Join the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) for a webinar on creating a campus mental health strategy. Speakers Dr. Andrew Szeto and Dr. Jennifer Thannhauser will share the development of the University of Calgary’s Campus Mental Health Strategy. They will discuss the research that supported the development of the strategy along with the evaluation. Szeto and Thannhauser will speak about upstream approaches, resilience, and post-secondary institutional culture. Closed captioning will be available in French. Register for the webinar here

Join the Best Practices Network and the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) for a presentation on how post-secondary institutions are using the CCWS data and Tableau dashboards to support health and wellbeing. The CCWS is a unique survey in the Canadian post-secondary landscape that is specifically designed to help Canadian post-secondary institutions better support whole campus health and wellbeing and is available in both English and French. Following a brief overview of the CCWS, the presentation will feature three institutional case studies who have implemented the CCWS and how the data has informed their institutional practices. Lina Di Genova from

Join Healthy Minds |Healthy Campuses on Friday July 26th at 3:00pm EST/12:00pm PST for their upcoming HM|HC Talk entitled: "ACTing for the Planet: Psychological Tools for Fostering Climate Conscious Campuses". Presenter Dr. Robert Selles, from Anxiety Canada's scientific advisory committee, will discuss "eco-anxiety" or "climate distress." Utilizing planetary health, acceptance, and commitment therapy frameworks, attendees will learn how to foster campus environments that help students cope with climate distress and drive positive change. Register for the talk here 

The Société Québécoise d’évaluation de programme (SQEP) is hosting a workshop in French on the theory of change for evaluation. Presented by Ludovic Décoret and Judith Gaudet, attendees will learn the following: What a theory of change is, its various applications, and differentiate it from other related and complementary tools (e.g., logical framework) Demonstrate the value of a theory of change at various phases of the evaluation process Highlight different challenges in the development and application of a theory of change Register for the webinar here  

Join the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) for a webinar on human trafficking. Presenter Paola Carmagnani from the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking will highlight the factors that make students susceptible to exploitation, with a focus on the unique risks faced by international students, where trafficking intersects with immigration issues. This workshop will also analyze the business model of post-secondary education and address the root causes of human trafficking that contribute to immigration status uncertainties for international students across Canada. Attendees will gain actionable insights into how students are affected, common forms of trafficking, potential indicators

Join The Postsecondary Student Mental Health Research Global Speaker Series on October 3, 2024 at 12:00 pm EST for their session, "Climate Change and Our Campuses: Impact and Action for Student Mental Health". Researchers Dr. Siqi Xue (Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, Canada), and Dr. Emma Lawrance (Imperial College London, England), will discuss the effects of climate change on mental health and explore avenues for individual and community-driven action and intervention.  Register Here