Collaborations for Change 2025 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!

Proposal Submissions:

We are pleased to share that we are now accepting proposals. We welcome abstract submissions across the following five conference streams:

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

We encourage abstract submissions that encompass Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility, Decolonization, 2SLGBTQIA+, and other identities across these five streams.

Please submit your proposal for a presentation, panel, rapid-fire presentation, or workshop by completing the online form. The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 16 at 11:59pm.

Submit a proposal here

Become a Reviewer:

We are looking for a diverse group of volunteers to help review presentation proposals submitted by our attendees! We’re hoping to get 50+ submissions this year and we’re looking to our community to support the adjudication process and help advance C4C’s mission to improve student mental health and wellness outcomes by investing in high-quality, impactful research and driving scalable research innovations. If you are interested in supporting the Conference as a reviewer, please sign up before December 2nd, 2024.

Sign-up to be a reviewer here

Review period: December 17-January 14
Approximately 5 proposals per reviewer
More information is available 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).