Advancing post-secondary student mental health

We are a national mental health community of practice and knowledge exchange network focused on promoting evidence-based post-secondary student mental health initiatives and strengthening the evaluation capacity across Canadian post-secondary institutions

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Collaborations for Change 2025

August 13-14, 2025

A virtual conference connecting research and practice in post-secondary mental health.

Spotlight

The latest news, events, and updates from the Best Practices Network.

Register Now! New Webinars on The Thriving in Action Program

Join us on June 4 and 25 for two webinars spotlighting Toronto Metropolitan University’s Thriving in Action program.

Collaborations for Change Conference

Registration for the 2025 Virtual Conference is now open! Join us on August 13 and 14, 2025.

BP-Net Releases the New Best Practices Guide

The Best Practices Network in Canadian Higher Education (BP-Net) is delighted to announce the release of our new Best Practices Guide.

Campus Resources

Health Promotion

Resources for fostering healthy behaviours, developing supportive settings, and mental health-focused public policies.

Clinical Services

Resources that include clinical interventions and service models across a variety of theoretical approaches and modalities.

Policy

University policy development and mental health strategies and frameworks that aim to support the mental health of post-secondary students.

Research & evaluation

Explore post-secondary institutional surveys, research, and evaluation tools

To bridge the gap between research and practice and support knowledge translation and exchange, we feature research in emerging adult and post-secondary student mental health and evaluation of programs, services, and institutional assessment.

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Our Community

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Connect with your community

Are you looking to connect or consult with a peer? Our community includes clinicians/providers, health promotion staff, administrators, leadership, researchers, and evaluators committed to student mental health. This directory is a space where peers working within post-secondary student mental health and well-being can connect, share ideas, learn new information, and problem-solve together. Find a peer to connect with here.

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Events Calendar

Check our event calendar to learn about upcoming national community events, workshops, and conferences on topics related to student and campus mental health, research, and evaluation.

Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey

The Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey allows post-secondary institutions to assess health and wellbeing on campuses, identify priorities for intervention, and increase capacity to link research with policy and practice.

Collaborations for Change

The Collaborations for Change Conference brings together post-secondary students, service professionals, mental health providers, and researchers to have meaningful conversation on how to integrate research and practice in post-secondary mental health. The conference is a partnership between the Best Practices Network and the University of Calgary’s Community Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy.