtaq

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campusmentalhealth.ca KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Monday, October 30th, 2017 10:00am – 10:30am Courtyard Ballroom Dr. Natasha Saunders The Mental Health of Youth in Ontario: Key Findings From the 2017 Scorecard Natasha will talk about the scorecard recently released by the Mental Health and Addictions Evaluation Framework Team at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and describe key findings related to youth mental health care and related outcomes in Ontario. She will be focusing predominantly on care provided in outpatient physician and acute care settings among transition age youth.

Dr. Natasha Saunders is a general pediatrician in the Division of Pediatric Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children, an Associate Scientist at the SickKids Research Institute, and an Adjunct Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). A core focus of her research program relates to better understanding health outcomes, specifically mental health and injuries, of pediatric immigrants and identifying ways to improve access to care for these children. As a Principal Investigator with the Mental Health and Addictions Team at ICES, she worked as a co-author to create the 2017 Scorecard for the Mental Health of Children and Youth in Ontario.

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WORKSHOPS A1-A4 11:00am - 12:15pm A1: Wellness in Two Worlds: A Holistic Bay AB Approach To Supporting Indigenous Students In a context of building an inclusive campus and fostering cultural safety, the University of Guelph has researched and developed a collaborative support model that focuses on holistic (mental, emotional, spiritual, physical) wellness for Indigenous postsecondary learners. By harmonizing aspects of Indigenous knowledge and worldviews with appropriate, western-based therapeutic approaches, the aim is to more effectively engage and support Indigenous students where they are in their personal healing and wellness journeys. Participants will gain an understanding of the holistic wellness needs of First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners, how we work with our colleagues and partners to create a community of care, and they will explore opportunities for enhancing mental health and wellness support for Indigenous learners. Speakers: Laurie Schnarr, Cara Wehkamp & Natasha Young

Laurie Schnarr is the Director of Student Life at the University of Guelph, which includes the Aboriginal Resource Centre. Laurie has served on the University’s Mental Health Task Force and as chair of the supportive campus environment sub-committee. Her MA research focused on the inhibitors and facilitators of youth civic engagement. Cara Wehkamp is the Manager of the Office of Intercultural Affairs and Special Advisor to the Provost on Aboriginal Initiatives at the University of Guelph. Uniting her passion for science and culturally-responsive research, Cara is interested in building bridges between Indigenous and Western science knowledge holders. Natasha Young is the Aboriginal Student Advisor at the University of Guelph and a registered Social Worker who supports the holistic wellness of Indigenous learners. She also completed both her BA and MA at the University of Guelph, where her research focused on the person-environment experiences of Aboriginal post-secondary learners on university campuses.

Courtyard Ballroom A2: Engaging Staff and Faculty in Campus-Wide Mental Health Initiatives A large part of students’ social and emotional support system is comprised of teachers and other staff who help them navigate their college journey. When staff and faculty feel confident in their ability to support students both proactively (through systems, policies, procedures, built environments, curriculum, etc.) and responsively (through direct support), students have access to a network of mentors, cheerleaders, and practical guides that can make the difference between flourishing and languishing. For this reason, George Brown College’s Healthy Campus Initiative has placed a strong focus on helping staff and faculty at the college expand their knowledge and skills related to promoting mental health and supporting students throughout all stages of their college experience. This session will explore GBC’s efforts to engage staff and faculty in its Healthy Campus Initiative, with a focus on two major projects: the Foundations for Flourishing workshop series and the FacultyConnect online learning hub. Speakers: Kate Klein & Jacqueline Macchione

Kate Klein works at George Brown College as the Research & Education Coordinator for the Healthy Campus Initiative, where her primary focus is teaching teachers and other staff about mental health, emotional literacy, and support skills. She is also a part-time faculty member in the Transitions to Post-Secondary Education program at GBC. Jacqueline Macchione currently works at GBC as the faculty lead for the Peerconnect program, a peer-led service designed to enhance student well-being and success at the college. Prior to working for Peerconnect she taught at George Brown in a number of programs for over 8 years, as well as worked as a faculty facilitator in the staff development department.

