About Us

The Best Practices Network (BP-Net) is 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.

BP-Net is a collaborative, engaged network of experts committed to improving post-secondary student mental health across the sectors, through the creation, collection, assessment and sharing of evidence-informed resources related to programming, policy, health promotion, and service delivery. This initiative is a formal partnership between the University of Toronto, Queen’s University, McGill University, and the University of British Columbia.

When featuring programs and initiatives on the website, we highlight the evidence that supports the impact on student mental health and well-being. Our work has included environmental scans, reports, webinars, and a co-hosted bi-annual conference that addresses the integration of research and practice in post-secondary student mental health. In 2022 BP-Net released the Best Practices Guide and launched the Best Practices Library, an initiative that spotlights peer-reviewed, evidence-based programs, initiatives, interventions, and tools that assist campuses to learn, share, adopt, and adapt practices that support student mental health.