Do It For Daron supports meaningful study on teen mental health
The Youth Mental Health Awareness Study and Early Intervention Research Project research team, led by Dr. Rob Milin of the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, has received some very exciting news – the Ottawa Catholic and Ottawa-Carleton District School Boards have approved the study and it will begin this September! This is a meaningful opportunity for Ottawa high schools to implement the Mental Health & High School Curriculum Guide into their classrooms and bring light to an important topic that has been kept in the dark for far too long. A total of 15 local high schools have already signed up for the study and we are looking forward to hearing from more schools within the coming weeks. The research team has also decided to expand the study to regional schools in the surrounding areas and is currently awaiting approval for a fall implementation.
Because of the generous donations from members of the community through the D.I.F.D. fund, along with other supportive donors, the Youth Mental Health Awareness Study will educate, raise awareness, decrease stigma and change behaviours, with the end goal of transforming youth mental health now and for future generations to come.
One student, one teacher and one school at a time…
we can make change happen.