Here, you will find high-level guiding documents utilizing evidence-based best practices. Explore the resources below to discover mental health frameworks and charters, resources for developing a campus mental health strategy, and supporting materials for data collection and reporting.
Framework & Strategies
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Alberta National Standard Discussion Group: Winter 2023 Edition
Alberta National Standard Discussion Group: Winter 2023 Edition
Webinars Date: February 7, 2023 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Are you working directly with the National Standard on an Alberta campus? You are invited to join HCA to discuss your efforts with the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students with other Alberta campuses. The HCA staff team will guide the discussion group with some prompting...
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MHCC A Standard for post-secondary mental health – One year later report
MHCC A Standard for post-secondary mental health – One year later report
From Mental Health Commission of Canada “Since the Standard was released in October 2020, campuses across the country have started their implementation journey. While each journey looks different, there are many successes to celebrate during this year of rapid change.”
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Creating a Campus Suicide Prevention Framework
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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National Standard Discussion Group: Fall 2021 Edition
National Standard Discussion Group: Fall 2021 Edition
Webinars Date: November 16, 2021 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Are you working directly with the National Standard on an Alberta campus? You are invited to join HCA to discuss your efforts with the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students with other Alberta campuses. The HCA staff team will guide the discussion group with...
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Making Mental Health Matter in Alberta: Advocacy Toolkit
Making Mental Health Matter in Alberta: Advocacy Toolkit
Created by the Canadian Mental Health Association – Alberta Division “To make mental health matter in Alberta, it takes all of us. This toolkit was developed to help anyone advocate for better mental health in their communities. Individuals, organizations, non-profits, government officials and advocates will find this toolkit useful in demonstrating the...
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National Standard Discussion Group – Summer Edition
National Standard Discussion Group – Summer Edition
Webinars Date: August 25, 2021 / 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Are you working directly with the National Standard on an Alberta campus? You are invited to join HCA for an opportunity to discuss your efforts with the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students with other Alberta campuses. The HCA staff team will guide the...
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LGBTQIA2S+ Mental Health and Community Resources
LGBTQIA2S+ Mental Health and Community Resources
Compiled in consultation with Centre for Sexuality and The Institute for Sexual Minority Studies & Services (iSMSS) Below, we have compiled some resources on supporting the mental health of the LGTQIA2S+ community. If there are any resources that you have found helpful in your community that aren’t listed here, please contact...
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Supporting Mental Health through a Peer-to-peer Community: A Cornerstone of DEI
Supporting Mental Health through a Peer-to-peer Community: A Cornerstone of DEI
Webinars Date: June 22, 2021 / 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Hosted by Togetherall. “Join us for an informative webinar to learn how discussion leaders in student mental health tackle the challenges of reaching diverse student populations, who typically don’t utilize traditional counselling service. Learn how incorporating an anonymous online peer-to-peer mental health platform, monitored 24/7 by licensed and registered mental...
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Racism Impacts Mental Health: Infographic
Racism Impacts Mental Health: Infographic
Created by Alberta Health Services, Provincial Addiction & Mental Health – Knowledge Exchange This infographic outlines the impact of racism on mental health. View the infographic to learn more about: Forms of racism Harms of racism on mental health Racism in mental health services Resources to learn more
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Follow-up Workshop: Getting Started with the National Standard on Your Campus
Follow-up Workshop: Getting Started with the National Standard on Your Campus
Webinars Date: May 27, 2021
Have you started adopting the Standard on your campus? Are you wondering where to begin? This webinar is an interactive workshop that will use the Sample Internal Audit Tool within the Starter Kit to get you thinking about how to use the Standard on your campus. By the end of this webinar,...
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Opportunities to Engage with the new National Standard
Opportunities to Engage with the new National Standard
Following the release of the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students in the Fall of 2020, there were several opportunities to get introduced to the standard and explore the tools that have been created to support it’s implementation. Below, we compiled a list of...
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The Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey Webinar
The Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey Webinar
Webinars Date: February 24, 2021
A webinar by The Best Practices Network “Professor Guy Faulkner and Kelly Wunderlich (School of Kinesiology, UBC) will be presenting on the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) with a focus on results from the cohort of British Columbian institutions participating in the winter/spring of 2020. The presentation will provide an...
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An Introduction to the New National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students
An Introduction to the New National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students
Webinars Date: February 4, 2021
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), in collaboration with CSA Group (a global leader in standards development), has championed the development of the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students. This voluntary Standard is the first of its kind in the world; it builds...
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