Supporting Students in Distress Programs and Resources

The Bp-Net.ca Team is curating programs and resources on how to assist students in distress. If your institution has additional resources you would like to contribute or if you have other helpful resources to add to this page, please e-mail us at info@bp-net.ca.

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Universities

Alberta University of the Arts

How to Offer Help (Website)

Brock University

Signs of Distress (Website)

Carleton University

Recognizing and Supporting Students in Distress (Website)

Concordia University

How to Help a Student in Distress (PDF)

Dalhousie University

Your Guide to Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress (Website, University Login Required)

Lakehead University

Supporting Students in Distress (Website)
Students in Distress Guide – Thunder Bay (PDF)
Students in Distress Guide – Orillia (PDF)

McGill University

Helping Students in Difficulty (PDF)

McMaster University

Helping a Student in Distress or Difficulty (Website)
Responding to Student in Distress (PDF)

OCAD University

Guide to Supporting Students in Distress (PDF)

Queen’s University at Kingston

Identifying and Responding to Students in Distress (PDF)

Saint Mary’s University

Supporting Students in Distress (PDF, PPT)

Being a Mental Health Supporter (Website)

Simon Fraser University

Supporting Students in Distress – A response guide for faculty and staff (Website)

Trent University

Staff & Faculty Tips for Assisting Students in Distress (PDF)

Toronto Metropolitan University

Respond to a Student in Distress (Website)

University of Alberta

How to Have a Supportive Conversation (Website)
Identifying, Helping, & Referring Students in Distress (PDF)

University of British Columbia

Assisting Students in Distress (Website)
Supporting Students in Distress in a Virtual Learning Environment (PDF)

University of Calgary

How do I help others? (Website)
Helping Students in Distress (PDF)

University of Manitoba

How to Support a Student in Distress (Website)

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Recognize, Engage, Assess, Connect, Help (PDF)

University of Ottawa

Identifying and Assisting a Student in Distress (PDF)

University of Prince Edward Island 

A Faculty and Staff Guide to Helping Students in Distress (PDF)

University of Regina

Identifying Students in Distress (PDF)

University of Saskatchewan

Recognizing Signs of Distress (Website)

Supporting Students – Concerned about a student (Website)

University of Toronto

Identify, Assist, Refer (IAR) (Website)

Supporting Students in Distress: Guidelines for Teaching Assistants at the University of Toronto (PDF)

University of Victoria

Assisting a Student in Distress (PDF)

Mental Health Literacy Training (Website)

University of Waterloo

Recognize, Respond, Refer a Student in Distress (PDF)

How to Support a Student (Website)

University of Western Ontario

Student in Difficulty? (PDF)

University of Windsor

Identifying and Reffering Students in Distress (PDF)

Mount Allison University

Garnet Guide: Identifying and Responding to Students in Distress (PDF)

Mount Royal University

The Mental HELP folder (PDF)

York University

Identifying and Responding to Students in Distress (PDF)

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COLLEGES

Algonquin College

Supporting Students in Distress (PDF)

Confederation College

Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress (Website)

Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

Responding to Students in Distress (PDF)

Lethbridge College

Recognize, Respond, Refer, Acutely Distressed or Suicidal Students (PDF)

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

Identifying, Helping, and Referring Students in Distress: A Guide for Faculty and Staff (PDF)

Red River College

Students in Emotional Distress (Website)