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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
Event Types
Creating a Campus Suicide Prevention Framework
Webinars Date: January 19, 2022 / 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
A suicide prevention strategy or framework can be one part of a whole-campus, systemic approach to promoting mental health and well-being. This webinar will review the process of developing and implementing a campus suicide prevention framework, getting buy-in from campus stakeholders, and integrating the framework into whole-campus strategies. Join us for…
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Working Stronger: Building Strategies – Improving Mental Health
Events Date: March 8 – 9, 2022
“The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Alberta Division will host our virtual workplace mental health conference on March 8 & 9, 2022. Working Stronger: Building Strategies – Improving Mental Health is designed to help Alberta’s employers create and maintain mentally healthy workplaces. The Working Stronger Conference makes mental health matter by…
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Recent News
December 2021 Newsletter
In this issue: CoP Meeting Community Report; Thank you, Makayla Freeman; and Community news, events, and resources.
Coach Training for Health Care Professionals from Red Deer Primary Care Network
Learn more about an exciting suite of mental health workshops and upcoming facilitator training opportunities offered by the Red Deer Primary Care Network by watching this introductory webinar: Learn more about an exciting suite of mental health workshops and upcoming facilitator training opportunities offered by the Red Deer Primary Care…
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Bell Let’s Talk Post-Secondary Fund
From Bell Let’s Talk. “Bell Let’s Talk is now accepting applications for Implementation Grants through the 2021 Bell Let’s Talk Post-Secondary Fund. This annual $1 million program supports colleges and universities that are using the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students to identify specific…
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