Physical Activity and Mental Health
Webinar Resources and Links
Compiled by:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Resource Centre and Physical Activity Resource Centre (PARC)
Reports and Resources
Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines and Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
www.csep.ca/guidelines
Culture Counts: A Roadmap to Health Promotion
CAMH (2012)
http://knowledgex.camh.net/policy_health/mhpromotion/culture_counts/Documents/Culture_Counts_2012.p
df
Evidence-Based Mental Health Promotion Resource
H. Keleher and R. Armstrong (2005)
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/healthpromotion/downloads/mental_health_resource.pdf
Growing Up Resilient: Ways to Build Resilience in Children and Youth
CAMH (2007)
http://www.camh.ca/en/education/teachers_school_programs/resources_for_teachers_and_schools/growing_
up_resilient_ways_to_build_resilience_in_children_and_youth/Pages/growing_up_resilient_ways_to_build_resil
ience_in_children_and_youth.aspx
Highlights from Mental Health Promotion for Youth in Canada: A Scoping Review
CAMH Resource Centre @ a glance (November 2012)
English: http://www.hclinkontario.ca/images/GlanceYouthMHPromoScopingReview.pdf
Français: http://www.hclinkontario.ca/images/GlanceYouthMHPromoScopingReviewFR.pdf
Mental Health Promotion for Youth in Canada: Full report
CAMH Resource Centre (2012)
http://www.hclinkontario.ca/images/Youth_MHP_Report_FINAL.pdf
Mental Health Promotion, Older Adults, and Physical Activity: A Brief Evidence Scan
CAMH Resource Centre (November 2012)
http://hclinkontario.ca/images/Evidence_Review_OA_MH_PA.pdf
Opening Eyes, Opening Minds: The Ontario Burden of Mental Illness and Addictions Report
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Public Health Ontario (October 2012)
http://www.oahpp.ca/opening-eyes-opening-minds/index.html
The Mental Health Continuum: From Languishing to Flourishing in Life
Corey L. M. Keyes (2002)
http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/23185_Chapter_67.pdf
Your Personal Passport to Healthy Living
Active Living Coalition for Older Adults (2012)
English: http://www.alcoa.ca/e/passport/Personal-Passport-to-Healthy-Living.pdf
Français: http://www.alcoa.ca/f/passport/passeport-personnel-vers-une-vie-saine.pdf
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Programs and Websites
Best Practice Guidelines for Mental Health Promotion Programs: Children and Youth
http://knowledgex.camh.net/policy_health/mhpromotion/mhp_childyouth/Pages/default.aspx
This web resource provides the health and social service provider (“practitioner”) with current evidence-based
approaches in the application of mental health promotion concepts and principles for children and youth. It is
envisioned that these guidelines will support both the inclusion and the sustainability of mental health
promotion concepts.
Best practice guidelines for mental health promotion programs: Older adults 55+
http://knowledgex.camh.net/policy_health/mhpromotion/mhp_older_adults/Pages/default.aspx
This resource provides health and social service providers with evidence-based approaches for promoting
mental health for older adults. It is intended to support practitioners, caregivers and others who are involved
in developing programs using best practice approaches to mental health promotion initiatives for people 55+.
This is the second in a series of guides promoting positive mental health across the lifespan. Available in French
and English.
Best Practice Guidelines for Mental Health Promotion Programs: Refugees
http://knowledgex.camh.net/policy_health/mhpromotion/Pages/BPGuidelinesrefugee.aspx
This web resource is the third in a series of guides to promoting positive mental health. It provides health and
social service providers (“practitioners”) with current evidence-based approaches in the application of mental
health promotion concepts and principles for refugees. It is intended to support practitioners and others
involved in developing programs in incorporating best practice approaches to mental health promotion
initiatives that are directed towards refugees.
Canadian Best Practices Portal
http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/
This enhanced Portal provides you with resources and solutions to plan programs for promoting health and
preventing diseases in your community. The site consolidates multiple sources of trusted and credible
information in one place, making it a one-stop shop for busy health professionals and decision-makers.
Available in French and English.
Connect[ED]
www.reallifeonline.ca
Connect[ED] is a resource that addresses Internet safety for students in Grades 4-6. It is designed to help
students develop safe and healthy online behaviours, such as netiquette, security, personal privacy and
relationships (e.g., recognizing and managing cyberbullying), in the same way they would in real life
situations. It helps children apply real life behaviour to life online. Available in French and English.
health.evidence.ca
English: http://health-evidence.ca
Français: http://www.donneesprobantes-sante.ca
Promoting evidence-informed decision making. The ultimate goal of this site is to facilitate the adoption and
implementation of effective policies/programs/interventions at the local and regional public health decision
making levels across Canada.
Sparking Life
http://sparkinglife.org
Sparking Life is fueling an international movement to re-engineer school practices and medical
recommendations to establish curriculum, lifestyles and corporate practices based on the scientific research
that confirms physical exercise enhances brain development, improves mental health, reduces addictive
behavior, and helps maintain mental acuity as we age.
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Sparking Life Niagara
http://www.niagararegion.ca/living/health_wellness/healthylifestyles/spark-life/default.aspx
Sparking Life Niagara is a program that integrates physical activity into secondary school classrooms. The
program aims to improve physical and mental health as well as academic performance.
What Determines Health?
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/determinants/index-eng.php
A website from the Public Health Agency of Canada on the determinants of health. Includes determinants of
health, key determinants, world conference on social determinants of health, research and evidence base, and
health status indicators. Available in French and English.
Youth Fit for Life (RTIPS)
http://66.240.150.14/intervention/389/view-eng.html
Youth Fit For Life is a 12-week after-school physical activity program for children aged 5-12 years who are
already enrolled in some form of after-school care. The program is administered by trained after-school
counselors with little or no prior PE delivery experience for the widest potential dissemination in the
community. Youth Fit For Life meets three times per week for 45-minute sessions that include physical
resistance training and cardiovascular exercise in the form of noncompetitive activities and cooperative games.
A nutrition and health education component is provided for 5 minutes at each session, centered on a weekly
theme. Once a week for 20 minutes, there is training around interactive, behavioral life skills (such as goalsetting, recruiting social support, and positive self-talk) presented in a conversational group format.
Youth Net/Réseau Ado Ottawa
http://www.youthnet.on.ca
Youth Net/Réseau Ado (YN/RA) Ottawa is a bilingual regional mental health promotion and intervention
program run by youth, for youth.
YouThrive
http://youthrive.ca
YouThrive is a practical resource that was developed in a partnership involving Canadian Mental Health
Association, Ontario (CMHA Ontario), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Ontario Lung Association
(OLA) and Ophea. It is for leaders in communities and schools across Ontario who work with youth aged 12 to
19. It is designed for people who want to create communities in which young people can thrive and develop
capacity to realize their own abilities, make a contribution to society and learn how to take control of their
own lives. Available in French and English.
Previous Webinars
Youth Mental Health Promotion in Canada: Research and Action
CAMH Resource Centre (December 5, 2012)
Webinar Recording: http://healthnexus.adobeconnect.com/p1n8m8hcxb3/
Promoting Physical Activity and Mental Health of Older Adults
CAMH Resource Centre and PARC (December 6, 2012)
Webinar Recording: https://healthnexus.adobeconnect.com/_a1137761304/p49vsd4ulsu/
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