Your Wellness Support Team is Here for You
If you need help and advice to find mental health resources for anxiety or other mental health challenges you are currently facing, the CMHA-Manitoba & Winnipeg Wellness Support Specialist team is here to help you find the resources and support you need.
Our specialists have years of training and experience working in both education and mental health and are ready to listen to your needs and help support your mental health and wellness. To learn more about your dedicated educational mental health support team, take a look at their bios and what motivates them to support the mental health of Manitoba’s educational front-line staff.
Your Wellness Support Specialists can be reached by phone at 1-877-602-1660 or by email at info@careforallineducation.com
Sarah
Sarah is a registered Social Worker, who has been working with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Winnipeg & Manitoba, for over 10 years. In her work experience with the CMHA, she has worked alongside Manitobans experiencing homelessness, and more recently, helping people connect to the resources and supports they need to thrive in life. She is looking forward to the challenge of offering this support to Manitoba’s educational workforce, who provide front-line support and tools for academic success to our province’s students, families and communities every day.
Irene
Irene was the Assistant Superintendent in the Louis Riel School Division responsible for programming in Libraries, Physical Education, Practical and Fine Arts. Prior to that role, Irene was the Principal at Glenlawn Collegiate, Windsor Park Collegiate and Vice-Principal at JH Bruns, Samuel Burland, and St. George. She is a physical education graduate who spent 43 years in education and continues to be in awe of the amazing education workforce who put their hearts and souls into working on behalf of students and families.
Elvera
Elvera (MSW, RSW) is passionate about mental health promotion and wellness. Her past work in supporting mental health awareness, creating mentally healthy schools, and child and adolescent psychiatry brings an abundance of knowledge and experience that informs her role as Supervisor of the Care for All in Education’s team of Wellness Support Specialists.
Deb Radi
Deb is an educator with classroom and administrative experience. She brings a wealth of experience in K-12 school and university settings supporting educators and youth to flourish with their mental health. Deb engages participants in a variety of ways and promotes a safe and inclusive atmosphere in which to learn. Her sessions offer a good mix of activity, discussion, and humour to engage participants.
