Mental Health Capacity Building
How MHCB Works in Schools
MHCB rotates its team within schools every three years. For three years, an MHCB Coach is dedicated to a school, working alongside staff to strengthen students’ social-emotional skills.
From September 2025 to June 2026, the MHCB program will run in the following schools:
- Davidson Creek Elementary
- École Père Kenneth Kearns Catholic Elementary School
- Glen Allan Elementary
- Heritage Hills Elementary
- Holy Spirit Catholic School
- Madonna Catholic School
- Wes Hosford Elementary
- Westboro Elementary
- Woodbridge Farms Elementary
MHCB's customizable, in-classroom programs are designed to strengthen social-emotional skills and support academic success.
Within schools, MHCB:
- Collaborates with school staff to deliver evidence-based programs that enhance well-being, resilience, and protective factors.
- Integrates mental health into daily routines and curriculum.
- Facilitates early intervention and treatment services for children, youth and families at greatest risk.
Skill areas MHCB covers:
- Setting and achieving goals
- Making responsible decisions
- Developing healthy relationships
- Handling stress
- Managing difficult emotions
- Understanding mental health
MHCB in-classroom programs:
- Support academic growth and development
- Improve classroom behaviours and engagement
- Promote empathy and relationship skills
- Enhance focus and emotional regulation
- Adaptable to your classroom needs with customizable session lengths.
Partner with MHCB to support your students
Ready to bring MHCB to your school for a three-year partnership? Or looking for a free, community-based resource to work with specific classes or grades? MHCB can help strengthen students’ social-emotional skills through targeted programming focused on designated skills for a set period of time.
Community programs
In collaboration with the Family Resource Network, the MHCB team also provides a range of free, fun and educational programs in the community, including:
- Programs for children and youth to build resilience, develop coping strategies and boost mental health and well-being.
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Workshops for parents and caregivers to strengthen understanding and support healthy child and youth development.
The MHCB program is a provincial prevention and promotion initiative that is a collaboration between Elk Island Public Schools, Elk Island Catholic Schools, Strathcona County and Recovery Alberta (formally Alberta Health Services).
References: Government of Canada (2014) Mental Health Promotion.
Questions?
780-416-6730
MHCB@strathcona.ca
