Supporting Students in Distress Programs and Resources
The following list includes programs and resources for supporting students in distress across Canadian university and college campuses.
Universities
Alberta University for the Arts
How to Offer Help
Brock University
Signs of Distress (PDF)
Carleton University
Recognizing and Supporting Students in Distress
Concordia University
How to Help a Student in Distress (PDF)
Dalhousie University
Your Guide to Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress (PDF)
Lakehead University
Supporting Students in Distress
Students in Distress Guide – Thunder Bay (PDF)
Students in Distress Guide – Orillia (PDF)
McGill University
Helping Students in Difficulty (PDF)
McMaster University
Helping a Student in Distress or Difficulty
Responding to Student in Distress (PDF)
OCAD University
Guide to Supporting Students in Distress (PDF)
Queen’s University
Identifying and Responding to Students in Distress (PDF)
Saint Mary’s University
Supporting Students in Distress (PDF)
Simon Fraser University
Supporting Students in Distress – A response guide for faculty and staff
Trent University
Staff & Faculty Tips for Assisting Students in Distress
Toronto Metropolitan University
Respond to a Student in Distress
University of Alberta
How to Have a Supportive Conversation
Identifying, Helping, & Referring Students in Distress (PDF)
University of British Columbia
Assisting Students in Distress
Supporting Students in Distress in a Virtual Learning Environment (PDF)
University of Calgary
How do I help others?
Helping Students in Distress (PDF)
University of Manitoba
How to Support a Student in Distress
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Recognize, Engage, Assess, Connect, Help (PDF)
University of Ottawa
Identifying and Assisting a Student in Distress (PDF)
University of Prince Edward Island
A Faculty and Staff Guide to Helping Students in Distress (PDF)
University of Regina
Identifying Students in Distress (PDF)
University of Saskatchewan
Recognizing Signs of Distress
University of Toronto
Identify, Assist, Refer (IAR)
Supporting Students in Distress: Guidelines for Teaching Assistants at the University of Toronto (PDF)
University of Victoria
Assisting a Student in Distress (PDF)
Mental Health Literacy Training
University of Waterloo
Recognize, Respond, Refer a Student in Distress (PDF)
How to Support a Student
University of Western Ontario
Student in Difficulty? (PDF)
University of Windsor
Identifying and Reffering Students in Distress (PDF)
Mount Allison University
Garnet Guide: Identifying and Responding to Students in Distress (PDF)
Mount Royal University
The Mental HELP folder (PDF)
York University
Identifying and Responding to Students in Distress (PDF)
Colleges
Algonquin College
Supporting Students in Distress (PDF)
Confederation College
Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress
Humber Polytechnic
Responding to Students in Distress
Lethbridge College
Recognize, Respond, Refer, Acutely Distressed or Suicidal Students (PDF)
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Identifying, Helping, and Referring Students in Distress: A Guide for Faculty and Staff (PDF)
Red River College
Students in Emotional Distress