Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 & Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Location: Online
Join the Canadian Mental Health Association for engaging keynotes and panel discussions, lively workshops and opportunities to network virtually with colleagues and friends from across the country. The theme of this year’s conference is Deconstructing Normal. Register today to have access to the experience anywhere you are, LIVE on the day, and on-demand for a full year after.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:15 PM EST
In this webinar, the Center for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) welcomes the Centre for Suicide Prevention as their special guests to discuss their continued work in reducing stigma and increasinging awareness of suicide prevention via education and training.
CICMH 2021 Virtual Conference
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | 8:30 AM ET – 5:15 PM ET
This year’s theme, “Crafting Connections in a Landscape of Uncertainty,” challenges all of us to reflect on and potentially redefine our relationship with our current environment. More specifically, this theme encourages us to embrace feelings of uncertainty through connection, openness and shared accountability. Through this lens, the conference will be exploring topics that embrace a whole campus approach – bringing together student service professionals, teaching staff, students, campus mental health champions, and community mental health organizations.
Registration Deadline: November 1, 2021
The goal of the Transitions in Care (TiC) CIHR multi-Institute initiative is to improve the health and well-being of all peoples in Canada by supporting research that transforms the health system to optimize the outcomes of patients experiencing transitions in care. Since the launch of the initiative in 2018, 53 projects have been funded across Canada using a number of different funding mechanisms.
The focus of this funding opportunity is to support inter-disciplinary teams that are poised and ready to optimize health outcomes during transitions in care. The grants will provide support to co-develop, implement, evaluate, and equitably spread and/or scale (share) pragmatic solutions to challenges associated with transitions in care from a clinical, health care or health system perspective.
Application Deadline: January 25, 2022
2022 Deployment of the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) – A Canadian health and wellbeing assessment tool for Canadian campuses
Planning for the Winter 2022 deployment of the CCWS is now under way. The CCWS aims to help post-secondary institutions assess health and wellbeing on campuses, identify priorities for intervention, and increase capacity to link research with policy and practice. Participating in the CCWS in 2022 provides an opportunity to collect data that will help to set a new baseline as we look to post-pandemic recovery. Aligned with the National Standard for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students, the CCWS vision is for a comprehensive and coordinated evaluation system for Canadian post-secondary student mental and physical health and wellbeing. Participating institutions receive a customized dataset for their own institution, as well as access to an interactive reporting tool (Tableau dashboard) to allow for comparisons between data for non-identified institutions, allowing for knowledge and resource sharing. The CCWS is now available to all post-secondary institutions across Canada with over 50 institutions participating so far.
Thursday, August 12 & Friday, August 13, 2021
Location: Virtual Conference
Join us for a 1.5-day virtual event as we bridge the gap between research and practice that has been around for many years and exists in various sectors. Featuring Keynote Speakers, Panel Discussions, Education Sessions ranging from 20 to 45 minutes, Ted Talks and Virtual Poster Sessions and opportunities to connect and collaborate to create change.
All sessions are recorded and available post conference for up to ONE year! If you can’t join us live, you can still register and view the content.
Wednesday, June 2 AND Thursday, June 3 | 12:00 PM ET – 4:00 PM ET
Wednesday, June 9 AND Thursday, June 10 | 12:00 PM ET – 4:00 PM ET
Pre-Conference will take place on Monday, May 31, 2021, in both half-day and full-day sessions.
The 48TH annual CACUSS Conference is going virtual! This new format not only allows us to address ongoing uncertainties during the pandemic, but also allows us to continue to provide an accessible, content-rich and value-packed opportunity for to share best practices, research, procedures and programs related to student learning, success and wellness.
Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 | 12:00 – 2:30 PM EST
This pre-conference workshop, offered by CACUSS and the MHCC, will explore the latest trends in Canadian campus mental health, and discuss strategies to implement the New National Standard. The final portion of the session will have a panel discussion including campus mental health professionals, students, and community organizations.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST
This webinar, hosted by the Campus Mental Health Community of Practice from the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) in collaboration with the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) aims to continue exploring the evolving needs and trends of Canadian post-secondary institutions (PSIs) since the start of the pandemic. This national dialogue brings together multiple stakeholders to discuss current campus mental health needs and potential implications for the upcoming academic year.
