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Events Date: May 21 - 22, 2026 / 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
The 2026 HCA Wellness Summit will take place at the Concordia University of Edmonton on May 21st & 22nd! View the High Level Agenda View the Detailed Agenda Travel Reimbursement Fund HCA recognizes that not all Cop members, departments, or campuses have access to funding for travel. In seeking ways to make the...
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A place we can share resources so we can help groups of students as quickly as possible without having to develop a group which may already exist. Join or Log in to the Community Hub to be a part of the conversation!
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A place for students in Alberta’s post-secondaries to support one another, ask questions, and share successes. Join or Log in to the Community Hub to be a part of the conversation!
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An opportunity for trainers and implementers of The Inquiring Mind program to share ideas and questions. Join or Log in to the Community Hub to be a part of the conversation!
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A place for HCA members to come together and discuss a pre-defined mental health topics. Join or Log in to the Community Hub to be a part of the conversation!
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Are you passionate about mindfulness? Do want to learn more about mindfulness? This group is designed to be a hub for the sharing of resources, opportunities and mindfulness moments with the Healthy Campus Alberta community. To get this group up and going, Allan Donsky is going to begin the facilitation...
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This group is designed to connect campuses with the resources of the Centre for Suicide Prevention. Sign up or Log in to the Community Hub to ask questions and check out the resources available to campuses.
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To help spread the word about the HCA 2020 Wellness Summit, we have created the following social media graphics. These materials have been prepared for social media engagement of students across Alberta’s post-secondary institutions, as we hope to have the student voice well-represented. Please feel free to share these on...
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In the midst of transitioning to remote work, supporting ourselves and our communities is crucial. We’ve gathered some ideas to help you and your campus through this transition. If you have any tips or resources you’d like to share, please feel free to reach out! Supporting physical health Find an...
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We recognize that your inboxes are probably full of information right now. We’re reaching out to let you know our team is here, working behind the scenes to identify potential resources and opportunities to connect. There are many helpful resources on working from home, practicing self care, and supporting your...
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Join Healthy Campus Alberta for a webinar series presented by the Western Region of the Postsecondary Education Partnership – Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH). PEP-AH is a group of universities and colleges from across Canada committed to understanding the student drinking culture, working to develop best practices to reduce harms from alcohol, and...
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Training Teachers To Respond to Risk Project: As a helping profession, teachers play a pivotal role in the lives of children and youth. When it comes to mental health and suicide prevention, we also know that early intervention is key…but how do teachers entering the profession know to identify possible warning...
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As the Government of Alberta recently announced, 211 Alberta is building a navigation and crisis support hub in collaboration with service providers, including Kids Help Phone. This announcement expands upon the enhanced 24/7 211 post-secondary student support project that begun its pilot with the University of Alberta in spring 2019. ...
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Thank you to everyone who braved the weather to join us at Red Deer College the HCA 2019 CoP Meeting! We missed those of you who could not make it, but we are glad that everyone was warm and safe. Keep your eyes on the newsletter and our website for...
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The provincial results of the 2019 National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey were released during the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention National Conference. The results are made available through Healthy Campus Alberta and are the largest dataset on Alberta post-secondary student health behaviours collected to date.
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The Ministry of Advanced Education recently communicated three mental health-related initiatives, one of which involves the compilation of exemplary mental health promising practices from across the province. If your institution has been contacted and you are interested in showcasing relevant mental health-related promising practices with the rest of the province,...
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For French Language Resources: Le Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale (CAMH) Centre d’innovation en Santé Mentale sur les Campus (CISMC) Looking for another language? Start with the Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre. They have provided some multilingual mental health resources in Arabic, Spanish, Farsi, and Simplified Chinese. They...
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The draft of the Standard on Psychological Health and Safety for Post-Secondary Students (PSS Standard) is ready for public review. Until November 6, 2019, the public is invited to review, share and substantiate comments and recommend a course of action. To review the draft: Visit https://publicreview.csa.ca/ Create or log in...
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We loved connecting with you and hearing about the amazing work happening on your campuses! We look forward to the next opportunity we will all have to gather and celebrate.
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