The Mission and Values
TWIG
Currently co-chaired by Penny Bradley, E.D. Alex House and Dr. Jennifer McIvor, R. Psych, 1482 Co-chair, Together-SSWR. Core members currently include: Cyndy Hill, Director of Strategy and Implementation, Together-SSWR, Melanie Huck, RCC (co-Founder), Dr. Elizabeth Bannerman, Psychologist, Kathy McIntyre, Community Advocate/Hospice BOD, and Deshpal Grewal, Community Health Specialist Fraser Health.
Our Board Members include: Chair:Jennifer McIvor, Stephanie Beck, Jasmeet Singh,
Mission
To create transformative growth in our community’s mental wellness.
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1-Transformative Growth- We believe in the process of change that results in a strategic, significant, and positive transformation.
2-Our community- We believe in elevating the community member’s voice as the key stakeholder, including the collaboration of all wellness groups to realize a collective, co-created outcome. Community members include various individuals as well as related systems (couples, families, neighborhoods, various working groups, or other connected groups).
3-Mental Wellness- We believe in holistic (mind-body), prevention, and a broad range of experience in mental wellness/unwellness.
Vision
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We believe in promoting equity in mental wellness.
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We believe that promoting equity means engaging in cultural humility, and actively elevating diversity and social justice within our work.
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We also believe that equity means placing the individual at the centre of their wellness, honoring their diverse needs and views of wellness within our community.
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We believe in interventions that deeply understand the resident voice and need before the solution.
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We believe in inter-organizational openness, sharing of resources, and collaboration.
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We believe in the power of innovation to create transformative growth.
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We believe in a systemic approach that captures a variety of both individual and organizational factors.
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We believe in an approach that is open, dynamic, and curious, while also creating a clear, iterative, framework for concrete outcomes.
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We believe in the importance of interventions that have an enduring sustainability within our changing community.