Creating a community of caring
The Campus Mental Health Strategy is a bold commitment to the importance of mental health and well-being of our university family.
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Community stories
Watch and read mental health stories from UCalgary students, faculty and staff.
Suicide prevention trainings
Increase your knowledge in recognizing and responding to those experiencing thoughts of suicide, sign-up for our Reach Out trainings
Webinars
Learn from experts and mental health advocates in our community on topics such as resiliency, mental health during COVID-19 and in teaching and learning.
Mindfulness exercises
Find eight mindfulness meditations to support your daily functioning including mindful eating, a body scan, and practicing 'doing nothing.'
Certificate
Become a mental health champion, build positive skills and resilience and help us create a community of caring, with the University of Calgary’s Mental Wellbeing and Resilience certificate.
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UCalgary Mindfulness podcast
Mindfulness is a meditation practice that can reduce stress and anxiety and improve attention and creativity, supporting our daily functioning. Listen to the first season featuring eight meditations, focused around Stepping Out of Reactivity.
Strategy progress
From reducing stigma on our campus to examining institutional policies through a mental health lens, explore what has happened since our Campus Mental Health Strategy's 2015 launch.
CMHS initiatives connect with our broader community
After Hours Support
When Student Wellness Services offices are closed, callers are given the option to connect directly with a Woods Homes crisis counsellor or the Distress Centre. UCalgary students can access them directly or by calling Student Wellness Services 403-210-9355.
Mental Health Consultant
Operating within business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), our mental health consultant offers a broad range of support for staff, faculty, and post-docs by connecting with mental health resources on and off campus. Access the consultant through Staff Wellness by calling 403-220-2918.
K-12 Transition
UCalgary works with other Calgary post secondary institutions to connect with the K-12 system to better support student transitions into postsecondary life. Some of this work includes working with local school boards to understand the needs of transitioning students and to develop resources to better support that transition.
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'When I became an advocate for myself, I became an advocate for others'
Undergraduate student and leader Shaziah Jinnah Morsette shares her story for UCalgary's Campus Mental Health Strategy...
