Mental Health Student Support Team

The Grasslands Wellness Mentors and a Cultural Liaison worker provide another layer of mental health support to our students and families. The Wellness Mentors provide one-on-one mental and emotional support to the students of Grasslands. Wellness Mentors engage with students and their parents in a process of support and intervention. Wellness Mentor interventions may include providing information, advice, and supporting skill building regarding the regulation of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, positive well-being and healthy living, healthy relationships, problem-solving and healthy decision-making, conflict resolution, stress management, and crisis management. The Cultural Liaison Worker is a resource for our newcomer students and their families as they navigate the educational system and other community systems (mental health system, Canadian legal system, etc.). The Cultural Liaison worker provides coaching, mentoring, and education to newcomer students and their families regarding the issues that arise from acculturation, the impact these issues have on students and their families, how to manage and overcome these issues, and how to access support within the community when needed. Lastly, the Cultural Liaison worker provides education, coaching, and mentoring regarding healthy and inclusive learning environments within Grasslands Public School District and the community of Brooks and area. Wellness Mentors and Cultural Liaison workers provide support during school hours from September to June of the current school year.