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Copyright Notice This document is the property of Alberta Health Services (AHS). On April 1, 2009, AHS brought together 12 formerly separate health entities in the province: nine geographically based health authorities (Chinook Health, Palliser Health Region, Calgary Health Region, David Thompson Health Region, East Central Health, Capital Health, Aspen Regional Health, Peace Country Health and Northern Lights Health Region) and three provincial entities working specifically in the areas of mental health (Alberta Mental Health Board), addiction (Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission) and cancer (Alberta Cancer Board).

Mental Health Capacity Building for Children, Youth and Families in Schools Background The Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) for Children, Youth and Families in Schools is a unique initiative in that mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention services are integrated into and provided in a school-based setting. There are currently thirty-one project sites implemented across Alberta with plans to add an additional nine sites in the upcoming school year. The purpose of the MHCB Initiative is to provide the staffing and support structures required to implement an integrated, school-based community mental health promotion and prevention program. The thirty-one sites address the capacity building and risk reduction service components in selected at-risk communities specifically targeted to children ages 0 19 years and their families. The aim is to increase coping, knowledge and skills of children and youth to enable them to make better choices and adopt behaviours to self protect their physical and mental health at as early an age as possible. Project sites also reach out to parents and other family members to assist them in their skill and capacity to create an environment conducive to mental wellness. Support and knowledge is also provided to school staff and other community service providers to build their capacity to support children and families. Provincial Outcomes An external, independent evaluator has been contracted to evaluate all thirty-one sites. The following outcomes are expected and measured for all sites: Short-term outcomes: Enhanced assessment and counseling capacity at the school site. Increase provision of coordinated mental health services Increased awareness of available mental health services by target population. Target population reports easier access to mental and physical health services. Wait time for children and youth to access services is reduced. Intermediate-term outcomes: Target population requiring mental health services are referred/access services. Increased capacity to provide mental health services to target population. Target population has increased awareness of healthy behaviours. Families and schools have the knowledge and awareness to create environments to support mental health. Long-term outcome: Children and youth demonstrate increased healthy behaviours leading to greater mental health. MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 1 of 14

Mental Health Capacity Building for Children, Youth and Families in Schools Project Summaries Zone 5 - North Central Métis Settlements: Kimiyo-ayananaw (When We are Healthy) Our number one focus is providing counseling and support for individuals or groups of students and families in some of the following areas: Preventative/Proactive programming for individuals or groups of students such as healthy living, positive life choices, and afterschool clubs. We are hoping to accomplish this by linking students and families with appropriate support agencies and service providers in the community. Our second focus is to provide training for school staff in the area of mental health promotion, prevention and awareness of mental health issues. Our team consists of a project coordinator and three success coaches who work with three schools; Grouard, Peavine, and Gift Lake School where our main office is also located. Inier Cardinal Northland School Division 61 P.O. Box 150 Gift Lake AB T0G 1B0 Tel: (780) 236-2093 inier_cardinal@hotmail.com Fort Chipewyan: Helping Hands to Success Fort Chipewyan is the oldest community in Alberta. Predominately Aboriginal residents, this community has two First Nations, the Mikisew Cree and Athabasca Chipewyan, and a Métis Local. This is also a very isolated community with only access by air or water in the summer months and a winter ice road available for about three months. By establishing the Helping Hands to Success project in the community with the Athabasca Delta Community School, partners in this project hope to provide mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention services to students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 as well as to improve recreational activities in the community. The project has a coordinator, two success coaches, a mental health therapist and a public health/wellness coordinator that will implement strategies with students, parents, school and other service providers. Donna Cyprien Athabasca Delta Community School PO Box 59 Fort Chipewyan AB T0P 1B0 Tel: (780) 697 3953 Donna.Cyprien@northland61.ab.ca MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 2 of 14

Fox Creek: Choosing Healthy Attitudes through Modeling Pals (CHAMP) At risk children and youth from various ethnic backgrounds in Fox Creek receive support and services from a project coordinator and two youth workers. At the Fox Creek School (K 12), there is support available before, during and after school hours to meet the needs of students and their families. Sandra Hardy Northern Gateway Public Schools PO Box 88 Fox Creek AB T0H 1P0 Tel: (780) 622 3742 Cell: (780) 277 0094 shardy@ngrd.ab.ca High Level: Student Wellness Project (new expansion grant fund) Students who attend any one of the four schools in the community of High Level have access to project staff and their partners through the Student Wellness Project. The project coordinator, mental health therapist and three wellness coaches provide appropriate services to children, youth and their families as well as address the needs of children at-risk or in need of early intervention. The project staff and their partners also work universally with the total student population, parents and school/partner staff to increase knowledge and awareness of mental health promotion and prevention. Stephanie Brenton, Coordinator Florence MacDougall Community School 10802 Rainbow Blvd High Level AB T0H 1Z0 Tel: (780) 926 2331 Cell: (780) 821 0046 stephanieb3@fvsd.ab.ca High Prairie: HOSTS Project - Helping our Students To Succeed With a project coordinator, youth success coach, aboriginal mentorship coach, health and wellness coach and an addictions counselor, the HOSTS project is designed to enhance the overall health and well-being of youth in grades 6-9 at St. Andrew s, Prairie River and High Prairie Elementary schools through various workshops, activities, presentations and training opportunities for the students and their families. Stefani Burosch Holy Family Catholic Regional Division No. 37 10307 99 Street Peace River AB T8S 1R5 Tel: (780) 523 4595 Cell: (780) 536 6224 burosch.s@hfcrd.ab.ca MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 3 of 14

Lac La Biche: Successful Families - Successful Kids In this ambitious project, four wellness coaches under the supervision of the project coordinator work collaboratively with other school and community partners to deliver a program to involve parents to better prepare their children for success and to assist them in making healthy life choices. In addition, a half-time wellness nurse provides education and early intervention services to students, families and staff. Ultimately, students will do better in school because their families are supported and more meaningfully engaged in their child s life. Jana McKinley Northern Lights School Division No. 69 Box 870 10220 101 Avenue Lac La Biche AB T0A 2C0 Tel: (780) 623 4414 jana.mckinley@nlsd.ab.ca Peace River: Project PEACE (new expansion grant fund) In a partnership that spans across both the public and separate school divisions in Peace River, this project s goals are to enhance the overall well-being of Peace River youth by providing support and assistance in key areas and working with the partner organizations to ensure that appropriate services are there when needed. Students from Glenmary Junior/Senior High School (grades 7 12), Peace River High School (Grades 9 12) and T.A. Norris Middle School (grades 7 & 8) have access to a project coordinator, a counselor, a youth worker, mental health therapists and a public health nurse. Other partners in the project include Child and Family Services, Community Services, Town of Peace River, Peace River RCMP detachment, and Alberta Health Services Addiction and Mental Health. Sue Johnson Peace River School Division No. 10 10018 101 Street Peace River AB T8S 2A5 Tel: (780) 624 3601 Cell: (780) 618 6363 johnsonsue@prsd.ab.ca St. Paul: Together We re Better Four enthusiastic and compassionate success coaches are working in four schools in the communities of Ashmont and St. Paul. They are guided by a project coordinator and a large advisory committee of community partners who provide training, education, consultation and support to the project staff, students and their families. The focus of the project is to create environments and opportunities for students to experience success, mental and physical well being and a sense of belonging. MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 4 of 14

Bridget Noel St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1 4901 47 Street St. Paul AB T0A 3A3 Tel: (780) 645 4083 Cell: (780) 614 0219 Bridget_Noel@sperd.ca Swan Hills: PAWS (Promoting Activity, Wellness, and Success) This project which is located outside of a service area consists of a project coordinator, active living facilitator, therapist, parent mentor and two counsellors who work together along with community partners to fill gaps in service identified by an advisory committee. These gaps include lack of counseling services, recreational activities and parenting supports. Children, youth and families can build capacity to better protect their mental and physical well being through prevention and early intervention strategies and programs. Sheila Gardiner Swan Hills School Bag 1200 Swan Hills AB T0G 2C0 Tel: (780) 333 4833 sheila.gardiner@phrd.ab.ca Whitecourt: Team for SUCCESS This unique project addresses the needs of preschool children in a Parent Link Centre as well as school aged children in Central and Percy Baxter Schools. A project coordinator, four success coaches, a Parent Link/ECD transition coach and community partners work closely with the schools to ensure the needs of children, youth and families are met in a timely manner. The project expects to increase awareness of mental health Issues, diminish the stigma of mental illness and provide early support and programs for individuals thereby decreasing the prevalence and severity of mental health issues in children and their families. Felicia Ochs Central Elementary School 4807 53 Avenue Whitecourt, AB T7S 1N7 Tel: (780) 778 2136 Cell: (780) 262 0466 fochs@ngrd.ab.ca MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 5 of 14

Zone 4 - Edmonton Edmonton - Conseil Scolaire Centre Nord (Francophone Schools): ESPOIR PROJET ESPOIR, as the name implies, seeks to give Hope by addressing the emotional, social and mental health needs of our new students and of the staff that serve them. The primary focus is on promotion, prevention and early intervention. PROJET ESPOIR focuses on assisting all students and families in transition, including the large segment of students who have newly arrived in Edmonton. The team members and partners provide assistance in the following areas: Integrating new students and their families into Alberta society and schools Building the necessary coping skills and resilience in students and families facing difficult transition Facilitating school activities designed to promote an appreciation of the diverse cultures Increasing the capacity of school staff in responding to the needs of students and their families Facilitating timely access to community services Michelle Tardif Services Pedagogiques Conseil Scolaire Centre-Nord 120, 8627 rue Marie-Anne Gaboury Edmonton AB T6C 3N1 Tel: (780) 487 3200 Cell: (780) 905 7990 mtardif@csrcn.ab.ca Edmonton Jasper Place High School: Strength, Tolerance, Attitude, and Resilience Program (STAR Program) (global health funding) This project targets 50 Grade 10 students who are at-risk of not completing school due to a variety of social-emotional factors. The STAR program team includes a project coordinator, two full-time success coaches, a half-time aboriginal commitment coach, mental health therapist, addictions counselor and access to public health consultation services. Nancy Metcalfe Jasper Place High School 8950 163 Street Edmonton AB T5R 2P2 Tel: (780) 408 9000, ext 3705 Cell: (780) 863 8571 nancy.metcalfe@epsb.ca MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 6 of 14

Edmonton Millwoods: The Way In The Way In project works to build resiliency (positive experiences and traits students need to be successful) in the grade seven populations at three Mill Woods Junior High Schools (Dan Knott, TD Baker, and Edith Rogers) in an integrated model of promotion, prevention and early intervention. The project focuses on, but is not exclusive to, grade seven students. The team includes: a project coordinator, an addictions counselor, three success coaches, a healthy living coach, and a registered nurse, a mentorship coach, and Aboriginal commitment coach. There are also supportive partnerships and close working relationships with Child and Family Services, Kids Up Front, Mill Woods Family Resource Centre and the Edmonton Police Service. Dena Davis Dan Knott School 1434 80 Street Edmonton AB T6K 2C6 Tel: (780) 462 7954 Cell: (780) 399 1770 dena.davis@epsb.ca Sherwood Park: Keys to Empowering Youth to Succeed (KEYS) The Keys to Empowering Youth to Succeed (KEYS) project focuses on transitions in junior high students at F.R. Haythorne and the Next Step schools in Sherwood Park. This project strives to provide youth with the skills needed to cope successfully with the dramatic changes in their physical, cognitive and social emotional worlds. This is accomplished by focusing on pro-active programming to enhance the ability of youth and families to lead healthy lifestyes. The goal is to enhance factors that promote mental health by providing accessible supports and resources in the school setting. The team includes a project coordinator, two success coaches, and a child and family therapist as well as in-kind contributions by Family and Community Services, Child and Family Services, Alberta Health Services Addiction and Mental Health, Public Health and Elk Island Public Schools. Program Lead: Jennifer Beyer Strathcona County 2001 Sherwood Drive Sherwood Park AB T8A 3W7 Tel: (780) 464 4044 Cell: (780) 467 3800 jennifer.beyer@ei.educ.ab.ca Zone 3 - Central Camrose: CHAMP Program: Children s Health and Mentorship Project A project coordinator and three success mentors work in collaboration with community partners and school staff to support children, youth and families in three schools: Sparling Elementary (K-6), Charlie Killam Jr. High (7-9) and Sifton Elementary (K-6) Anticipated outcomes include the creation of environments that promote healthy living choices, a sense of belonging, improved capacity of school staff to provide support to children and youth MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 7 of 14

facing mental health issues, easier access to and participation in available community resources and capacity building for students, and families. Project Coordinators: Carol Simpson Sparling Elementary School 5216 52 Avenue Camrose AB T4V 0X4 Tel: (780) 672 6808 ext 2 Cell: (780) 678-6762 csimpson@brsd.ab.ca Drayton Valley: Aim for Success The needs and service gaps at three schools are addressed in this project. Specifically, a project coordinator and three youth support workers have: developed programs and services to support parenting skills and education; created before and after school opportunities; bridged the communication gap among community agencies; addressed substance abuse issues and provided assessment, support and counseling to children, youth and families. Chris Schoepp H.W Pick-up School 4725 46 Street Drayton Valley AB T7A 1P3 Tel: (780) 898-0606 Cell: (780) 898-2879 cschoepp@wrsd.ca Olds: YES! Program (Youth Empowerment and Support) YES! is a project designed to provide year round mentorship, coaching and support to children and youth in decision-making, problem solving and healthy choices to promote mental, emotional and physical health. A project leader and three youth mentors work together to provide support to youth in individual, group and recreational settings to enhance their self esteem, sense of belonging and build resiliency for life long success. Specific programs address issues such as substance abuse, mental health concerns, risk taking behaviors, lack of recreational activities, nutrition and accessible individual and family counseling. Raelynn Notley Olds High School 5122 48 Street Olds AB T4H 1T1 Tel: (403) 556 8685 Cell: (403) 559-8016 rnotley@chinooksedge.ab.ca MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 8 of 14

Stettler: Healthy, Empowered and Resilient Teens (HEaRT) A project coordinator and three youth mentors provide mentoring, support and skill development to students in three schools. This program also engages and supports parents. Activities are offered in and after school and at various times throughout the holidays. Project staff work in the schools and the community to provide services to children, youth and their families. The programs are strength based and are offered in collaboration with other community partners and supports. Project Coordinator Noni Carpenter Stettler Elementary School 4808 54 Street Stettler AB T0C 2L2 Tel: (403) 741 7793 Cell: (403) 741-7793 ncarpenter@clearview.ab.ca Vegreville: MODEL: Mentors Opening Doors Enriching Lives A project coordinator, four success coaches and a family therapist address the needs of students and families in four schools. Priorities include: support for students in transition, early intervention and timely access to appropriate community resources, resiliency skill building, cultural diversity sensitivity and programs that improve health and well-being of children, youth and their families. Vegreville has a number of existing community agencies and services that support the programs and services offered in this project. Contact: Ryan Veldkamp Vegreville Composite High School Box 1348 Vegreville AB T9C 1S5 Tel: (780) 632 2422 Cell: (780) 603 3829 rveldkamp@vegreville.com Wainwright: WOW Program: Wainwright on Wellness Wainwright High School & Wainwright Elementary School together serves approximately 1000 students from grades K 12 including youth from the military base just outside of Wainwright. WOW integrates the services and programming of a project coordinator, addictions counselor, transition & success facilitator and mental health therapist to address student needs in four target areas: nutrition & physical health, emotional/mental health, substance abuse, and transition. The emphasis and programming is on mental health and wellness promotion, prevention and early intervention. Ariel Haubrich Wainwright High School 800 6 th Street Wainwright AB T9W 2R5 Tel: (780) 806 6969 ariel.haubrich@btps.ca MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 9 of 14

