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Wednesday, August 13 & Thursday, August 14, 2025

Location: Virtual Conference

The Collaborations for Change Conference: Connecting Research and Practice in Post-Secondary Mental Health brings together difference makers from across Canada to collaborate on advancing knowledge, practice, and research in post-secondary student mental health. The 2025 virtual conference will bring post-secondary students, service professionals, mental health providers, and researchers together to have meaningful conversations on how to best move forward to integrate research and practice in post-secondary mental health. Students, whether working towards careers in academia or in professional practice, are vital for informing and sustaining collaborations as we move forward.

Registration:

Registration for the 2025 conference is now open. Register by April 7th 2025 to take advantage of the early bird rates.

Register here!

The conference will feature presentations, panels, rapid-fire presentations, and workshops across the following five conference streams: 

  1. Transforming Post-Secondary Culture Through Strategy and Action
  2. Post-Secondary Student Mental Health Research: Engaging the Next Generation of Student Researchers
  3. Supporting Students Amidst Global Events
  4. Integrating Well-Being into Teaching Practices: Promoting a Healthy Classroom Environment
  5. Shifting to a Health Promotion Approach to Address Post-Secondary Mental Health and Well-being

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Jean Twenge sits at her home in San Diego, CA on Monday, July 15, 2013. l the narcissism debate into the mainstream. By comparing 30-plus years of college personality test results, Dr. Twenge has concluded, over and over again, that younger generations are increasingly entitled, self-obsessed and unprepared for the realities of adult life.Point the finger, she says, at America's culture of self-esteem, in which parents praise every child as "special" and feelings of self-worth are considered a prerequisite to, rather than a result of, success.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker for The New York Times)

Jean Twenge, San Diego State University

We are excited to announce Jean M. Twenge as our keynote speaker. Jean is a Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University and the author of more than 190 scientific publications and seven books, including Generations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future and the upcoming Ten Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World (available September 2, 2025). She holds a BA and MA from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She writes the Generation Tech Substack.

Call for Moderators:

We are seeking volunteers to support the Conference as a moderator. Moderators will be responsible for introducing sessions and helping to facilitate questions and answers at the end, where applicable. Talking points will be given with any housekeeping notes in advance of the Conference and practice sessions will be available for you to familiarize yourself with the platform. Would you be interested in taking on this role? If so, please complete this sign up form today!

Visit our conference website here

Hosted by: The University of Calgary Campus Mental Health Strategy (www.ucalgary.ca/mentalhealth) and the Best Practices Network (www.bp-net.ca). With support from the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS).