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.
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MHCC Mental Health of Emerging Adults
MHCC Mental Health of Emerging Adults
From the Mental Health Commission of Canada The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has provided many helpful resources, one of which is a Consensus Statement on the Mental Health of Emerging Adults. It includes 13 recommendations for service providers, policy makers and anyone else in a position to improve...
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MHCC: Safe messaging about suicide, mental illness and mental health
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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Toolkit for people who have been impacted by a suicide attempt
Toolkit for people who have been impacted by a suicide attempt
From the Mental Health Commission of Canada “The Mental Health Commission of Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, the Centre for Suicide Prevention, the Public Health Agency of Canada, along with an Advisory Committee comprised of people with lived experience related to suicide, have developed toolkits...
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Toolkit for people who have been impacted by a suicide loss
Toolkit for people who have been impacted by a suicide loss
From the Mental Health Commission of Canada “The Mental Health Commission of Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, the Centre for Suicide Prevention, the Public Health Agency of Canada, along with an Advisory Committee comprised of people with lived experience related to suicide, have developed toolkits...
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Alone in Canada: 21 Ways to Make it Better
Alone in Canada: 21 Ways to Make it Better
From the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health This self-help guide for single newcomers has been provided by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Ontario, Canada. To explore the resource on their website, click here. Click the button below to download the PDF in English. You can find...
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Okanagan Charter
Okanagan Charter
From the International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges A TRANSFORMATIVE VISION FOR HEALTH PROMOTING UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES “Health promoting universities and colleges transform the health and sustainability of our current and future societies, strengthen communities and contribute to the well-being of people, places and the planet. SHARED ASPIRATIONS...
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Generic Pledge Adoption of Okanagan Charter
Generic Pledge Adoption of Okanagan Charter
From the Okanagan Charter: An International Charter for Health Promoting Universities and Colleges A Transformative Vision “Health and wellbeing promoting universities and colleges transform the health and sustainability of our current and future societies, strengthen communities and contribute to the well-being of people, places and the planet. Statement of Adoption...
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Post-Secondary Student Mental Health: Guide to a Systemic Approach
Post-Secondary Student Mental Health: Guide to a Systemic Approach
“This guide outlines a framework for addressing student mental health in post-secondary institutions. It is the result of a commitment undertaken by the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) to strengthen student mental health. Another product of that commitment, Mental...
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NCHA-II Web Spring 2016 Alberta Canada Reference Group Executive Summary
NCHA-II Web Spring 2016 Alberta Canada Reference Group Executive Summary
From the American College Health Association (ACHA) “The ACHA-NCHA II supports the health of the campus community by fulfilling the academic mission, supporting short- and long-term healthy behaviours, and gaining a current profile of health trends within the campus community.” Excerpt from pg. 1 of summary
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APSHA NCHA 2016 Press Release
APSHA NCHA 2016 Press Release
From the Alberta Post-Secondary Health Association ALBERTA SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS HEALTH NEEDS FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS ACROSS THE PROVINCE “Alberta — It’s crunch time for Alberta university students as they begin to complete final projects and exams, and newly released survey data helps understand health issues on post-secondary campuses. Today, the Alberta Post-Secondary Health...
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Post-Secondary Mental Health Advisory Panel Final Report
Post-Secondary Mental Health Advisory Panel Final Report
From the Government of Alberta “In early October 2016, we were asked by the Ministry of Advanced Education to Co-Chair the Advisory Panel on Post-Secondary Mental Health. We could not have been more thrilled and humbled to play a part in this incredibly important work. The Panel began its work...
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Advanced Education Fact-sheet: Improving Post-Secondary Mental Health
Advanced Education Fact-sheet: Improving Post-Secondary Mental Health
From the Government of Alberta This fact sheet presents Advanced Education’s response to the the Advisory Panel on Post-Secondary Mental Health recommendations report (June 1, 2017). To read more about the Advisory Panel, click here.
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