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WORKSHOPS A1-A4 11:00am - 12:15pm

A3: Campus Mental Health Policy & Planning: Spadina Room Insights from Five-years of Longitudinal, Outcome-based Data There is an ongoing debate in the mental health field as to whether the rate of psychological distress is increasing among students in post-secondary institutions. Based on qualitative, quantitative, and longitudinal data, we address this question empirically by exploring a dataset of more than 2500 students who sought counselling services at an urban, culturally diverse post-secondary campus. Integrating demographics, academics, and clinical characteristics, collected through routine clinical procedures, self-report measures of symptoms and strengths, and patterns of health and mental health service use, this presentation attempts to provide answers to following questions; (1) whether psychopathology among postsecondary students has increased over the past five years; (2) what are pre-dominant clinical and non-clinical presenting concerns at postsecondary institutions; (3) what predicts suicidal ideation and risky behaviour; (4) what are patterns of service use and how many sessions it takes to observe clinically significant improvements; (5) what is students’ perspectives on mental health services provided; and (6) how knowledge of strengths may affect therapeutic outcomes across symptom presentations. While responding to each of these six questions, we offer concrete policy recommendations. Speakers: Tayyab Rashid, Danielle Uy, Andrew Cooper, Ary Maharaj, Sonya Dhillon University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Dr. Tayyab Rashid is a licensed clinical psychologist at the Health & Wellness Centre, and an associate faculty at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Dr. Rashid‘s expertise includes positive psychology interventions and strengths-based resilience and mental health of young adults in post-secondary settings. Dr. Rashid has worked for more than 15 years with young adults experiencing complex mental health issues including psychosis, complex trauma, grief, borderline personality disorder and severe depression. Rashid’s work has been published in academic journals and has been included in text books of psychiatry and psychotherapy. Dr. Rashid is co-chair of Canada’s National Campus Mental Health Community of Practice. He has recently won the Outstanding Practitioner Award from the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). Currently, Dr. Rashid is leading Strengths-Based Resilience & Flourish - two award-winning initiatives, with vulnerable young adults.

Dr. Andrew Cooper completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology at Ohio State University and postdoctoral training at Case Western Reserve University. He joined the Department of Psychology at UTSC in Summer 2017 as an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream and is also affiliated with the Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science. His clinical research has primarily focused on examining how and for whom cognitive behavioural therapies work best. His teaching interests include psychotherapy outcomes, posttraumatic stress disorder, methods and analyses used in contemporary research, and current issues and controversies in clinical psychology. He is also interested in applied research aimed at enhancing student success by predicting outcomes, and developing innovative methods of preparing students for graduate school.

Sonya Dhillon is a Ph.D student at UTSC’s Psychological Clinical Science Program. She is actively running multiple studies examining the valid and reliable assessment of personality, personality disorder, head injuries, depressive disorders, and disability evaluations. The primary focus of her work is examining the role of neurocognitive functioning within traumatic brain injury and depressive disorders, and how other psychiatric measures can add incremental validity in a clinical setting. Sonya hopes to develop a research program that can help to validate methods which clinicians and clinical scientists employ in assessment contexts. Sonya’s work is funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the University of Minnesota Press Test Division, MITACS, and Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals. Sonya is also the student representative of her graduate division and the president of the PCS Women in Science group.

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campusmentalhealth.ca WORKSHOPS A1-A4 11:00am - 12:15pm

Ary Maharaj (M.Ed in progress; H.BSc.) has worked on wonderful initiatives aiming to improve student mental health in Canada. Currently a counselling intern at York University, Ary was the past project coordinator for Flourish—an award-winning project funded through the Ontario’s Ministry of Advanced Education & Skills Development’s Mental Health Innovation Fund. Ary’s other research examines the impact of physical activity interventions in university classrooms on student stress, well-being, and academic outcomes. He currently is part of a provincial working group aiming to create healthier school environments (K-12), and is on the advisory board for Minds Matter Magazine, a student-run community platform focusing on student perspectives that encourage the student community to think, talk, and take action on matters related to mental health.

Danielle Uy completed her undergraduate degree at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) with a specialist in Mental Health Studies. For her Honours thesis, Danielle studied suicidal ideation in students presenting to university mental health services. Currently, she is a research assistant for Dr. Rashid of UTSC, continuing her work on suicidal ideation and conducting research on campus mental health. She has also worked on Dr. Rashid’s other projects including Flourish and Strengths-based Resilience, both aiming to improve student well-being through the identification and development of character strengths. In addition to her work at UTSC, Danielle also assists with schizophrenia research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Currently, she is looking at the evolution of treatment resistance in patients with schizophrenia. Danielle has published on a peer-reviewed journal, a book chapter, and has contributed to multiple presentations.

A4: The Postsecondary Education Partnership - Porter Room Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH) Framework: A Comprehensive Canadian Framework The Canadian Postsecondary Education Partnership- Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH) provides an evidence- informed framework to encourage and support post-secondary educational (PSE) institutions to reduce alcohol-related harms on Canadian campuses. The collaborative currently has 36 postsecondary partners across Canada. This session will provide attendees with an understanding of PEP-AH’s socio-ecological framework, identifying common indicators of reduced harm. Finally, this session will show how PEP-AH engages students as leaders and partners in reducing alcohol harms.

Speaker: Bryce Barker

Bryce Barker is a Knowledge Broker at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), a non-profit organization based in Ottawa that provides national leadership and research to mobilize collaborative efforts to reduce the harm of alcohol and other drugs on society. He is part of the team focused on Postsecondary Education Partnerships - Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH), and is responsible for the development of knowledge mobilization products for the project. Prior to joining CCSA, Bryce worked as a knowledge broker and evaluator in the mental health and addictions field.

LUNCHEON ADDRESS 12:45pm – 1:00pm

Speaker: Claire Duboc, Managing Director, BEACON | CBT Associates

Claire Duboc is Managing Director of CBT Associates and has played a key role in facilitating the evolution of a single traditional psychology clinic in early 2015, into a network of clinics throughout the GTA. Through her work with major employers and insurers, she helped identify gaps in private mental health care and worked with the management team to redirect the business toward a stepped care model and the development of the digital platform, BEACON. Prior to that, Ms. Duboc held various management roles in Canadian companies, including P&G, Catalina Marketing Group and Loyalty Management Group.

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WORKSHOPS B1-B4 1:15pm - 2:30pm

B1: Extending the Healthy Campus Online: Porter Room Considering Distance Student Mental Health For post-secondary students studying at a distance or online, institutional services to support their mental health may be inaccessible to them. Increasing online enrolments, and the expansion of online courses and programs, requires reconsideration of the boundaries of the healthy campus community to include online contexts. Online services and supports, available regardless of time or place, offer students help when and where they may need it most. This research highlighted the experiences of distance education social work students with mental health (dis)Abilities, with suggestions for better supporting students’ mental health online. Recommendations and potential applications of the research will be discussed. Conference participants will also be invited to share their own experiences and practices for promoting and addressing student mental health online. Speaker: Rose Singh

Rose Singh is passionate about student mental health, inclusive higher education, online learning and teaching, and emerging educational technologies. Over the past sixteen years, she has worked with persons of all ages and from all walks of life, with a focus on supporting youth and adults living with mental health concerns and (dis)Abilities. Rose has a multidisciplinary educational foundation, including a Master of Social Work degree from Dalhousie University.

B2: The Inquiring Mind: A New Program to Address Courtyard Mental Health in Post-secondary Settings Ballroom The Inquiring Mind is a program that has been built on evidence-based principles and practices, and is adapted from other programs that have been evaluated in a variety of settings. The program includes the mental health continuum model, which re-conceptualized how one think and talks about mental health and mental illnesses. As well, other core components include stigma reduction methods (e.g., contact-based education) and the development of healthy coping strategies. The Inquiring Mind was developed using best practices in adult education, including both didactic and experiential exercises, and the use of peers as presenters, to maximize the uptake of the content of the program. In this workshop, participants will learn about the development, implementation, and evaluation of the program, along with some of the core content. Participants will also get a chance to experience some of the components of the program through group exercises, scenarios, and discussion. Speaker: Andrew Szeto

Dr. Andrew Szeto is the Director of the University of Calgary’s Campus Mental Health Strategy and responsible for the implementation of its 28 recommendations. He is also a Principal Investigator at the Mental Health Commission of Canada and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. Dr. Szeto’s research has focused on the evaluation of mental illness anti-stigma and mental health promotion programs.

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WORKSHOPS B1-B4 1:15pm - 2:30pm

B3: Engaging Students During the Development Bay Room of Campus Mental Health Strategies As institutions across the province continue to develop and improve their mental health strategies, students, as a key stakeholders, need to be consulted. This presentation will explore OUSA’s research and policies, derived from and developed by students from across the province. The presentation will highlight the issues that students have identified and will discuss methods and strategies for institutions to ensure they are gathering sufficient feedback from their student bodies.

Speaker: Colin Aitchison and Nadia Bathish (Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance)

Colin Aitchison is a Research & Policy Analyst for the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Wilfrid Laurier University, and is currently completing a certificate in Public Policy & Administration at the University of Guelph.

Nadia Bathish is the Vice President, Administration & Human Resources for the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, and the Vice President, External Affairs for the Students’ Union. She is currently a fifth year political science student at Brock University.

B4: Lowering Risk on Campus: Canada’s Spadina Room Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines Campuses are a key setting for promoting education on the harms associated with cannabis use and low-risk cannabis consumption. Canada’s Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG) are an evidence-based public health intervention tool, allowing people who use cannabis to modify and reduce their risks for harms associated with use. The LRCUG were developed by an international team of renowned addiction and health experts, and based on a rigorous review and expert guideline process. The LRCUG were published in the American Journal of Public Health in June 2017. This session will: • Discuss the landscape of cannabis legalization in Canada • Discuss prevalence of cannabis use nationally and amongst postsecondary students • Introduce key concepts and content of Canada’s Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines, including the 10 recommendations • Discuss ways to promote awareness of LRCUG and reduce cannabis-related harms on campus

Speaker: Tamar Meyer & Farihah Ali

Tamar Meyer is a Supervisor in the Provincial System Support Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She has extensive background in health promotion, public health and integrated knowledge translation with a focus on mental health promotion and substance use prevention. She has supported numerous provincial level projects and recently has she overseen a team of knowledge brokers addressing the evidence needs of a provincial working group regarding mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention, providing recommendations to the provincial government. Her team is also supporting the Ontario Ministry of Health in the development of two guidelines for public health professionals in Ontario—on mental health promotion and substance use prevention. Farihah Ali is a Knowledge Broker for the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM) Ontario Node. She is currently completing her PhD in Health Policy and Equity, focusing on Indigenous health. She has a background in health promotion and knowledge translation, with her current work focusing on substance misuse, harm reduction and specialty-based addiction treatment. She is currently supporting the Ontario CRISM Node in a variety of national knowledge translation projects related to Cannabis and Opioid use.

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WORKSHOPS C1-C4 3:00pm - 4:00pm

C1: Advancing a Mentally Healthy Campus Bay Room 1 in 5 Canadians experience mental illness, but all of us have mental health, and it is vital that Universities invest in supporting all community members. York University’s mental health strategy goes beyond supporting students, and focuses on staff and faculty as well, so that all members of our community can support one another. Join us to learn about how we adapted the CACUSS Mental Health Framework to develop a strategy that focuses on the well-being of our entire campus community. We will provide you with tips to take back to your own institution, ideas for building campus partnerships and highlights from our first year. Speaker: Stephanie Francis and Suzanne Killick (York University)

Stephanie Francis joined York University in September 2011, working as a Residence Life Coordinator. Over the years, she was able to focus on student mental health and worked as a suicide intervention trainer. She began her new role in March of 2016 and in this role she works one on one with students and student groups but also engages in strategic policy work to make York a healthier place to live, work and learn. She is a graduate of the , with a B.A. in Women’s Studies. Suzanne Killick joined York University in October 2007 taking on the role of Director, Learning and Organizational Development. In 2014 Suzanne provided leadership to the newly merged Learning and Recruitment teams, establishing a new unit, Talent Acquisition and Development. Suzanne is one of the three co-chairs of the Mental Health Steering Committee which provides leadership in implementing the strategic plan for the University. She is a former student of York graduating with a B.A. Psychology and a Masters in Environmental Studies, with a concentration in Organizational Development.

C2: Creating a Mental Health Hub Spadina Room It is well documented that college students today face a variety of mental health challenges. Although colleges are not health care facilities, there are structures and supports that can be engaged to help students and institutions with the issues they face and thereby enhance student success and institutional strength. The presentation will provide an overview of the mental health hub structure as well as provide information on some key support areas. Speaker: Janice Beatty

Janice Beatty, VP Corporate and Student Services has been Vice President of Sault College since 2003 and served the organization first as VP of Human Resources and Student Services. Her current portfolio includes Corporate Finance and Administration as well as Human Resources, Recruitment and Registrar, Student Services, and Physical Resources. Prior to joining the College, she held positions of Senior Business Officer and Manager of Human Resources at the Algoma District School Board.

C3: Implementing Stepped Care 2.0 Porter Room in Post-Secondary Settings Following a brief overview of Stepped Care 2.0 © (see Closing keynote description for details on the model), participants will be invited to discuss in small groups successes and pain points in their efforts to meet rising demand, increase access and improve outcomes. Whether you are familiar with the model or new to it, this workshop is aimed at driving innovation and sharing emerging creative efforts at improving campus mental health. Following the workshop, data generated through the exercise will be organized into themes and made available to participants for further processing on a shared platform. Participants will be encouraged to join one of two existing stepped care communities of practice which meet monthly via web conferencing to share implementation experiences and access mentors who can support professional development.

