New Podcast Alert! Hear students from our Youth SPACE Advisory share about Social Media and teen mental health
TCC Heritage Month Video Essay Competition - 2025 Call for Entries!
o The Tamil Community Centre’s
Tamil Heritage Month Video & Essay Competition. Students from all schools
are invited to participate in this exciting contest. Submissions are due by January
7, 2025. Please visit our flyer for more details.
Student Mental Health Strategy
Implementation LAMPS: Learning About Mental Health Presentation Series (Update)
o Parent Presentation: Social
Media and Mental Health
o January 15th 6:00- 7:00 p.m.
o Sign up here
Youth
Speak
Speak Real for Youth Community Talk for parents, service
providers, educators, and others who care about youth in our communities on Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 7-8:30 pm at Old Town Hall, 460 Botsford Street, Newmarket.
o This event includes a panel
discussion that will bring valuable tips and tools on how to support youth by trained youth facilitators who will share from their
lived experience and Dr. Wendy Manel,
Clinical Psychologist CMHA who will bring a clinical lens.
o The panel will inform
strength-based mental health promotion, stigma reduction, and key messages
related to equity and inclusion. Following please join us for a networking reception,
light refreshments, and free resource materials including our first-ever ParenteBook!
Vaping
resources for parents
o ////QuashApp.com/Conversations
o This toolkit, developed by
public health experts from Ontario Public Health Units and the Lung Health
Foundation, is suitable for educators, school staff, coaches, youth workers,
and parents. It aims to curb the youth vaping epidemic by increasing knowledge
and application of Brief Contact Interventions (BCI) among those who work with
youth who smoke, vape, or use other nicotine products. The toolkit includes
videos, sample scripts, posters, and more, and is available in both English and
French.
York Hills
o Groups
o https://www.yorkhills.ca/services/group-services/
o Webinars