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Student Spotlight: Peer Recovery Navigator Program 

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Student Spotlight: Peer Recovery Navigator Program 

Webinars Date: April 22, 2026 / 10:00 am - 11:00 am MST

A student-led webinar highlighting how trained Peer Recovery Navigators provide one-on-one support, facilitate recovery meetings, and reduce stigma across campus. This session will center student voices and lived experience, while sharing practical insights on how peer-based recovery infrastructure increases connection, early help-seeking, and belonging. 

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2026 HCA Wellness Summit

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2026 HCA Wellness Summit

Events Date: May 21 - 22, 2026 / 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

The 2026 HCA Wellness Summit will take place at the Concordia University of Edmonton on May 21st & 22nd! View the High Level Agenda View the Detailed Agenda     Travel Reimbursement Fund HCA recognizes that not all Cop members, departments, or campuses have access to funding for travel. In seeking ways to make the...

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Practicing Mindfulness

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Practicing Mindfulness

Are you passionate about mindfulness? Do want to learn more about mindfulness? This group is designed to be a hub for the sharing of resources, opportunities and mindfulness moments with the Healthy Campus Alberta community. To get this group up and going, Allan Donsky is going to begin the facilitation...

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Post-secondary Student Resilience 

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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 

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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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Enhancing Educator Wellbeing and Student Support: Utilizing a Faculty Mental Health Toolkit

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Enhancing Educator Wellbeing and Student Support: Utilizing a Faculty Mental Health Toolkit

Webinars Date: December 11, 2024 / 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MST

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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Fall 2024 HCA Alberta Student Lunch and Learn

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Fall 2024 HCA Alberta Student Lunch and Learn

Events Date: November 7, 2024 / 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Are you a student involved in mental health on your campus? If so, you are invited to the Fall 2024 Alberta Student Lunch and Learn. This is a space to connect over a meal and to share and learn with students across Alberta. Student government leaders, student volunteers, peer mentors,...

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New HCA Community Hub Webinar Launch 

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New HCA Community Hub Webinar Launch 

Webinars Date: October 9, 2024 / 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm MST

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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Facilitated Conversation: Challenges facing International Students and Opportunities to Enhance Wellness On and Beyond Campus

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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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Challenges Facing International Students and Opportunities to Enhance Wellness & Resources On and Beyond Campus

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Challenges Facing International Students and Opportunities to Enhance Wellness & Resources On and Beyond Campus

Webinars Date: May 14, 2024 / 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm MST

This panel webinar will give international students the opportunity to discuss, explore and share their lived experiences as international students and immigrants to Canada. Students will explore challenges and complexities navigating campus life and Canadian environments, as well as share insights, opportunities, and what resources have helped them navigate campus...

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Burnout Prevention and Intervention in Post Secondary Education

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Burnout Prevention and Intervention in Post Secondary Education

Webinars Date: February 22, 2024 / 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm MST

This workshop will help post-secondary students & staff who want to know about recognizing, preventing, and attending to ‘burnout’. Burnout is described as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. In these challenging times any workplace or learning environment can be at risk,...

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Student Lunch & Learn 

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Student Lunch & Learn 

Webinars Date: March 14, 2024 / 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MST

Are you a student involved in campus mental health at a post-secondary institution in Alberta? If so, you are invited to the Winter 2024 Alberta Student Lunch and Learn. This is a space to connect over a meal and to share and learn with students across Alberta. Student government leaders,...

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MyGrief.ca

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MyGrief.ca

From Canadian Virtual Hospice   “MyGrief.ca is an online resource to help people move through their grief from the comfort of their own home, at their own pace. It can help you understand your grief and approach some of the most difficult questions that may arise. It was developed by...

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Trauma-Informed Practice: Resources for Alberta Post-Secondary Settings

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Trauma-Informed Practice: Resources for Alberta Post-Secondary Settings

Developed by the Healthy Campus Alberta team, in consultation with HCA community members from Mount Royal University and University of Calgary   Those in helping roles related to post-secondary student mental health will inevitably find trauma implicated in their work. Trauma-informed practice is an approach that can provide knowledge and...

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Workshop: Supporting Individuals Experiencing Grief and Loss 

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Workshop: Supporting Individuals Experiencing Grief and Loss 

Webinars Date: March 21, 2023 / 11:00 am - 1:00 pm MST

This workshop was developed by Julie Stewart and Keeta Gladue with support from the University of Calgary Campus Mental Health Strategy Grief and loss is a normal experience across the lifespan and is common among post-secondary students. The experience of loss has been amplified since the onset of COVID-19, and...

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