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WORKSHOPS C1-C4 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Speaker: Dr. Peter Cornish

Dr. Peter Cornish is an Associate Professor and Director of the Student Wellness and Counselling Centre (SWCC) at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dr. Cornish is a strong advocate for interprofessional collaboration and encourages the development of partnerships with a broad range of disciplines within the university and within the public health sector. His clinical and research interests include online mental health, stepped care programming, mental health service innovations, change management, interprofessional team functioning, interpersonal and group dynamics, wellness community development and gender issues. He is known for developing and implementing the Stepped Care model at Memorial University, which is a 9-step model of wellness service care and management with potential for electronic medical record integration and commercialization. C4: Re-thinking How Students Access and Receive Courtyard Mental Health Support on Campus – Ballroom A Collaborative & Data Driven Approach In fall 2016, the University of British Columbia Campus Health took a bold step towards improving the care they provided to their students by migrating their health record system from a traditional EMR to a cloud-based Collaborative Health Record (CHR). In doing so, the fundamentals of how students access and receive mental health care entirely changed. By shifting to a system of engagement, students can book appointments online, have direct message conversations with their care team, report their symptoms and quality of life, connect with a virtual visit and receive tailored education – all through the click of a mouse. This presentation will take a look at the novel model of mental health delivery being utilized at UBC, some of the challenges they’ve faced in the transition, as well feedback from staff and students alike, and also hear from the audience on barriers and experiences they might perceive in deploying a similar solution in their institutions. Speaker: Dr. Puneet Seth & Areeba Athar

Dr. Puneet Seth is a practicing hospitalist in Ontario, and Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at Western and McMaster Universities. As well he is the Chief Medical Officer of InputHealth and health technology researcher. Areeba Athar is a candidate of the Masters In Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization program at McMaster, and a project manager at InputHealth.

NETWORKING SESSIONS 4:00pm - 5:00pm

D1: Accessibility on Campus Porter Room Facilitator: Mahadeo Sukhai D2: Reducing Harms Related to Substance Use Spadina Room on Campus Facilitator: Tamar Meyer & Bryce Barker D3: Apps for Campus Mental Health Courtyard Ballroom Facilitator: Marija Padjen & Tanya Miller D4: Student Leaders Addressing MH & Addictions Bay Room Facilitator: Sophie Helpard & Abdullah Mushtaq

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campusmentalhealth.ca DAY 2 Tuesday, October 31, 2017 AGENDA DAY 2: Tuesday, October 31, 2017

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00am – 9:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast Courtyard Foyer

9:00am – 9:15am Opening Remarks - CMHA BC and CMHA Alberta Courtyard Ballroom to endorse the Okanagan Charter Tanya Miller, CMHA-BC Brenda Whiteside, Chair of Executive Committee, CICMH

9:15am – 10:45am Panel Discussion - Courtyard Ballroom Suicide Prevention and Postvention: Fostering a Safe Campus Environment Moderator: Sophie Helpard (Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance) Panel Members: Shayan Yazdanpanah (Jack.org) Melinda Scott (University of Toronto) Andrea Carter (University of Toronto) Alison Burnett (University of Guelph) Meredith Gardiner (CMHA WW)

10:45am – 11:15am Refreshments Courtyard Foyer

11:15am – 12:15pm E1-E4 Workshops E1: A Post-Secondary Harm Reduction Based Approach Bay AB to the Opioid Crisis Ben Bridgstock () E2: Changing the Culture of Mental Health on Campus Courtyard Ballroom Dr. Andrew Szeto & Debbie Bruckner (University of Calgary) E3: Accessible Mental Health Services Spadina B Mahadeo Sukhai (National Educational Association for Disabled Students) E4: Apps for Campus Mental Health Spadina A Dr. Simon Hatcher ()

12:15pm – 1:15pm Keynote – Peter Cornish Courtyard Ballroom Stepped Care 2.0: Scaffolding for Rapid Care Access in the Context of a Thriving Campus Community

12:15pm – 1:00pm Plated Lunch Courtyard Ballroom

1:15 – 1:30pm Closing Remarks – Marija Padjen Ballroom

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campusmentalhealth.ca PANEL DISCUSSION 9:15am – 10:45am

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 Courtyard Ballroom Suicide Prevention and Postvention: Fostering a Safe Campus Environment In recent years, postsecondary institutions have been called upon to respond to the needs of students with increasingly complex mental health needs and crisis management on campus. NCHA data from 2013-2016 reports an almost 10% increase in the number of students who seriously considered suicide. However, suicide has long been a taboo topic that, until a couple of decades ago was hardly spoken about at all. Data is unclear on how many university and college student attempt or die by suicide each year. Whatever the mechanism - humor, peer-to-peer training or faculty and staff awareness - all colleges and universities are trying to reduce the stigma about seeking mental health services. The goal is to create a safe and supportive environment where all campus members feel comfortable discussing their needs and accessing the care that they need. In this panel discussion, we look at the different best practices in prevention and postvention of student suicide, on and off-campus partnerships that are critical to supporting students in crisis, and thinking about how to build a healthy campus environment which recognises that mental health and well-being is much more than an absence of illness.