Wetaskiwin: HUB: Building Community Connections This initiative helps develop social-emotional skills and health through experiences such as performance and visual arts, cooperative games and pro-social activities. Staff includes a project coordinator and four youth coaches who enhance these skills through relationship building, creating a sense of belonging in the school and community and providing opportunities for children and youth to engage in social action or Generosity. There is also an emphasis on community capacity building. Brian Hockin Wetaskiwin High School 4619 50 Avenue Wetaskiwin AB T9A 0R6 Tel: (780) 360 9651 Cell: (780) 360 9651 hockinbg@wrps.ab.ca Zone 2 - Calgary Airdrie/Chestermere: Stepping Stones to Mental Health Airdrie and Chestermere students and families who attend Bert Church and George McDougall High Schools in Airdrie and the Chestermere High School; have opportunities to experience mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention programming through the Stepping Stones project. Strategies to meet students and families needs are implemented by a project coordinator, student success coaches, a cultural diversity specialist and a youth addictions specialist. Sandra Dame Rockyview School Division 2651 Chinook Winds Drive SW Airdrie AB T4B 0B4 Tel: (403) 510 0901 Cell: 403-510 0901 sdame@rockyview.ab.ca Banff/Canmore: Right from the Start Through an enriched model for integrating community resources in a school-based program, mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention services are delivered within Banff Elementary School and Elizabeth Rummel School in Canmore. The vision of the project asserts that mental health is not an affliction and the team envisions a shift toward a culture that will establish the spectrum of mental health as a vital part of each person. The team has established the Mental Health Wellness Wheel which describes mental health as comprised of the four components; Physical (our body), Psychological (our mind), Emotional (our feelings) and Spiritual (our beliefs). Many of the initiatives taken on focus on school wide wellness, with lots of in class presentations, opportunities for role modeling of healthy lifestyles, healthy relationships, citizenship, as well as individual support for those MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 10 of 14

children and families who require this. The project team consists of a project coordinator, two wellness mentors, and two success coaches. Laura Wellmann Canadian Rockies Public Schools 608 7th Avenue Canmore AB T1W 2H5 Tel: (403) 678 6292 Cell: (403) 609 1533 lwellmann@crps.ab.ca Calgary Independent Schools: Transitions: A Wellness Empowerment Project (WEP) Two school systems of parental choice have been identified as having exceptional social, emotional, counselling and health related needs, complicated by issues of cultural integration. Thirty-three different nationalities are represented in Almadina Language Charter Academy (K-9) and Calgary Islamic School (K-10). Students are either first, second or third generation Canadians. School community first languages include Arabic, Urdu and Somali. WEP is building capacity through providing mental and physical health support and preventive interventions through a model that embeds counselors in each school site. Cultural appropriateness and awareness is paramount. Family involvement is an integral part of the model. Targeted areas of transitions into schools, between divisions and into high schools are highlighted for innovative intervention. i Barb Jones Family Psychology Centre 1940 37 Street SW Calgary AB T3E 3A3 Tel: (403) 282 8288 Cell: (403) 975 2514 bjones@familypsychologycentre.org Zone 1 - South Brooks: Innovations Project (global health funding) This elementary school based project meets the needs of kids and families in the three elementary schools in the community of Brooks. The project coordinator, mental health therapist, two family resource workers, public health nurse and three family school liaison counselors actively work with the total student populations, school staff and families on many universal health and mental health promotion/prevention activities as well as meet with students and their families individually and in groups. MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 11 of 14

Kathy Irwin Sunrise School Box 805, 411-7 th Street East Brooks AB T1R 1L2 Tel: (403) 363 1790 Kathy.Irwin@grasslands.ab.ca Medicine Hat - Catholic: The Community Coming Together Through this project, partners implement integrated school-based mental health promotion/prevention, and early intervention program to middle school aged students (grades 6-8) in two schools in Medicine Hat, Notre Dame Academy and St. Mary s School. This target population equals approximately 660 students that represent diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The project has two thrusts. First, providing services for students identified as being at-risk and secondly, educational opportunities which hopefully will prevent possible harm to them in the future. Staff hired includes a project facilitator, two spirit coaches, mental health consultants, a public health nurse, an addictions counselor, as well as a close working relationship with the YMCA for recreational activities, and the Medicine Hat Police Service for educational opportunities. Nick Gale Medicine Hat Catholic Separate RD No. 20 1251 1 st Avenue SW Medicine Hat AB T1A 8B4 Tel: (403) 527 5118 Cell: (403) 580 1329 nick.gale@mhcbe.ab.ca Medicine Hat - Public: MyPlace (Middle Years Professional helpers, Learning communities And Community partners Early mental health promotion) The MyPlace project operates out of Medicine Hat School District No. 76 and focuses on the mental health needs of middle years students (Grades 6, 7, & 8). Project offices are located at Alexandra Middle School and Crescent Heights High School. The key focus areas for the project are: a) fostering positive peer interactions and relationships, b) stabilizing family interactions and relationships, c) reducing at risk behaviors in youth, and d) supporting mental health resiliency in youth. Mental health is promoted through classroom presentations and school wide activities which are planned and implemented by the project staff and a broad range of community partners. The program also offers information sessions for parents, teachers and the community at large. Two success coaches, through individual and group interaction, provide support for identified students. The success coaches also provide activity programming in order to offer students a place to connect, feel welcome and develop positive productive relationships. An on site mental health consultant provides individual counseling to targeted students and the MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 12 of 14

