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!
Initiatives, Training, & Tools
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the Faculty of Nursing
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the Faculty of Nursing
Webinars Date: October 28, 2026 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am MST
Suicide remains a major public health issue in Canada, with post-secondary students experiencing heightened vulnerability to mental health crises. Education is recognized as a best practice for suicide prevention, with Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) considered the gold standard. ASIST was introduced within the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Nursing to examine the...
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Grief & Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Grief & Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Webinars Date: February 12, 2021
A webinar by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health “The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to change the way we go about our daily lives. Many of us have experienced a wave of losses: economic, social, physical and emotional. For some, these losses can accumulate over...
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Navigating Through the Fog: Maintaining our Ability to Think Clearly in Times of Crisis
Navigating Through the Fog: Maintaining our Ability to Think Clearly in Times of Crisis
Webinars Date: March 23, 2021
Join the HCA community at this event, hosted by TEND and developed by Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed, RP. High stakes, lots of pressure, intricate problems and few resources – crisis situations challenge us to respond quickly, compassionately and creatively. But how do we retain the ability to think clearly when, the reality...
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211 Alberta – 24/7 Support for Post-Secondary Students
211 Alberta – 24/7 Support for Post-Secondary Students
From 211 Alberta As the Government of Alberta announced last year, 211 Alberta is building a navigation and crisis support hub in collaboration with other service providers, including crisis lines and helplines like Kids Help Phone. As a hub, 211 Alberta connects post-secondary students to the most appropriate resources, whether...
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CACUSS Campus Mental Health In Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Data-Informed Challenges & Opportunities
CACUSS Campus Mental Health In Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Data-Informed Challenges & Opportunities
From the CACUSS Campus Mental Health CoP We are delighted to share with you the findings presented today in the report, Campus Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Data-Informed Challenges & Opportunities. The report includes student perspective, voices of a representative sample of mental health professionals and administrators across...
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BounceBack®: Reclaim Your Health
BounceBack®: Reclaim Your Health
From the Canadian Mental Health Association The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has now expanded its BounceBack® program across Canada, thanks to a donation from Bell Let’s Talk. BounceBack is a free, guided self-help program that helps adults and youth 15+ learn to manage low mood, mild to moderate depression,...
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Facilitated Conversation: Supporting International Students – Part 2
Facilitated Conversation: Supporting International Students – Part 2
Webinars Date: December 10, 2020
This facilitated conversation is part 2 in the Supporting International Students topic. Watch the part 1 webinar here. Are you interested in connecting with others to discuss international student supports on campus? Do you have questions about the content of the webinar? Join Healthy Campus Alberta and Garrett Beatty from...
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Community Discussion: Mental Health and the Learning Environment Toolkit from CICMH
Community Discussion: Mental Health and the Learning Environment Toolkit from CICMH
Webinars Date: December 8, 2020
One of the themes that emerged at the CoP meeting was the changed nature of student interactions. Online classrooms are, for many students, the main point of contact within their campus. Student support staff and faculty alike are asking what steps should be taken within the classroom to support student...
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Supporting Faculty to Create a Healthy and Engaging Learning Environment
Supporting Faculty to Create a Healthy and Engaging Learning Environment
Webinars Date: December 8, 2020
A webinar by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health introducing the Toolkit for Faculty & Staff “Being a faculty member is about much more than delivering course content and evaluating academic performance. It is an opportunity to be a part of both the life and learning journey of...
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Mental Health and the Learning Environment
Mental Health and the Learning Environment
From the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health “This toolkit will help faculty and teaching staff take steps within the classroom in a collective effort to support student mental health.”
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Tools for Holistic Mental Health Approaches: Redeveloped Toolkit Launch
Tools for Holistic Mental Health Approaches: Redeveloped Toolkit Launch
Webinars Date: December 2, 2020
Tools for Holistic Mental Health Approaches is a toolkit hosted by Healthy Campus Alberta that introduced systemic and comprehensive approaches to promote mentally healthy campuses. These approaches must be grounded in the diverse needs and mental health journeys of the students in our campus communities. This webinar provides an overview of...
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Toolkit for e-Mental Health Implementation
Toolkit for e-Mental Health Implementation
From the Centre for Research in Family Health, IWK Health Centre and the Mental Health Commission of Canada The creation of the Toolkit for e-Mental Health Implementation for Canada was a joint effort of the Centre for Research in Family Health (CRFH), IWK Health Centre and the Mental Health Commission of...
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Guide to Student Mental Health During COVID-19
Guide to Student Mental Health During COVID-19
From the Mental Health Commission of Canada
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