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About Us
Healthy Campus Alberta (HCA) is a community of practice whose vision is to educate, collaborate and advocate to transform culture and create caring campus communities throughout the province of Alberta.
Our mission is to create an inclusive, collaborative, and community-integrated approach to mental health and wellness on post-secondary campuses.
Members of this growing community include students, faculty and staff, campus wellness professionals, community organizations, and the Government of Alberta.
In the last 12 months…
3%
Three Percent
of students have attempted suicide
50%
Fifty Percent
of students felt so depressed it was difficult to function
90%
Ninety Percent
of students have felt overwhelmed by all they had to do
Taken from the results of the 2019 National College Health Assessment (NCHA).
Click here to read more about the NCHA Spring 2019 Press Release and Executive Summary.
Upcoming Events & Webinars
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HCA 2025 Wellness Summit
Events Date: June 17 – 18, 2025 / 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Wellness Summit serves as an annual gathering for the HCA Community of Practice, providing an opportunity to come together, learn, share, and celebrate efforts across the province to strengthen post-secondary mental health and wellness. We are excited to meet in-person to explore this year’s theme, Reimagining Campus Culture Context…
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HCA 2025 Online Regional Gathering
Events Date: February 27, 2025 / 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Register now for the February 27th 2024-2025 Online Regional Gathering! Date – February 27, 2025 Time – 1:00pm – 3:30pm Location – Online Zoom These gatherings will provide an opportunity to learn about HCA, impact future priorities of HCA, and connect for meaningful conversation with a diverse group of partners…
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Healthy Minds | Healthy Campuses – 2025 Summit
Events Date: February 27 – 28, 2025 / 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Summit Overview From February 25-27, 2025, HM|HC will be hosting their biennial virtual Summit, with the theme of “Achieving whole campus community engagement in mental health promotion in our post-secondary settings.” This theme emphasizes the importance of creating a campus-wide approach to mental health promotion that goes beyond traditional models…
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Understanding the CCWS: Orienting to the data, statistics and Tableau (Part 2)
Webinars Date: February 12, 2025 / 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Join Dr. Andrew Szeto, Director of Mental Health Strategy at the University of Calgary, for an interactive part 2 to our series exploring the Canadian Campus Well-being Survey Tableau Dashboard. Participants will follow along on their own devices as Dr. Szeto dives further into a demonstration of the dashboard’s functionalities. This…
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Recent News

February 2025 Newsletter
In this issue: 2025 Wellness Summit Invitation to Present; Upcoming CCWS Webinar; Online Regional Gathering Reminder; February Community Events; and Black History Month Mental Health Resources.
The CHEW Project
Shared by Boyle Street Community Services The CHEW Project (Community, Health, Empowerment & Wellness), a drop-in for Queer youth aged 29 and under established under the Fyrefly Institute at the University of Alberta in 2014, is now partnered with Boyle Street Community Services and YESS. CHEW provides a safe and…
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2025 Wellness Summit Invitation to Present
We are delighted to extend a warm invitation to the Healthy Campus Alberta Community of Practice to present at the 2025 Wellness Summit, spotlighting the theme: “Reimagining Campus Culture.” The HCA Wellness Summit serves as an annual nexus for HCA fostering connections, resource-sharing, and celebrating the remarkable strides made in…
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