Student Conduct and Mental Health Toolkit

The Student Conduct and Mental Health Toolkit, developed by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH), is a guide for everyone in the campus community to understand how to effectively support post-secondary students facing behavioural disruptions, which often signal underlying mental health conditions. In recent years, student conduct has evolved to reflect a growing awareness of the complex relationship between conduct issues and mental health. This toolkit acknowledges these changes and aims to provide the campus community—including student conduct practitioners, case managers, faculty, administrative staff, counselling services, health services, student leaders, student services, and other student support services—with a clear understanding of student conduct. It supports campuses in providing appropriate support, making referrals, and collaborating with other departments by integrating restorative justice practices and emphasizing the importance of multidisciplinary teams and a holistic, integrated approach to supporting students.

This toolkit focuses specifically on non-academic misconduct, as academic misconduct is addressed through separate procedures and managed by different staff within institutions.

The toolkit does not aim to create experts in this complex field, but rather to improve and influence current processes, ensuring the campus community can better support students.

As with all CICMH toolkits, this is a living document. As learning continues in this area, additional content will be added to reflect emerging and promising practices related to student conduct and mental health.