This talk will explore the utility of the Post-Secondary Student Stressors Index in evaluating and monitoring student stressors and hear from a participating campus, Dr. Janine Olthius (University of New Brunswick. The talk will also explore the implications of the delivery of universal, online mental health promotion via the Network.

    Join the Best Practices Network for a webinar with Kimberley Resch and Christine Evans from the Indigenous Relations Team, Intergovernmental and Indigenous Affairs Division at the Public Health Agency of Canada. They will discuss how the Public Health Agency of Canada developed a unique tool to support Indigenous learning to demystify competency development. The Indigenous Learning Road Map has six knowledge pillars and four depths of knowledge that form a matrix to help guide employees on their learning journey. The presentation will provide highlights of the Indigenous Cultural Competency Policy and supportive tools. This webinar is part of

    Join the Best Practices Network for a webinar with Amy Kheong, Executive Director of Counselling and Wellness, and Johnny Liu, Clinical Counsellor, from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design. After the murder of George Floyd and the ongoing violence faced by Indigenous Peoples, they saw a spike in the number of students presenting with inter-generational and racial trauma. To better support their BIPOC students, the counselling team formed a study group aimed at decolonizing their counselling practices. In this session, Amy and Johnny will share the Brave Space Agreement they adopted and the process they undertook

    Join the Best Practices Network for a webinar with Kris Desjarlais, Director of Indigenous Affairs, and Mireille Saurette, Wellness Advisor - Learning Commons from Assiniboine Community College. They will share Assiniboine Community College’s journey toward Indigenization and decolonizing of programs and services to support all students wholistically. The session will includes stories that reflect trauma-informed and strength-based practices. This webinar is part of our Conversation Series: Advancing Decolonization and Indigenization in Post-Secondary Student Mental Health and Wellbeing. This series is a national conversation on how post-secondary institutions can advance their decolonization efforts. Register for the webinar here

    Join the Best Practices Network for a webinar with Jocelyn Orb, Director, and seapieces marsland, Indigenous Counsellor, from the Student Wellness Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. They will share knowledge share the ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wahkohtowin Strategy. The in-house decolonization strategy for the Student Wellness Centre was created out of a response to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is driven by the cultural humility approach to equitably promote and foster cultural humility amongst staff and Indigenous well-being in post-secondary health.   This webinar is part of our Conversation Series: Advancing Decolonization and Indigenization in Post-Secondary Student Mental

    Join the Best Practices Network for a webinar with Tyler Twaroswski, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) National Senior Manager, Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation. Discover how integrating Métis cultural perspectives into contemporary healthcare systems can transform mental health care. By employing metaphors like the bison and the Métis infinity symbol, this research highlights the use of strengths-based, culturally attuned methodologies and participatory methods like Talking Circles. Join us to explore innovative approaches that honor both Indigenous and Western knowledge systems, aiming to meet the unique mental health needs of Métis communitiesThis webinar is part of our Conversation Series: Advancing Decolonization