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Education and Health Practices

Gain awareness about mental health and engage in well-being practices.

1. Engaging in Education and Skill Building

Learn how to support your well-being and the well-being of our campus community through the below educational opportunities. When we talk a common language, we can reduce the stigma associated with mental health and accessing resources.

The Working Mind Training

The Working Mind Training

Gain knowledge to identify shifts in mental well-being in yourself and others while learning coping skills to manage stress.  Increasing our awareness about mental health will help reduce stigma associated with mental illness.  Register today!
Mental Health 101

Mental Health 101

From the Canadian Mental Health Association, this self-directed course provides basic information about mental health and takes approximately 20-minutes to complete.
More Feet on the Ground

More Feet on the Ground

This 20-minute course was created by the Council of Ontario Universities to prepare faculty/staff to recognize, respond, and refer students experiencing mental health concerns to appropriate resources.
Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental Health First Aid training will teach you how to engage in understanding, productive conversations with family, friends, or strangers about mental health, assess risk of harm, and encourage others to find the supports they need.
safeTALK Suicide Alertness for Everyone Training

safeTALK Suicide Alertness for Everyone Training

Develop suicide alertness through in-depth skills to recognize signs of suicide, engage someone, and ensure a connection to safety.  Register today!
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

ASIST is a two-day in-person workshop featuring powerful audio-visuals, discussions, and simulations. You'll learn how to recognize when someone might be thinking about suicide, and how to provide a skilled intervention and develop a safety plan with the person to connect them to further support. This workshop will increase your willingness, confidence, and capacity to provide suicide first aid.

2. Health Practices through the Dimensions of Wellnesswellness wheel

Health practices stem from various wellness dimensions.  Proactively embedding health practices into our daily routines bolsters our resiliency.  Remember: Self-care is not selfish, but essential to your well-being and those around you.

Is your wheel balanced?  Take the Wellness Wheel Self-Assessment to find out and then develop your own self-care action plan.

Visit our Well-being Resources webpage to access ideas and resources to support your self-care and well-being.