About ThriveSMH
ThriveSMH and Pros’pairs SMS are School Mental Health Ontario’s student reference group. Members work with SMH-ON’s team of educators, mental health professionals, and partners to make sure that we are providing the kind of support students want and need.
What are ThriveSMH and Pros’pairs SMS?
ThriveSMH stands for Thrive School Mental Health, and Pros’pairs SMS stands for Pros’pairs Santé mentale en milieu scolaire. Both ThriveSMH and Pros’pairs SMS are groups of passionate students who work alongside School Mental Health Ontario (SMH-ON) to help with developing and sharing mental health promotion resources and supports that will resonate with young people.
ThriveSMH and Pros’pairs SMS members work closely together and have similar roles. ThriveSMH is in English, and members are from English-language school boards. Pros’pairs SMS is in French, and members are from French-language school boards.
ThriveSMH and Pros’pairs SMS members are change-makers! We support the SMH-ON team on a variety of projects related to improving student mental health and reducing stigma. We’re committed to supporting equitable school mental health and culturally appropriate and responsive resources. For SMH-ON, it’s important to work with students because it makes the resources, they create more relatable and helpful for students.
Meet the ThriveSMH team
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Meet the Pros’pairs SMS team
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How to get involved
You have the power to make a difference in school mental health. A first step towards making a difference: take care of your mental health and learn who you can turn to if you or a friend needs help. You can also get involved with activities at your school, school board, or with us!
Your voice matters. To learn how you can get involved to impact mental health at your school or school board, speak to your guidance counsellor, teacher, or principal/vice-principal about opportunities at your school. Connect with your school board’s mental health leader to learn more about opportunities available at your school board.
Stay connected with us
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Follow @ThriveSMH on Instagram to stay up to date with the team.
Have questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you! Feel free to contact us.