ST RONG for schools
STRONG Team
STRONG was co-developed by the newcomer community and several experts in the fields of education and mental health, with specific expertise in school mental health, adversity and trauma, refugee mental health, and resilience. The corresponding author for STRONG is Dr. Sharon Hoover, strong4schools@gmail.com
Funding support and content guidance for the development of STRONG was provided by School Mental Health Ontario, a provincial implementation support team designed to help Ontario school boards promote student mental health and well-being.
Authors
Corresponding Author-Sharon A. Hoover, PhD
Jeff Bostic, MD, EdD
Shawn Orenstein, MPH
Natasha Robinson-Link, MA
Development Team:
Colleen Cicchetti, PhD.
Claire Coyne, PhD
Catherine DeCarlo Santiago, PhD
Mina Fazel, DM, MRCPsych
Andréanne Fleck-Salto, BSW, RSW
Rebecca Ford-Paz, PhD
Lisa Jaycox, PhD
Audra Langley, PhD
Patricia Marra-Stapleton, MSc, CPsych
Maureen Mackay, MSW, RSW
Tali Raviv, PhD
Claudio Rivera, PhD
Kathy Short, PhD, CPsych
Hadia Zarzour, MA
“Collaboration is key to the successful implementation of mental health and addiction strategies for school boards across the province of Ontario. We are grateful for all of the partners who have come together to support the implementation of the feasibility pilot for STRONG. The work is complex, multi-layered and at times messy. When we have many sets of eyes on the work we have a better chance of getting it right.” -
Co-ordinator of Student Well-Being