Panel Members: Shayan Yazdanpanah, Melinda Scott, Andrea Carter, Alison Burnett, Meredith Gardiner

Moderator: Sophie Helpard

Sophie Helpard is the Executive Director at the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, an advocacy group that represents undergraduate students in Ontario to the provincial government. She studied Political Science at Western University and served as the President of the University Students’ Council, where her interest in government advocacy and public policy began. Sophie has worked with students as the Executive Director of , and an Executive Member of the Canadian Intern Association. Shayan Yazdanpanah grew up in Richmond Hill, and is currently an Engineering student at . He is passionate about paying forward the help he has received throughout his life by also helping others. Today, Shayan is a speaker with Jack.org doing his part to ensure everyone prioritizes their mental health, and takes action to end the longstanding silence surrounding it. Melinda Scott is the Dean of Students at University College in the University of Toronto where she is responsible for overseeing student success initiatives and the co-curricular student experience. She has more than 15 years of experience working professionally in the field of Student Affairs and Services in a variety of roles. Melinda is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the University of Toronto where her research focuses on the professional competencies and responsibilities of Canadian Student Affairs and Services professionals. Andrea Carter is the assistant dean student wellness, support & success at the University of Toronto Mississauga, with a student population of over 15,000. In this portfolio she oversees Health & Counselling services, Accessibility services, and Physical Health, Recreation, & Athletics for the campus. As a member of the campus’ senior executive team for crisis management and critical incident, Andrea brings a wealth of knowledge in areas such as suicide, mental illness, violence, threat and risk assessment. Andrea was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Emerging Leader at the University of Toronto. Alison Burnett is the Director of Student Wellness at the University of Guelph. She oversees health, counselling, and accessibility services, health education & promotion and the Health & Performance Centre (sports medicine and allied health). Alison is a nurse by training and has a background in mental health and has worked at several post secondary institutions. Meredith Gardiner is the Director of Services at CMHA Waterloo Wellington.

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campusmentalhealth.ca DAY 2 – Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

WORKSHOPS E1-E4 11:15am – 12:15pm

E1: A Post-Secondary Harm Reduction Bay Room Based Approach to the Opioid Crisis In the early 1980’s there was a growing understanding and concern around HIV infection rates in injecting drug user populations. This led to significant changes in service provision – with harm reduction based strategies being used to great effect in substance abuse for the first time. Now, over 30 years later we have an opioid crisis in both the US and Canada that calls for significant changes in service delivery models if the crisis is to be managed effectively. Utilizing the lessons learnt from implementing harm reduction based interventions in the 1980’s can and should inform post-secondary institutions response to the current opioid crisis. This presentation will highlight evidence based harm reduction based strategies that can be used to address the current crisis in the post-secondary sector.

Speaker: Ben Bridgstock

Ben Bridgstock is a Registered Psychotherapist, he, has a MSc in Psychology, and a BA in Counselling, and is a Certified Addictions Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor. Ben has extensive experience working in the mental health and substance use fields for over 20 years, both here in Canada and in the UK. Ben is the Manager of Algonquin Colleges Counselling and Harm Reduction Services.

E2: Changing the Culture of Courtyard Ballroom Mental Health on Campus It has been almost two years since the University of Calgary launched it Campus Mental Health Strategy. Implementation of this Strategy is well underway with a majority of the 28 recommendations in progress and the implementation advisory committee guiding the process. This session will provide a brief overview of the Strategy development process and some of the current implementation highlights. More importantly, this session will focus on the implementation processes, barriers and challenges to implementation, and lessons learned.

Speaker: Dr. Andrew Szeto & Debbie Bruckner

Dr. Andrew Szeto is the Director of the University of Calgary’s Campus Mental Health Strategy and responsible for the implementation of its 28 recommendations. He is also a Principal Investigator at the Mental Health Commission of Canada and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. Dr. Szeto’s research has focused on the evaluation of mental illness anti- stigma and mental health promotion programs. Debbie Bruckner is currently serving as the Senior Director of Student Wellness, Access & Support at the University of Calgary where she has worked since 2006. During this time, she developed an integrated wellness service for students. She was active in developing and now implementing the Campus Mental Health Strategy. Previous to that Debbie has been a sessional instructor at Mount Royal University, the University of Calgary, and Athabasca University. Debbie worked for 17 years at Bow Valley College, including the roles of Registrar and Manager of Counselling and Manager of Human Resources. Previous to entry into post-secondary employment, Debbie was Executive Director of the Calgary Sexual Assault Centre for 10 years. Her particular interests include leadership, mentoring, team work, inter-professional collaboration and wellness.