This webinar hosted by the Center for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) provides an unofficial kick-off to the development of the CICMH Student Athlete Mental Health Playbook. This resource will be a key area of focus for 2021 as CICMH looks to support the ongoing development of athletic and academic programming that prioritizes the mental health and wellness of student athletes.
March 24th, 2021 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM EST
The third workshop in the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) Webinar Series will lead participants through the new Standard for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students related to the recommended components of a successful evaluation and reporting strategy.
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 1:00 EST – 3:00 PM EST
Hosted by the Mental Health Commission of Canada in partnership with CACUSS this workshop is part of a series of webinars for participants to continue learning about the new National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students. In this session, participants will consider aspects of the Standard that provide guidance to institutions to create supportive, safe, and inclusive post-secondary environments for everyone in their community.
Friday, February 12, 2021, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
Hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health, this webinar will explore how experiences of grief and loss may be impacting members of our campus community and how a deeper understanding of these concepts can help us move forward. The discussion will revolve around:
Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 8:15 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
The Excellence through Quality Improvement (E-QIP) conference, Quality Improvement Innovations: Understand – Pivot – Change, is a day-long virtual space for Quality Improvement and Data within the community mental health and addiction sector in Ontario and Canada.
The goal of Excellence through Quality Improvement (E-QIP)’s conference, Quality Improvement Innovations: Understand – Pivot – Change is to bring together these agencies to highlight quality and innovations. The conference will give all participants an opportunity to discuss relevant topics, to hear from experts in our field and to learn from one another.
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
Hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health, this webinar builds on the December 2020 webinar, “Supporting faculty and staff to create a healthy and engaging learning environment,” by considering the University of Saskatchewan (USASK) as a case study.
The webinar will explore the multidimensional USASK response from three perspectives – faculty, teaching and learning enhancement, and student affairs – with a particular focus on a stone that is typically left unturned by such initiatives, teaching and learning practices. We will explore teaching and learning practices for student mental wellbeing rather than those about mental wellbeing.
Monday, February 22, 2021 – Thursday, February 25, 2021
Healthy Minds | Healthy Campus invites campus stakeholders and community partners to attend the 2021 Summit, We Belong to Each Other: Cultivating Campus Communities for Mutual Well-Being. This Summit will be an opportunity for our community of practice to come together once again in our collective pursuit of mental well-being and healthy relationship with substances on post-secondary institutions in British Columbia. Healthy Minds | Healthy Campus plans to host a week of Summit events with interactive sessions, thoughtful keynotes, invigorating panels and reflective breakouts. There will be plenty of opportunities for co-learning and collaboration with the hope to build collective momentum to strengthen our campus communities.
We are pleased to advise that we are now accepting conference proposals for the Canadian Post-Secondary Mental Health Conference, Collaborations for Change: Connecting Research and Practice in Post-Secondary Mental Health.
Please submit your proposal via the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/528VQBV
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 11:59 PM MST.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
Professor Guy Faulkner and Kelly Wunderlich (School of Kinesiology, UBC) will be presenting on the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) with a focus on results from the cohort of British Columbian institutions participating in the winter/spring of 2020.
The presentation will provide an overview of provincial results, demonstrate the feedback mechanism through which data is communicated to institutions, and highlight examples of how the CCWS research database is being used. A final discussion on the potential to use CCWS to inform institutional practices and programming will be facilitated.
Tuesday, January 19, 2020, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), in collaboration with CSA Group (a global leader in standards development), has championed the development of the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students. This voluntary Standard is the first of its kind in the world; it builds on the exceptional work of Canada’s post-secondary institutions and seeks to inspire further actions through principle-led approaches. The MHCC has also designed a Starter Kit to support post-secondary institutions as they begin aligning with the Standard, as well as a Self-Assessment Tool so they can understand their strengths, gaps and opportunities for action.
Friday, January 22, 2020, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
Hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health, this webinar discusses the disruption caused by the ongoing pandemic, and the challenges faced by students, faculty, service staff and administrators.
Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
Hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health, this webinar aims to provide a meaningful approach to offering guidance on how to support graduate students, whether in need of mental health and addictions supports or not. The suggestions provided are meant to enhance campus experiences for graduate students in the long term.
HSO’s Youth Mental Health and Addiction Services Expert Panel is now seeking feedback on the draft PAS/HSO 22005:2020 Youth Mental Health and Addiction Services. HSO is looking for input on its comprehensiveness, appropriateness and feasibility to implement. All feedback received will be presented to HSO’s Youth Mental Health and Addiction Services Expert Panel for review and deliberation to inform its content.
This targeted consultation will remain open until midnight EST on Friday, October 9, 2020.
CICMH is inviting all campus mental health stakeholders (e.g., service providers, faculty, administrators, community organizations, students, etc.) to complete their annual 10-minute survey to learn how CICMH can best be of value to you and your campus or organization. Your survey responses will remain confidential.
Date: Monday, October 20, 2020
Location: Online
This year, the 5th annual MH4A Conference will be held LIVE on an online, customized conference platform. The theme of this year’s conference is Hope in an Age of Uncertainty.
Conference attendees will have access to the experience anywhere they are, LIVE on the day, and on-demand for a full year after.
This conference will deliver engaging keynotes and panel discussions, lively workshops and opportunities to virtually network with colleagues and friends from across the country.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
This panel presentation hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health will showcase three different campuses and their model for supporting student mental health during these unique times.
The discussion will focus on exploring alternative service delivery models, as well as how we can best keep our students safe and well.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
This webinar hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health will discuss how transitioning into post-secondary may be a difficult process for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on engagement with both grade 12 and first-year PSE students, this webinar will provide front-line staff with a framework on how to build and bridge support for students.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST
This three-hour webinar, hosted by CICMH, will provide the opportunity to discuss system and practice level changes that can support the transition to virtual care in the post-secondary setting.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
Presented by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health, the More Feet on the Ground (MFOTG): Recognize, Respond, Refer and Reflect Trainer Workshop is aimed at trainers who want to learn how to deliver MFOTG course on their campus. The MFOTG course prepares campus staff and student leaders to support students on campus who may be living with mental health concerns.
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 – Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Location: Virtual Live Webinars
Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 1:30 EST – 2:30 PM EST
This webinar is hosted by Health Minds | Healthy Campus and will provide an overview of the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS).
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
This webinar hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) and will provide an overview of More Feet on the Ground, an online training tool on how to Recognize, Respond and Refer students experiencing mental health issues on-campus. This online training tool seeks to address the gap in mental health and addictions training, specific to the needs of post-secondary students.
The Counseling Psychologist is inviting proposals for articles that are directly related to the psychological aspects of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly as they relate to the field of counselling psychology. The proposals can focus on the theoretical, research, practice, advocacy, and/or education and training aspects of the pandemic.
Proposals Due June 30 2020.
In consultation with health authorities, the Canadian Mental Health Association is continuing to monitor coronavirus (COVID-19) developments and their potential impact on the 2020 national Mental Health For All (MH4A) conference. At this time, the conference remains scheduled as planned. Call for abstracts now open!
Date: Monday, September 21 – Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Location: Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, Ontario
Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2020
Results Notification: May 30, 2020
Thursday, April 9, 2020, 1:00 EST – 2:00 PM EST
This webinar will present on the relationship between equity and mental health, highlighting the social determinants of health that most impact mental health. Participants will develop a stronger understanding of the interconnectedness of these factors, as well as support in developing policies to create greater equity in campus environments.
Mark your calendars! The team at CICMH has secured a date for its annual conference. Call for abstracts now open!
Date: Monday, November 2 & Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Location: Hilton Toronto, 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto ON K2G 1V8
Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, May 11, 2020
Join the Evidence Exchange Network for a knowledge exchange event with others from across Ontario’s mental health and addiction sectors to hear about innovative work happening across the province. Learn new ways of using standardized tools to support client-centered care and quality improvement.
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020
Time: 8:30 AM EST – 4:30 PM EST
Location: The 519, 519 Church Street, Toronto, ON
Cost: Free
Wednesday, March 12, 2020, 1:00 PM EST – 2:00 PM EST
This webinar hosted by CICMH will provide an overview of recent changes to how alcohol is sold, marketed, and accessed in Ontario and the implications for health harms. We focus on events that are hosted under a Special Occasion Permit and provide recommendations for venue owners (e.g. a university or college) to mitigate the risk to patrons, staff, and the public.
