From wmhdofficial.com...
The World Federation for Mental Health, the founder of World Mental Health Day, presents the WFMH Global Campaign 2024. The Global Campaign aims to recognize the World Mental Health Day 2024 alongside the final phase of WFMH 75th Anniversary. The campaign and its initiatives will be based on this year’s official theme of World Mental Health Day- ‘It is Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace’.
How to get involved with World Mental Health Day 2024?
Source: https://bit.ly/wmhd-2024
Participating in World Mental Health Day allows you to contribute to raising awareness and supporting mental health. Here are some meaningful ways to get involved:
- Start a Conversation: Initiate conversations about mental health with friends, family, and colleagues to reduce stigma and provide a safe space for discussion.
- Attend Mental Health Workshops: Seek out workshops, webinars, or events in your community that focus on mental health awareness and well-being.
- Share Resources: Share mental health resources, articles, and helpline information on social media and with your network.
- Support Mental Health Organizations: Consider donating to or volunteering with organizations dedicated to mental health advocacy and support.
- Practice Self-Care: Take time for self-care activities that promote your own mental well-being, such as mindfulness, exercise, or journaling.
- Advocate for Mental Health: Advocate for policies and funding that support mental health services and access to treatment.
- Join a Support Group: If you or someone you know is dealing with mental health challenges, consider joining a support group for guidance and connection.
Our Employee and Family Assistance Program offers individual and family counselling services as well as financial, legal, life transition advisory services and health coaching.
Take advantage of these opportunities to support your wellness!
- Go to: www.inkblottherapy.com/ASEBP
- Inkblot: Video on Getting Started
- Inkblot - Get Signed Up! Step by Step Guide
Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Inkblot Is Re-Branding
This past year, Inkblot changed their name to Inkblot by GreenShield. ASEBP has learned that in the coming months, Inkblot by GreenShield will be fully rebranded to GreenShield Health.
ASEBP is committed to keeping you fully informed about the details of this rebrand as they receive them. In the meantime, ASEBP is developing a full communications plan for employers and covered members to ensure this brand transition is as smooth and seamless as possible. They are here to support you and answer any questions you may have. Rest assured, EFAP support and services will remain the same.
Over the last year, employers shared they would like more information to be made available about EFAP’s advisory services. While ASEBP is working on raising awareness about advisory services, they’d like to encourage covered members to visit the EFAP page on It Takes a Village to promote Inkblot by GreenShield’s advisory services and wellness hub.
ASEBP Benefits and Spending Accounts
ASEBP exists to provide covered members with sustainable and holistic health benefits, programs and services throughout their personal and workplace wellness journeys. If you're looking for support in promoting health benefits information, including health spending accounts (HSA) and wellness spending accounts (WSA), ASEBP is excited to offer a unique way to provide this information to covered members! Simply reach out to presentations@asebp.ca to book your virtual ASEBP benefits presentation!
Enhancing Workplace Culture
We know that employers are interested in staff wellness and the creation of sustainable strategies that support workplace culture. Jennifer Pollard is our ASEBP wellness consultant, and can support you in championing wellness in a variety of ways.
Your ASEBP Workplace Wellness Partner: We help leaders and wellness champions assess, plan, and grow employee wellness in your organization.
Workplace Wellness Planning: We help to develop a structure for workplace wellness programs and support employee resilience and well-being.
Presentations and Facilitations: We offer a range of customized wellness presentations for leaders and wellness champions.
Workplace Wellness Topics: ASEBP provides a selection of workplace wellness topics, activities, and posters to inspire ideas, conversations, and new approaches to workplace wellness in schools, school divisions, or other workspaces. Don’t forget to use ASEBP’s wellness topic planning resource to develop your plan!
HEARTcare Planning - A research-based approach to building educator well-being. Hit the link for more information!
