HDSB Mental Health Strategy Yearly Action Plan 2026-2027

Priority #1 Awareness and Access to Mental Health, Addictions and Well-Being Support

This priority focuses on how students and families navigate and receive support.

• Goal: Improve access to easy-to-understand, transparent information regarding pathways to school-based and community mental health services.
• Goal: Bolster care responsive to students’ needs and identities.
• Goal: Strengthen early intervention through evidence-based school and community mental health services.

Priority #2 Belonging and Inclusive Environments

This priority focuses on the daily school climate and embedded wellness practices.

• Goal: Strengthen school engagement by fostering an environment where every student feels respected, supported and reflected positively in their school community 
• Goal: Increase the use of trauma-informed approaches to decrease bullying, harassment, discrimination and other forms of student harm.
• Goal: Enhance the integration of mental health literacy and wellness practices into everyday learning environments. 

Priority #3 Student and Family Engagement 

This priority focuses on collaboration, student voice and the bridge between home and school.

• Goal: Broaden diverse student representation in the co-creation of mental health initiatives.
• Goal: Strengthen coordinated networks of care by collaborating with families to provide a bridge between school-based and community-based mental health supports.
• Goal: Collaborate with parents/guardians and families to build on their mental health knowledge to promote and support student well-being.