Would you like to learn more about the mental health initiatives happening across Alberta? Are you looking for training or tools on a particular topic, such as suicide prevention or cannabis? Would you like support in establishing more student-led initiatives or complex collaboration on your campus? Explore the resources below!
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Mind the Gaps: Strengthening Mental Health Support on MRU’s Campus
Mind the Gaps: Strengthening Mental Health Support on MRU’s Campus
Webinars Date: May 7, 2025 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join HCA and MRU for an inside look at the creation and first year of the After Hours Peer Support Centre – an innovative response to gaps in mental health support during evenings and weekends. MRU’s After Hours Peer Support Coordinators Julia and Sarah and Peer Supporter Spencer will walk...
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Mind the Gaps: Strengthening Mental Health Support on MRU’s Campus
Mind the Gaps: Strengthening Mental Health Support on MRU’s Campus
Webinars Date: May 7, 2025 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join HCA and MRU for an inside look at the creation and first year of the After Hours Peer Support Centre – an innovative response to gaps in mental health support during evenings and weekends. MRU’s After Hours Peer Support Coordinators Julia and Sarah and Peer Supporter Spencer will walk...
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Transgender People and Suicide: A Suicide Prevention Toolkit
Transgender People and Suicide: A Suicide Prevention Toolkit
Shared by Canadian Mental Health Alberta division and Centre for Suicide Prevention This peer-reviewed toolkit created by the Centre for Suicide Prevention includes information on unique stressors transgender people face, respectful language to use when speaking about gender diversity, risk factors to suicide and suicide risk warning signs. It also...
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Student Mental Health Network
Student Mental Health Network
The Student Mental Health Network is a free, universally-accessible source for mental health promotion resources and tools targeted specifically to post-secondary students across Canada. The website is built on three pillars: Learn, connect and access. It offers a digital shop for mental health education, tools, and resources curated for post-secondary...
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CMHA Campus Peer Support Training Resources
CMHA Campus Peer Support Training Resources
Shared by CMHA National The Campus Peer Support training and resources was originally developed by CMHA National for a three-year pilot program beginning in 2021 and is now available for free to post-secondary institutions. The curriculum, materials, and resources can be adapted to the needs of each campus —whether launching...
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CICMH Harm Reduction Toolkit
CICMH Harm Reduction Toolkit
Shared by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) The purpose of this toolkit is to provide information on harm reduction strategies and practices useful in post-secondary settings to support campus peer support, staff, faculty, and administrators. This toolkit includes education around risk factors and barriers to accessing...
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2024-2025 Calgary Regional Gathering Report
2024-2025 Calgary Regional Gathering Report
The Calgary Regional Gathering was held on January 30, 2025, at Bow Valley College in Calgary. The event was attended by 39 participants from 6 Alberta campuses and 4 community organizations. In addition to sharing several of their recent successes in the area of mental health and wellbeing, the HCA...
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2024-2025 Edmonton Regional Gathering Report
2024-2025 Edmonton Regional Gathering Report
The Edmonton Regional Gathering was held on November 22, 2024, at the King’s University in Edmonton. The meeting was attended by 25 participants from 7 Alberta campuses and 4 community organizations. In addition to sharing several of their recent successes in the area of mental health and wellbeing, the HCA...
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Campus Peer Support Mini Train-the-Trainer Session
Campus Peer Support Mini Train-the-Trainer Session
Webinars Date: March 26, 2025 / 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
This 1.5-hour session will introduce trainers to the Campus Peer Support Training originally developed by CMHA National for a three-year pilot program beginning in 2021, now available for free to post-secondary institutions. While not a full training, this webinar will provide an overview to familiarize participants with the curriculum, materials,...
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Post-secondary Student Resilience
Post-secondary Student Resilience
Shared by Workplace Strategies for Mental Health Examine strategies for assisting post-secondary students in developing more resilience and to lessen the negative impacts of stress. These tools may assist students in learning and adopting constructive methods of coping. The Post-secondary Student Resilience resource includes the PDF From Surviving to Thriving:...
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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
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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Enhancing Educator Wellbeing and Student Support: Utilizing a Faculty Mental Health Toolkit
Enhancing Educator Wellbeing and Student Support: Utilizing a Faculty Mental Health Toolkit
Webinars Date: December 11, 2024 / 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
During the pandemic, educator concerns about student mental health surged, with faculty feeling unprepared to offer appropriate support or make referrals. At the same time, instructors’ own mental wellbeing was declining. To address these challenges, a faculty mental health toolkit was developed for Bow Valley College, providing guidance to faculty....
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Insights on Implementation of the National Standard for Mental Health and Well-being of Post-Secondary Students
Insights on Implementation of the National Standard for Mental Health and Well-being of Post-Secondary Students
Shared by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) This resource highlights common barriers and enablers that institutions are experiencing in their work with the National Standard for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students (the Standard), as heard in 2023.
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