Feature Resource- Ever Active Schools
Supporting Healthy School Communities
Ever Active Schools is a registered national charity designed to create and support healthy school communities. We engage and support schools through a Comprehensive School Health framework, which addresses health and education goals to improve the social outcomes of children and youth in Alberta.
Comprehensive School Health (CSH) is a way to link health and education within the school setting. It is an internationally-recognized framework for building a healthy school community by supporting improvements in students' educational outcomes while addressing school health in a planned, integrated and holistic way. (Joint Consortium for School Health)
THere is a wealth of information and support available to teachers and students at everactive.org
Values: the beliefs people have, especially about what is right and wrong and what is most important in life, that control their behaviour.
Our Division Values are intended to influence each member of our organization every day. As we consider our role in teaching, modeling and promoting mental health literacy. it's important to be grounded in these values:
Respectful- Treat everyone, including yourself, with respect. Show that you care. See the value in everyone and celebrate our differences. "Treat others as you want to be treated."
Curious-Being curious is having an eagerness to learn more, exploring possibilities, and making the whole world your classroom. "Imagine the possibilities."
Responsible- Taking responsibility for doing the right things and being accountable for your actions, feelings, and words. "It's the choices you make and the actions you take."
Collaborative- Collaborating with others is how you create friendships, see things from other perspectives, and come up with bright new ideas and solutions for problems. Together we can do the impossible."
Resilient- Striving to recover successfully from challenges, disappointments, and adversity to emerge stronger and more capable of handling hard things in the future. "Life is tough, but so are you."
Healthy- Healthy means your mind, body, and spirit all working together so you can be the best you. "Power your body, brain, and soul."
Life According to the Game of Bowling! Tuesday, October 15, 4-5:30
Back by popular demand is "Life According to the Game of Bowling - 10 Wellness Reflections." Check out the poster for details of our event, Teusday, October 15 4-5:30. Click here for registration.
Click on the attached pdf for the "Life According to the Game of Bowling" activity guide:)
This year, "Wellness Wednesday's" will be referred to as "Weekday Wellness."
This change has been made to accommodate those who want to participate, but for various reasons, can't make it on Wednesday's.
We're very open to ideas we could incorporate for Weekday Wellness events. If you have creative ideas to share, please let me know through this brief form-
- Please share your thoughts here: Weekday Wellness Ideas
Information and Updates for the dedicated, hard-working Wellness Influencers representing each school...
Information/Reminders
Important information/reminders about wellness programming supports and expectations for our Wellness Influencer Leaders.
Coming Up:
- Please join us at our first meeting, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 from 1:15 to 3:30. Subsequent meetings with Wellness Influencers will occur on Feb. 5 and May 7. All meetings are scheduled in the Assembly at Central Services.
One Stop Shopping for All Your Wellnss Connections!
Take some time to check out the updated link to our RDPSD Wellness Website "Our Wellness Influence" where you will find information for staff, students, and families.
Features of the redesigned website:
- A page for school-based wellness Influencers (including a booking calendar for the PE loanable activity sets)
- An "upcoming events" calendar
- Links to curriculum supports
- Sections for staff, students, and families you support
- Links to services and support from outside RDPSD
If you have any suggestions for ourwellnessinfluence.ca, please let us know!
I am excited about working directly with your school-based teams of Wellness Influencers to support wellness within your school community. I'm open to any opportunity to support wellness 'in-house' in the following proposed ways:
- to provide professional development in any wellness area
- to consult with staff/admin in any area of wellness
- to offer classroom support (mental health lesson support, teacher support)
- to offer outreach support in any area of wellness (parent groups, family support ideas)
- any other area that has yet to be conjured...
If you are interested in direct wellness influencer support within your school community, please fill out this attached request and we will be in touch asap!
Sean Grainger
This is my third year supporting Red Deer Public Schools students, staff, and families, but my first in a solo role having shared the position with Carolyn Stolte who has transitioned back to an administrative position at Gateway School.
I am excited to work with people this year in collaborative support for safe, happy, healthy learning and working environments!