The National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students — the first of its kind in the world — is a set of flexible, voluntary guidelines to help post-secondary institutions support the mental-health and well-being of their students.
The National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students
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Understanding the CCWS: Orienting to the data, statistics and Tableau (Part 2)
Understanding the CCWS: Orienting to the data, statistics and Tableau (Part 2)
Webinars Date: February 12, 2025 / 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Join Dr. Andrew Szeto, Director of Mental Health Strategy at the University of Calgary, for an interactive part 2 to our series exploring the Canadian Campus Well-being Survey Tableau Dashboard. Participants will follow along on their own devices as Dr. Szeto dives further into a demonstration of the dashboard’s functionalities. This...
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All Results for The National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students
Infosheet: Post-Secondary Standard Resource
Infosheet: Post-Secondary Standard Resource
This infosheet was a collaboration between the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health and Healthy Campus Alberta. The purpose of this infosheet is to provide nationally available resources that can support the implementation of the Standard on Canadian post-secondary campuses. The resources are organized according to the mental health...
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Campus Mental Health Across Canada: The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19
Campus Mental Health Across Canada: The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19
From MHCC and CACUSS “COVID-19 has intensified the challenges of post-secondary student mental health for campuses across Canada. To better understand what they are facing, CACUSS’ Campus Mental Health Community of Practice (CoP) conducted a representative survey of 69 Canadian post-secondary institutions. The survey, which focused on the 2020-21 academic...
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The National Standard: An HCA Guide to Resources
The National Standard: An HCA Guide to Resources
Whatever stage you’re at with the National Standard, this resource sheet is a wayfinding tool for the many resources that can support you and your campus as you work with the National Standard. Follow along with a few of the major stages of working with the Standard, plus access a...
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National Standard Discussion Group: Spring 2022 Edition
National Standard Discussion Group: Spring 2022 Edition
Webinars Date: May 11, 2022 / 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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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National Roundtable on Post-Secondary Mental Health
National Roundtable on Post-Secondary Mental Health
Events Date: May 5, 2022
Hosted by the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services “Amidst the challenging backdrop of COVID-19, post-secondary campuses – whether big or small, rural or urban – are continuing to build on their commitment to support their students’ optimal mental health and well-being. Many are gaining insights and guidance...
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National Standard Discussion Group: Winter 2022 Edition
National Standard Discussion Group: Winter 2022 Edition
Webinars Date: February 24, 2022 / 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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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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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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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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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Bell Let’s Talk Post-Secondary Fund
Bell Let’s Talk Post-Secondary Fund
From Bell Let’s Talk. “Bell Let’s Talk is now accepting applications for Implementation Grants through the 2021 Bell Let’s Talk Post-Secondary Fund. This annual $1 million program supports colleges and universities that are using the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students to identify specific...
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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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