North Star Mental Health was created to help guide youth in accessing support for their mental health.
Polaris, the North Star, has been a guiding light for navigators, astronomers, and those trying to find their way in the wilderness for millennia. Trying to find the right mental health support can feel a lot like being lost without a guide.
Our research identified that youth wanted more information about where and how to access mental health support in the school context and beyond.
Based on our findings, and further conversations with youth and school representatives, we created resources for schools to help support youth in accessing mental health support:
Check out our webinar to learn more about the development of North Star Mental Health and the research that inspired it:
“I feel like it's more that people don't know that that resource is really there. More than that, people don't know that [the] resources [are] able to provide that support.”
- Ontario High School Student
Empowering students to find mental health resources when they need them.
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