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Shifting Paradigms: Taking a whole campus approach to move from cultural competency toward cultural safety in supporting international student mental health and wellbeing
Shared by CICMH This article examines the need to embed culturally inclusive services across Canadian campuses to address the specific challenges faced by international students including higher suicide ideations, levels of stress and challenges with connection. The argument about the importance of establishing cultural safety is presented, together with background...
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New HCA Community Hub Webinar Launch
Webinars Date: October 9, 2024 / 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us for an online tutorial, conversation and Q&A about the brand new online HCA community hub. Explore the hub and how it can support you and your campus in relationship building and mental health knowledge exchange between Alberta post-secondaries.
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PHAC Indigenous Cultural Competency Learning Road Map
Shared by BP Net & The Public Health Agency of Canada The PHAC Indigenous cultural competency learning Road Map can be used as a planning tool for learning and aligning with indigenous-driven outcomes. Developing conditions that facilitate the restoration of institutional trust and learning more about the history of residential...
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Facilitated Conversation: Challenges facing International Students and Opportunities to Enhance Wellness On and Beyond Campus
From Healthy Campus Alberta In response to the growing number of international students attending post-secondary institutions and the many challenges they face on and beyond campus, Healthy Campus Alberta facilitated a webinar panel discussion exploring the intersecting contributors to international students mental health and wellbeing. This report is a summary...
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6 Principles to Inform Action: Creating Inclusive Campuses for Autistic and Neurodivergent Students
Webinars Date: November 9, 2023 / 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
In this session, participants will learn about six key principles, developed in collaboration with a team of autistic self-advocates, to support greater understanding, acceptance and valuing of autism and neurodivergence. In this session Jay and Mason will share about the principles of Communication, Structure, Flexibility, Environment, Emotion and Connection. Each...
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Six Key Principles to Inform Action
From Sinneave Family Foundation “Six Key Principles to Inform Action were developed by Sinneave in collaboration with a team of autistic self-advocates for the purpose of inspiring greater understanding, acceptance, and valuing of autism and neurodiversity. Each of the six principles has an accompanying resource which aims to help...
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Anti-Oppressive Practice Toolkit
From CICMH “The Anti-Oppressive Practice toolkit aims to help those who support students on campus better understand what anti-oppressive practice is, how it intersects with mental health, and why it is important to embed anti-oppressive practices into our work on campus.”
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Supporting Students Living with Precarity
Webinars Date: November 23, 2022 / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Research has suggested that 70 000 Canadian postsecondary students experience homelessness every year (Weissman et al., 2019). Even more students are living with precarity, including food insecurity and housing insecurity. Although there is a lack of research and awareness about student precarity, campuses across Alberta and Canada are working to...
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2nd International Health Promoting Campuses Symposium
Events Date: May 12, 2022
Hosted by the Canadian Health Promoting Campuses Network “This event will be 100% virtual and held on Zoom. About half of the event will be interactive conversations and working sessions. The event is free for students and CAD$50 for everyone else. Building on the success of the 2019 event in...
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Intersecting Approaches to Student Wellness and Accessibility Services
Webinars Date: April 6, 2022 / 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Post-secondary students are increasingly seeking supports for their mental health needs and their accommodation/accessibility needs – and often both. In this collaborative webinar, we are welcoming the Healthy Campus Alberta (HCA) and the Post-Secondary Accessibility and Disability Resource Association – Alberta (PADRA) communities to explore approaches at the intersection of...
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Student Food Insecurity and the Impacts on Mental Health
Webinars Date: February 16, 2022 / 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Food insecurity on post-secondary campuses is a serious but overlooked issue. Studies have consistently shown rates of 30% to 40% of students experiencing food insecurity across Canadian post-secondary institutions, yet it is rarely talked about from an institutional perspective and often left for campus food banks to address. The mental...
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Intersectional Approaches to Mental Health Education: A Facilitators Guide
From the UBC Equity and Inclusion Office “This guide is designed to support mental health literacy education from a place of inclusion and diversity. It is made up of information obtained through literature review about the intersections between mental health and other aspects of identity such as gender, race and...
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