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Welcome to the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health! Our mission is to help Ontario’s colleges and universities enhance their capacity to support student mental health and well-being.

You can find everything you need here, from resources on student mental health, webinars with experts, campus initiatives, to the latest news. We have it all here for you!

COVID-19 Resources

Amid growing public concerns around COVID-19, post-secondary campuses in Ontario are continuing to support student mental health. CICMH has created and collated resources that may be helpful.
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Knowledge Sharing

The Centre is committed to building the knowledge and skills of front-line staff, faculty and student leaders in the post-secondary mental health sector.

Episode 2 - Men's Mental Health with Riley Wells

This episode explores Men's Mental Health. We spoke to recent graduate and Jack Talks speaker Riley Wells about Mental Health on Campus and his take on the term Toxic Masculinity.

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Student Athlete Mental Health

This webinar focuses on what is frequently neglected from the student athlete experience: The humanity of our athletes and the daily struggles they face as they seek to balance athletic careers, academic pursuits and transitioning through a vital stage of life.

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COVID-19 Financial Assistance

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) has put together some information around financial assistance that may be helpful for students, staff and recent graduates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Campus Initiatives

The Centre keeps track of campus initiatives from across the province to help you stay informed of the work being done in student mental health.

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Student Life App

Indigenous Circles of Support

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Resources

The Centre identifies and compiles best and promising programs, practices and resources to help Ontario's post-secondary institutions enhance their capacity to support student mental health and well-being.

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Postsecondary Student Engagement With a Mental Health App and Online Platform (Thought Spot): Qualitative Study of User Experience

First-Generation Students’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Krista M. Soria, Bonnie Horgos, Igor Chirikov, and Daniel Jones-White

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News

April 14, 2021

Canada and Ontario Invest in School Infrastructure to Respond to the Impacts of COVID-19

OTTAWA — The governments of Canada and Ontario announced $656.5 million in funding to provide critical infrastructure upgrades to protect students and staff from COVID-19 in the province’s schools. The infrastructure upgrades were announced by the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure for Ontario, and...

This is your brain on pandemic: What chronic stress is doing to us

Back in the 1980s, there was a public service announcement on TV that you may remember — or may have seen on YouTube. A guy in a kitchen held up an egg and said, “This is your brain.” Then he cracked the egg into a hot frying pan, and said, “This is your brain on...