These committees will build upon the expertise and work of defunct committees that addressed similar concerns (President's Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Wellness, the Action Group on Mental Health (CAG) and Wellness and the Standing Committee on Student Wellbeing). This work includes the Roadmap to Wellness produced by the CAG, as well as the findings and recommendations of the President’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Wellness.
Mental Health and Wellness Advisory Committee (MHAC)
The MHAC will serve as a forum to bring to the attention of the University Advisor on Mental Health and Wellness emerging issues related to mental health and wellness that need to be considered; consult and discuss on important issues related to the overall objectives of the mental health and wellness strategy; and serve as a mechanism for reporting to the uOttawa community on progress on mental and wellness initiatives.
More information on the MHAC.
Working groups
Implementation of specific components of the recommendations from the President’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Wellness Report will be done through mandate-specific working groups that will focus on action and solutions.
Members of the Steering Committee will oversee mandate specific working groups, with membership of each working group including representation from across the University community, and experts.
The Special Advisor recognizes that the responsibilities and the initiatives of the working groups may overlap with each other, which is why effective coordination and communication for planning, implementation, and reporting will be paramount. The working groups will, through their leads, report regularly to the Steering Committee who will monitor progress and assess and mitigate interdependencies between the working groups.