Episode 24 | The Impact of Addressing Mental Health Challenges at School

In this month’s episode, Janet speaks with Jose Acosta the principal of Burrows Hall Junior Public School in Toronto about some of the ways he approaches mental health at his school and the types of challenges his students experience.

Janet and Jose discuss his role as the principal, how he approaches mental health challenges in the classroom, the various ways they support their students (including the Catch program), and the huge impact COVID has had on everyone.

If you would like to find out more about Burrows Hall Junior Public School, you can visit the Toronto School Board website here.