project facilitator coordinates and brings a variety of youth service agencies into the school in order to establish a mental health safety net for students who require further intervention. The project hopes to provide grade six students with support over the summer in order to facilitate an easier transition to their new grade seven school. Melanie Connellan Alexandra Junior High School 477 6 Street SE Medicine Hat AB T1A 1H4 Tel: (403) 527 8587, ext 3208 Melanie.Connellan@sd76.ab.ca Redcliff: DREAMS (Developing Redcliff Educational & Mental Health Supports) Through the three schools in Redcliff, I.F. Cox, Margaret Wooding, and Parkside-Redcliff, this project will improve access to mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention to students and families from pre-kindergarten to Grade 9. Staff includes a project coordinator, a wellness coach, and a success coach. The work is done in conjunction with Prairie Rose District s Family/School Liaison workers in each of the schools and strong partnerships exist between the Town of Redcliff, the Redcliff Youth Centre, McMan Youth Services, the RCMP and Alberta Health Services Addiction and Mental Health. Bob Wickens Prairie Rose Regional Division 727 2 Street SE Redcliff AB T0J 2P0 Tel: (403) 548 3095 Cell: (403) 502 1878 bob.wickens@prrd.ab.ca Zone 1 - South Fort McLeod: STAY Program: Supporting Transitions and Youth Aboriginal students and their families are the focus population for three schools in Fort McLeod. The STAY coordinator and three transition workers, together with kids, families, schools and the communities of Kainai, Dekarsi and Fort McLeod work closely together at transitioning kids and their families. Their programs are culturally sensitive based on the Reclaiming Youth, Circle of Courage framework. By providing coordinated services and supports for transitions for this group, it is hoped that it will improve their engagement, their sense of belonging and success in school and life. MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 13 of 14

Melodie Bastien W.A. School P.O. Box 1179, 510 20 Street Fort Macleod AB TOL 0Z0 Tel: (403) 553 3362 Cell: (403) 339 0756 bastienm@lrsd.ab.ca Lethbridge: Making Connections The purpose of this project is to provide mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention programming with the support of a project coordinator and three Making Connections workers. Children and their families at three schools learn about resiliency, healthy choices and behaviours that self-protect mental and physical health. Another focus is to increase the capacity of partners and school staff to identify and connect those at risk for mental health problems to appropriate resources. The title says it all. Connections will be made between children, families and community services, children, families and schools and schools and community partners and services. Lisa McMullin Lethbridge School District No.51 433 15 Street South Lethbridge AB T1J 2Z5 Tel: (403) 380 5320 Cell: (403) 894 7195 lisa.mcmullin@lethsd.ab.ca Taber/Grassy Lake: The Family Connections Project This project connects families with appropriate community resources and builds capacity among children, youth and families for long term mental and physical well being. Three schools and communities are serviced by Family Connections in and around Taber. These communities serve a large population of Low German Mennonite people who have a low literacy rate and at times a lack of understanding of the services available to them in Canada. In addition to this unique population, the schools being serviced also have high populations of families in crisis. The project team consists of a project coordinator, three family connections workers and half-time family connections assistant. Jodi McKay Central School 5412-54 Street Taber AB T1G 1L5 Tel: (403) 634 6161 Cell: (403) 223 2170 jodi.mckay@horizon.ab.ca Note: Other than the 4 projects indicated, all other projects are funded through the Expansion of the Mental Health Capacity Building grant (2007 January 2011). MHCB Project Summaries March 2010 Page 14 of 14