Events & Webinars

Here, we are sharing events hosted and/or created by the community of practice, as well as other relevant events that we think may be of interest to the community. If you have an event that you believe may interest the community of practice or questions about the events shared here, please contact us. 

Upcoming HCA Events

Unplugging With Purpose: Planning a Campus Digital Detox 

Webinars

Unplugging With Purpose: Planning a Campus Digital Detox 

Webinars Date: September 16, 2026 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am MST

Join Lisa Teigen, Healthy Campus Alberta, and Recovery on Campus to learn more about Unplugging With Purpose: a two-day, province-wide digital detox taking place across Alberta campuses during National Addictions Awareness Week!   Lisa will share ideas and insights from The King’s University’s own Unplugging With Purpose events, including approaches for...

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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the Faculty of Nursing 

Webinars

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the Faculty of Nursing 

Webinars Date: October 28, 2026 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am MST

Suicide remains a major public health issue in Canada, with post-secondary students experiencing heightened vulnerability to mental health crises. Education is recognized as a best practice for suicide prevention, with Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) considered the gold standard. ASIST was introduced within the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Nursing to examine the...

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Upcoming HCA Events

Unplugging With Purpose: Planning a Campus Digital Detox 

Webinars

Unplugging With Purpose: Planning a Campus Digital Detox 

Webinars Date: September 16, 2026 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am MST

Join Lisa Teigen, Healthy Campus Alberta, and Recovery on Campus to learn more about Unplugging With Purpose: a two-day, province-wide digital detox taking place across Alberta campuses during National Addictions Awareness Week!   Lisa will share ideas and insights from The King’s University’s own Unplugging With Purpose events, including approaches for...

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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the Faculty of Nursing 

Webinars

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the Faculty of Nursing 

Webinars Date: October 28, 2026 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am MST

Suicide remains a major public health issue in Canada, with post-secondary students experiencing heightened vulnerability to mental health crises. Education is recognized as a best practice for suicide prevention, with Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) considered the gold standard. ASIST was introduced within the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Nursing to examine the...

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Recent Events & Webinars

HCA 2018 Wellness Summit in Partnership with UCalgary

Events

HCA 2018 Wellness Summit in Partnership with UCalgary

Events Date: June 11 - 12, 2018

HCA’s Annual Wellness Summit in partnership with the University of Calgary was an opportunity to celebrate the amazing work going on across the province, and to be inspired, and connect in community with like-minded people who are passionate about post-secondary mental health and addiction. Our focus was on the conversation...

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MHCC: Safe messaging about suicide, mental illness and mental health

Webinars

MHCC: Safe messaging about suicide, mental illness and mental health

Webinars Date: May 29, 2018

A webinar by the Mental Health Commission of Canada “Description: Join Jodie Golden from the Public Health Agency of Canada and Dr. Jijian Voronka from the University of Windsor to learn how to safely talk about suicide and mental health. Information will be provided to help participants gain the confidence necessary...

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Creating the Roadmap to Campus Mental Health Strategy

Webinars

Creating the Roadmap to Campus Mental Health Strategy

Webinars Date: May 1, 2018

Everywhere you turn there seems to be a reminder of the importance of integrating a campus mental health strategy; yet, for many, the destination seems far way and even overwhelming. This webinar was designed to help guide you down the right path to your campus mental health strategy with practical principles that...

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Postsecondary Education Partnership-Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH) Western Regional Symposium

Events

Postsecondary Education Partnership-Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH) Western Regional Symposium

Events Date: April 29, 2018

Hosted by the University of Calgary “The Postsecondary Education Partnership-Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH) is a partnership with universities and colleges across Canada and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA). This group is collaborating to build an evidence-based framework for action to reduce harms related to alcohol consumption on...

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