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campusmentalhealth.ca DAY 2 – Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

WORKSHOPS E1-E4 11:15am – 12:15pm

E3: Accessible Mental Health Services Spadina B Room Postsecondary students who experience mental health issues can be grouped into three categories: (1) Those students who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition prior to starting graduate school; (2) Students who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition in addition to identifying with other disabilities prior to starting graduate school; and, (3) Students who develop mental health conditions during their graduate training. In the “Landscape of Accessibility and Accommodation in Canadian Postsecondary Education” project, the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) has undertaken a significant effort to understand the student experience of students experiencing mental health disabilities in Canada, through student, student life professional, faculty and service provider consultations and surveys. In this presentation, we will discuss the current data collected for the project, as well as some significant outstanding issues we have identified through our research.

Speaker: Mahadeo Sukhai

Mahadeo Sukhai is an accomplished scientist working in Toronto. He is the Senior Advisor for the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) and as a National Board member for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

E4: Apps for Campus Mental Health Spadina B Room Dr Hatcher will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of using apps to prevent and treat mental disorders. This will be based on his experience as a clinician and a research program looking at the use of technology in underserved populations. Further background information can be found here https://hatchingideashub.com or follow @HatchingHub.

Speaker: Dr. Simon Hatcher

Dr. Simon Hatcher is currently Vice-Chair of Research for the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Prior to his appointment, Dr Hatcher held a position as Associate Professor in Psychiatry for the Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of New Zealand. He is a prolific published researcher and author.

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campusmentalhealth.ca KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 12:15pm – 1:15pm Courtyard Ballroom Peter Cornish Memorial University Stepped Care 2.0: Scaffolding for Rapid Care Access in the Context of a Thriving Campus Community. Stepped Care 2.0 © reimagines the original UK primary care model for the modern university campus and community health centre environments. It integrates a range of traditional and emerging online mental health programs systematically within a healthy-communities lens. The model offers the lowest level of intervention intensity warranted by objective continuous outcome and process monitoring. Program intensity can be either stepped up or down depending on the level of stakeholder or client need. Because monitoring is also configured to give both provider and client/stakeholder feedback on progress, the model empowers clients and stakeholders to participate actively in care options, decisions and delivery. It systematizes shared responsibility for care and crises thereby improving risk management for potentially suicidal clients. Not only is Stepped Care proving more efficient than traditional counselling service and outreach models, early observations suggest it improves outcomes and access, including the elimination of service wait lists. Implementing stepped care is a bold exercise in change management and those in attendance will be inspired to innovate.

Dr. Peter Cornish is an Associate Professor and Director of the Student Wellness and Counselling Centre (SWCC) at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The SWCC is an academic and service unit with a focus on interprofessional wellness programming, training and research. Programming includes primary medical care, psychiatric consultation, counselling and a wide range of other mental health supports and programs, healthy campus development activities, academic teaching and training in the faculties of Medicine and Science. Dr. Cornish is a strong advocate for interprofessional collaboration and encourages the development of partnerships with a broad range of disciplines within the university and within the public health sector. His clinical and research interests include online mental health, stepped care programming, mental health service innovations, change management, interprofessional team functioning, interpersonal and group dynamics, wellness community development and gender issues.

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campusmentalhealth.ca POSTER PRESENTATIONS 12:15pm – 12:45pm

HEALTH BREAKS & LUNCH – OCTOBER 30TH & 31ST Alexander Room

Andriana Vinnitchok Wilfrid Laurier University Speaking Your Language: Peer Support Training Evaluation International students experience unique challenges in universities. This research evaluates the Speaking Your Language Peer Mentor Training, which was implemented by Wilfrid Laurier University to better meet the needs of their International Peer Mentor(IPM)s’ in supporting international students. The goal of the training is to increase cultural awareness and awareness of international student issues and mental health (MH) supports. This training is unique because it fills the unmet need of addressing MH in a culturally sensitive way. The findings from the questionnaires (N=18) and group interview (N=2) show that the training had a positive impact on the IPMs’ learning and change in self-efficacy regarding MH and cultural sensitivity. The IPMs perceive that the training is valuable and informative – it serves as a guide that prepares them to (1) recognize MH issues, (2) engage with and (3) support international students, who may be experiencing personal challenges. Implications and recommendations for other university campuses will be discussed.

