Section 3D - Mental Health and Wellness Allocation

This allocation has three components, which are all enveloped:

• The Mental Health Workers Staff Component (calculated at items 1.1 to 1) may only be used for salaries and benefits of directly hired mental health professionals. Any unspent funding in the year will remain in deferred revenue for use in future years.

• The Mental Health Leaders Component (calculated at items 3.1 to 3) is funded at the lower of the calculated amount (item 3.3) and the actual expenses (item 3.8), so there will never be remaining funds to carry forward to future years.

• The Student Mental Health Component (calculated at items 2.1 to 2) may be used for related expenses, but any amounts not spent within this envelope may be used to cover overspending on the two other mental health components.

Refer to Data Form A2 - Mental Health and Wellness for reporting related to the envelope.

1. Mental Health Workers (MHW) Staff Component

This component includes a base amount and an FTE top-up amount, which is calculated based on the school board’s average secondary school size.

2. Student Mental Health Component

This component includes separate amounts for Data and Information Collection (funded as a benchmark applicable to all boards), Student Mental Health (funded as a base and per pupil amount), Resilience and Mental Well-Being (funded as a base and per pupil amount), and Evidence-Based Programs & Resources (funded as a base and per pupil amount).

3. Mental Health Leaders Component

This component is funded as the lower of the calculated amount (which includes a base and an amount for travel and PD), and the actual expenses of the school board’s Mental Health Lead. The Lead’s expenses and FTE are loaded based on information entered on the INPUT - LRF 3B, 3C, 3D, 3F, 3H tab.