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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! 

Proposal Submissions:

We are pleased to share that we are now accepting proposals. We welcome abstract submissions 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

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

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).