Thursday, February 27, 2020, 1:00 PM EST – 2:00 PM EST
This webinar will highlight the benefits of peer support on campus, the specifics of implementing such programs in a post-secondary setting and how collaborations with other partners can help campuses get started with their peer support program. You will also be guided through the journey of an Ontario post-secondary institution who successfully implemented peer support, and hear their advice and lesson learned along the way.
CACUSS invites you to join other leaders from across Canada will meet to discuss policy, strategy and issues in post-secondary culture, as well as innovative ways to implement new ideas around student success on your campuses.
Date: Sunday, May 31st, 2020 – Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020
Location: Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, Toronto, ON
Early Bird Pricing: Monday, February 3, 2020, to Friday, April 3, 2020
Algonquin College invites you to join them for a free Knowledge Exchange Event on Suicide Pre & Postvention – exploring suicide prevention and postvention research and best practices in post-secondary settings.
Date: Friday, February 28, 2020
Time: 8:15 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Location: Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave, Nepean, ON K2G 1V8
Cost: Free
Thursday, January 23, 2020, 1:00 PM EST – 2:00 PM EST
This webinar will take a deep dive into the recommendations made in the report and the process by which they were developed. This includes learnings from the Campus Assessment Tool pilot, a participatory research project that saw students assess their campus mental health systems and understand/address their associated strengths and gaps.
Hosted by CICMH, this training aims to promote a common Quality Improvement (QI) language and start to develop the skills needed to be an effective QI project team member. Through lectures and small group activities, the one-day training will introduce participants to the fundamentals of QI.
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Time: 9:00 AM EST – 5:00 PM EST
Location: University of Ottawa – Classroom LEE B152, 200 Lees Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Cost: Free
Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 1:00 PM EST – 2:00 PM EST
This portion of the webinar will provide a high-level overview of the health system transformation that is currently underway in Ontario. The talk will focus on the rationale for the system-level reform, changes to date at both the ministry and agency levels, and an update on Ontario Health Teams. Useful resources for organizations seeking to be part of an Ontario Health Team will be shared, and time will be left for an audience Q&A.
Monday, November 25th, 2019 from 2:00 PM EST – 3:00 PM EST
In the second webinar of a two-part series, JED will be joined by Peter Lake, JD (professor of law, Charles A. Dana Chair and Director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law, and Senior Higher Education Consulting Attorney with Steptoe & Johnson LLP) and JED’s very own Victor Schwartz, MD (Chief Medical Officer at The Jed Foundation), who will help us continue to understand the landscape of mental health law in higher education.
Wednesday, February 19, 2019, 1:00 PM EST – 2:00 PM EST
This webinar, hosted by CICMH, will discuss the processes, procedures, and considerations involved in developing and implementing a clinical triage system on campus.
The call for proposals and reviewers for the 2020 CACUSS Annual Conference is now open.
The Best Practices Network is pleased to be partnering again with CACUSS to feature a “Fostering Healthy Campuses” stream.
Please note that the deadline for proposals is Tuesday, December 31, 2019.
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST
With 2 million students in post-secondary institutions in Canada, mental health is a growing and pressing societal problem. The Mental Health Commission of Canada wants to help post-secondary institutions support and promote mental health and well-being for students.
The Postsecondary Education Partnership — Alcohol Harms (PEP-AH), the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), and Victoria University in the University of Toronto invite you to join them for the annual Ontario Symposium on Alcohol Harms Reduction on University and College Campuses.
Date: Friday, November 22, 2019, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM ET
Location: Alumni Hall, Victoria College, The University of Toronto (St. George Downtown Campus)
Cost: Free
The Best Practices Network in Canadian Higher Ed (BP-Net.ca) is pleased to announce the release of a paper, An Environmental Scan of Canadian Campus Mental Health Strategies (2019).
Thursday, November 28, 2019 1:00 PM EST – 2:00 PM EST
This webinar will provide a brief outline on the structure of walk-in therapy, and what staff and students can expect at a session. We will reflect on the challenges, successes and lessons learned from implementation of the model, as well as highlight factors to consider when adapting the model to a campus.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 1:00 PM EST – 2:00 PM EST
This session will help leaders and administrators understand what it means to become a health promoting campus and how understanding the Okanagan Charter is an important step to creating a campus plan for wellbeing.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 1:00 PM EST – 2:00 PM EST
Join CICMH for this webinar where Sharon Brodovsky provide some tools and tips on how to seek out, build and maintain effective partnerships as well as avoid some of the pitfalls. This webinar will also showcase some of the new campus/community partnerships that are happening through CICMH’s campus/community project and how CICMH can support your organization get involved.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:00 PM EDT – 2:00 PM EDT
This interactive workshop will share research and innovative projects that creatively engage instructors in enhancing student wellbeing from a large Canadian university. Tools and teaching practices that support student wellbeing will be shared. The audience will be engaged in a series of reflections and web interactions to identify possible strategies for supporting student wellbeing through effective teaching. Videos and testimonies will be shared for participants to ground their thoughts on lived experiences shared by members of the campus community including students, staff and faculty.
You are invited to review the draft PSS Standard. Visit https://publicreview.csa.ca, create or log in to your account and search “Z2003” to find the draft of the PSS Standard. The Public Review stage of the development of this Standard is intended to provide an equitable opportunity for all interested stakeholders to review the draft version of the Standard, created by the CSA Technical Committee.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | 1:00 PM EDT – 2:00 PM EDT
Join Dr. Leah Goodman from the University of Illinois- Chicago on September 17, 2019, and hear about the process of introducing her wellness coursework and the clear benefits of integrating it into the campus experience.
Date: Thursday, 17 October 2019, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM EDT
Location: Hyatt Regency Toronto, 370 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1J9
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s (CPSI) is hosting a national webinar series on Creating a Safe Space where you will hear from experts in the field and learn how to implement a peer support program in your organization.
NSERC is now accepting applications to the Alliance grants program, beginning with applications that are requesting $150,000 or more annually from NSERC in Option 1. The Alliance grants program will be phased in gradually.
October 19rd – 23th, 2019| San Antonio, TX
Early Bird Registration | May 20 – August 31
September 23rd – 25th, 2019 | Toronto, ON
Registration will open May 2019
The MHCC has developed a guide that has everything post-secondary institutions need to host a successful dialogue to contribute their thoughts and ideas to that process and report back the data to CSA and MHCC.
The 17th Annual Depression on College Campuses Conference will be held on March 13- 14 2019 at the University of Michigan.
March 12 – 13 2019 | Cost: Free
Ann Arbor, MI | University of Michigan
The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health will be holding their 2019 Conference on October 15 & 16, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Toronto, 370 King St. W, Toronto
A partnership between The Rossy Foundation and McGill University will bring a revitalized physical space to McGill University’s Campus
CACUSS 2019 – Save the Date! June 16 – 19 2019
Calgary, AB | Telus Convention Centre
Early Bird Registration: Friday, February 22, 2019 – Friday, April 26, 2019
CACUSS 2019 Mental Health Conference Stream – Call for Proposals – Now Closed
Proposal Decisions Communicated – March 2 2019
Queen’s University U-Flourish | SPOR Research Project Update
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 | 12:00 PM ET – 1:00 PM ET
MHCC Webinar: Developing a Performance Measurement Framework
September 26, 2018 | 2:00 PM ET – 3:00 PM ET
Funding Opportunity – CIHR Transitions in Care Best and Wise Practices Grants
Application Deadline: October 10, 2018
Best Practices Network Evaluation Workshop
ARUCC/CACUSS Conference 2018
June 18 – 20 2018 | Charlottetown, PEI
The University of Calgary’s Changing the Culture of
Mental Health on Campus Through Evaluation Workshop
ARUCC/CACUSS Conference 2018
June 18 – 20 2018 | Charlottetown, PEI
Congratulations to Algonquin College’s Umbrella Project for receiving the 2017- 2018 OACUHO Program/Service Award!
Zenétudes Program Receives New Funding to Help Students in Québec CÉGEPs Transition from High School to Post-Secondary Education
New Evaluation Capacity Building Toolkit
Now available for download.
Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants Fund Projects in Student Mental Health
Network Reception | Charlottetown, PEI
Monday, June 18 2018 | 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Registration Deadline: Friday, May 25, 2018
New Program Evaluation Toolkit
Now available for download.
Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Collaboration Grants – PARTNER OPPORTUNITY
Application Deadline: November 14, 2017
Best Practices Network Conference
When: June 15th & June 16th
Where: Shaw Centre │ Ottawa, Ontario