Andriana Vinnitchok is a senior BA Psychology student at Wilfrid Laurier University, who has been pursuing mental health-related community-based research for the past 3 years. She is passionate about working with community organizations to conduct meaningful and practically-relevant research that contributes to increasing our understanding of ways to promote positive mental health and wellbeing.

Ron Griffith Mount Royal University Exercise: A Visible Treatment for Depression This presentation will offer a summary this evidence including potential mechanisms, recommended exercise therapy dose, best practices of exercise therapy prescription, the advantages and potential challenges of using exercise therapy, and implications of the research. This presentation will also outline an innovative “exercise and mental health” program offered in 2016-2017 by Mount Royal University called “Steps to Well-Being”. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of “exercise and mental health” programs (real and desired) on other campuses: program structure, successes, lessons learned, challenges and their potential solutions, etc.

Ron Griffith is an exercise devotee since adolescence, has experienced the power of exercise in the management of his mental health challenges. Ron holds a Bachelor of Physical Education and has been working for Mount Royal University (MRU) Recreation since 2001. In 2017, Ron completed a Master of Counselling which included a practicum with MRU Student Counselling. Ron plans to work in post- secondary student counselling in the future.

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campusmentalhealth.ca POSTER PRESENTATIONS 12:15pm – 12:45pm

HEALTH BREAKS & LUNCH – OCTOBER 30TH & 31ST Alexander Room

Natalie Daley Art With Impact Canada Using Film to Create Supportive Campuses and Encourage Early Intervention Too often, mental health interventions begin once symptoms have already been identified. The arts, however, provide a unique and powerful way to address mental health stigma, teach warning signs, and open people to the idea of seeking support, all prior to a first episode. This interactive session will engage participants in a lively discussion about the role of art and non- linear learning tools to encourage prevention, early intervention, and reduce stigma related to mental illness among youth. It will feature a short film portraying lived experience from Art With Impact Canada’s (AWIC) ground-breaking OLIVE Film Collection, screen a short film created by a high school student from AWIC’s hands-on ‘Films With Impact’ program, and demonstrate how this unique approach of using technology and media literacy empowers young people to tell their own mental health stories through film.

Natalie Daley is a passionate advocate on the topic of mental health, using her lived experience and commitment to creating a more compassionate society guide her work. She is the driving force behind Art With Impact Canada, responsible for programming, outreach, fundraising and partner relationships. Prior to working with Art With Impact Natalie worked with many opportunities connected to youth engagement, including coordinating a leadership and self-awareness program for young women in high schools, and spending time facilitating youth in East Africa. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and a post-graduate certificate in International Development and Project Management. She has spoken at over 15 Art With Impact events in six provinces and is committed to providing unique ways for students to engage in conversations around mental wellness.

Paulysha De Gannes, Andrew Johnson, Genevieve Ferguson Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Thought Spot: Innovating Through Co-Creation, Optimization and Research Thought Spot is an innovative mHealth intervention that aims to increase the mental health literacy and improve the help-seeking behaviours of post-secondary students. Originally developed by students and for students through a Mental Health Innovation Fund grant, this interactive, crowd-sourced platform is now funded through a CIHR eHIPP grant, which is supporting its optimization and a subsequent research study. Consistent with the original development, optimization has been achieved through co-creation with students, and with the collaboration of a private sector partner, QoC Health. Post-optimization, a randomized control trial within the Greater Toronto area will test the effectiveness of Thought Spot. Following the formal research, which address an important gap in the evidence base for mHealth interventions amongst students, the platform will be made widely available. Ideally, this work will be followed by a scale-up of the platform to meet the needs of students in other areas of Ontario, and beyond.

Paulysha De Gannes is a University of Toronto Master’s of Public Health student. She completed a student placement with CAMH Education. Andrew Johnson has been a mental health professional for over 15 years and is currently the Manager of Patient and Family Education at CAMH Education. Genevieve Ferguson is a Thought Spot collaborator and a research coordinator in CAMH Education.

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campusmentalhealth.ca SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors located in the Alexander Room. Take a moment to meet our sponsors and exhibitors and learn about their various programs and campaigns. They will be available each morning during breakfast/registration, health breaks and lunch.

PRESENTING SPONSOR 

EXHIBITORS

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campusmentalhealth.ca MANY THANKS

Acknowledgements

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health would like to recognize and thank all those who made the 2017 Conference possible through their contributions. In particular we would like to thank: Members of our Executive and Conference Planning Committees, all the presenters and facilitators and CICMH partner organizations: The Canadian Mental Health Association, Colleges Ontario, the College Student Alliance; the Council of Ontario Universities; and the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance. The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health is funded by the Ontario Government’s Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development.

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CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH

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