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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Unplugging With Purpose: Planning a Campus Digital Detox
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
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Webinars Date: October 28, 2026 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am MST
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The National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students
The National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students
From the Mental Health Commission of Canada World’s first Standard aims to help Canada’s post-secondary institutions support positive mental health The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has released a new National Standard to guide the development of policies, procedures, and practices at post-secondary education institutions that promote positive...
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Project Update: Mental Health and Well-being for Post-Secondary Students
Project Update: Mental Health and Well-being for Post-Secondary Students
From the Mental Health Commission of Canada This project spotlight from September 2020 provides a high-level background that can be used to develop a deeper understanding of The National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students.
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Getting started with the Student Standard within the COVID-19 context and beyond
Getting started with the Student Standard within the COVID-19 context and beyond
Webinars Date: October 14, 2020
Hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health “The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), in collaboration with CSA Group, has championed the development of the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students. In addition, MHCC has invested in a Starter Kit to...
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Graduate Student Mental Health
Graduate Student Mental Health
Webinars Date: November 4, 2020
Hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health “This webinar aims to take a meaningful approach to offering guidance on how to support graduate students from all walks of life, whether in need of mental health and addictions supports or not, and the suggestions provided are meant to...
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Toward Health Equity: A Tool for Developing Equity-Sensitive Public Health Interventions
Toward Health Equity: A Tool for Developing Equity-Sensitive Public Health Interventions
From the Public Health Agency of Canada “This tool draws on existing research- and practice-based evidence about interventions to address social, environmental, and material conditions that contribute to differences in health. It uses healthy weights as a case example, however its main elements may be applied to a range of...
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Supporting International Students – Part 1
Supporting International Students – Part 1
Webinars Date: November 17, 2020
This webinar is part 1 in the Supporting International Students topic. Watch the part 2 facilitated conversation here. With an increase of 185% from 2010 to 2019, international students represent one of the fastest growing student populations in Canada. In 2019 alone the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) reported...
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Toolkit Launch: Promising Practices for Mental Health Initiatives at Alberta Post Secondary Institutions
Toolkit Launch: Promising Practices for Mental Health Initiatives at Alberta Post Secondary Institutions
Webinars Date: September 23, 2020
This interactive webinar highlights the new Mental Health Promising Practices Toolkit showcasing 11 promising practices from Albertan PSIs. Learn how to best navigate the Toolkit to benefit your students’ mental health and contribute to a comprehensive approach of support for your institution. Chelsea Bodoe from Mount Royal University hosts presenters...
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Graduate Student Mental Health Toolkit
Graduate Student Mental Health Toolkit
From the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health The graduate student mental health toolkit is a guide to supporting graduate students prepared by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH).
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Policy Readiness Tool
Policy Readiness Tool
From the School of Public Health, University of Alberta “Use this tool to assess a community or organization’s readiness for policy change. Learn strategies to encourage the adoption of healthy public policy in these places. The Policy Readiness Tool was developed with support from the Alberta Policy Coalition for Cancer...
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HCA 2020 Wellness Summit: Summary and Resources
HCA 2020 Wellness Summit: Summary and Resources
The HCA 2020 Wellness Summit took place on June 23, 2020 in an online format, with Pre-Summit Webinars on June 16 and June 18, 2020. Thank you to all who joined us for this experience in learning and collaboration. Click here to view the Community Report. This summit’s theme, Moving Upstream, sought to highlight the...
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Tools for Promoting Dialogue
Tools for Promoting Dialogue
Dialogue is an important part of talking in communities about complex health issues. They provide opportunities for upstream solutions using health promotion and prevention tools. We hope you will consider using these resources to hold successful and respectful dialogues in your post-secondary communities. The following resources were originally developed for...
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National Webinar: Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey
National Webinar: Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey
Webinars Date: May 5, 2020
Healthy Minds | Healthy Campuses in partnership with Healthy Campus Alberta and Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health presents: Description: Learn about the new CCWS and how it can be implemented on campuses across Canada Meet like-minded people Participate in facilitated conversations Build connections to help local effort and...
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