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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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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Delivering Virtual Counseling and Care to Post-Secondary Students
Delivering Virtual Counseling and Care to Post-Secondary Students
Webinars Date: June 23, 2020
Hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health “This three-hour webinar, hosted by CICMH, discusses system and practice level changes that can support the transition to virtual care in the post-secondary setting. The webinar is broken down into three main areas: Building flexible systems to provide a wide...
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COVID-19: How Campuses are Navigating Student Services Delivery
COVID-19: How Campuses are Navigating Student Services Delivery
Webinars Date: September 30, 2020
Hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health “This panel presentation hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health will showcase three different campuses and their model for supporting student mental health during these unique times. The discussion will focus on exploring alternative service delivery models,...
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Facilitated Conversation: Fall Term Community Check-in
Facilitated Conversation: Fall Term Community Check-in
Webinars Date: October 8, 2020
As the Fall term is now underway on our campuses (in-person, virtually, or both!) our community is encountering new ways of supporting students, new challenges, and new strategies to support students’ wellbeing. The goals for our interactive conversation will be to connect with the HCA community and provide a space...
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Sagesse Overview
Sagesse Overview
Webinars Date: October 22, 2020
In this presentation you are introduced to Sagesse and how their values guide their work and programs across the province. They go over their capacity building program, REAL Talk, and how they will best be able to tailor this educational webinar to the unique experiences of students on campuses across...
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Supporting International Students – Part 1
Supporting International Students – Part 1
Webinars Date: November 17, 2020
This webinar is part 1 in the Supporting International Students topic. Watch the part 2 facilitated conversation here. With an increase of 185% from 2010 to 2019, international students represent one of the fastest growing student populations in Canada. In 2019 alone the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) reported...
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Return to the Workplace: A psychological toolkit for heading back to work
Return to the Workplace: A psychological toolkit for heading back to work
From the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division “Developed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division, in partnership with Mental Health Works and BounceBack Ontario, Return to the workplace: A psychological toolkit for heading back to work aims to serve employees and employers across a variety of sectors....
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Toolkit Launch: Promising Practices for Mental Health Initiatives at Alberta Post Secondary Institutions
Toolkit Launch: Promising Practices for Mental Health Initiatives at Alberta Post Secondary Institutions
Webinars Date: September 23, 2020
This interactive webinar highlights the new Mental Health Promising Practices Toolkit showcasing 11 promising practices from Albertan PSIs. Learn how to best navigate the Toolkit to benefit your students’ mental health and contribute to a comprehensive approach of support for your institution. Chelsea Bodoe from Mount Royal University hosts presenters...
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Graduate Student Mental Health Toolkit
Graduate Student Mental Health Toolkit
From the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health The graduate student mental health toolkit is a guide to supporting graduate students prepared by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH).
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Evidence Exchange Network for Mental Health and Addictions
Evidence Exchange Network for Mental Health and Addictions
From the Evidence Exchange Network Evidence Exchange Network (EENet) is a knowledge exchange network that helps create and share evidence to build a better mental health and addictions system in Ontario. They connect mental health and addictions system stakeholders with each other and with relevant, actionable evidence to inform decision-making....
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The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub
The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub
From the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub connects service providers and other stakeholders from various sectors across Ontario and Canada with credible, evidence-based information on the non-medical use of cannabis. Through the discussion forum, the hub also connects professionals to others working in the same field....
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CMHA Recovery College Classes
CMHA Recovery College Classes
From the Canadian Mental Health Association “We are currently offering CMHA Recovery College classes through online virtual delivery. Usually, we have more than 45 courses to choose from, there is something for everyone. There are courses for anyone, youth, older adults, family, friends, and parents, and First Nations, Métis and...
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Creating a Successful Transition to Your First Semester of Virtual Post-Secondary Learning Webinar #2
Creating a Successful Transition to Your First Semester of Virtual Post-Secondary Learning Webinar #2
Webinars Date: July 22, 2020
Hosted by CMHA Manitoba and Winnipeg. This webinar was the second in a series. To view the first webinar, click here. Unfortunately, there is no recording currently available. “March 2020 will be in our history textbooks as the month and year a global pandemic put a pause on in classroom education....
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