Resources Archive
Understanding Campus Culture and Student Coping Strategies for Mental Health Issues in Five Canadian Colleges and Universities
September 7, 2022
This study aimed to better understand campus mental health culture and student mental health coping strategies, and to identify the mental health needs of students as well as gaps in mental health services within postsecondary education in Canada.
Supporting Graduate Student Mental Health
September 7, 2022
This factsheet was prepared by the Ontario Graduate Caucus (OGC) of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario, who engaged in a two-year research project to identify and document the mental health experiences of graduate students in Ontario universities. The factsheet outlines the primary survey results as well as the recommendations for graduate student mental health resources on campus.
Rest and Sleep
July 7, 2022
This infosheet aims to arm you with information on the benefits of different kinds of rest, to help you access better rest and sleep, based on our Campus Mental Health Works training.
Empathic Strain
June 22, 2022
This information sheet provides complementary information to the Campus Mental Health Works Empathic Strain session.
Social Prescribing
June 2, 2022 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM EST
In this webinar, we are joined by Sonia Hsiung, Director of the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing, as well as Caitlin Muhl, Le-Tien Bhaskar, and Niloufar Aran, of the Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective, to talk to us about what social prescribing is and how it works, as well as to explore opportunities for how it can be adapted to the post-secondary context to better support students with their mental health.
Food Insecurity and Mental Health
April 5, 2022
With a third to one half of students being classified as food insecure globally, this info sheet outlines some of the impacts of food insecurity on mental health, as well as some examples of food security programs that have been developed on campuses across the country.
Addressing the impact of culture on mental health
March 28, 2022
As student populations on Ontario campuses become more diverse, approaches to supporting student mental health must be flexible and rooted in an understanding of how systems of oppression impact and intersect within diverse campus communities.
Accessibility and the Neurodiverse Campus Community
March 22, 2022 -1:00PM - 2:00PM EST
In this webinar, we’re inviting Tara Connolly, to speak about increasing accessibility to a full neurodiversity of thinkers in post-secondary spaces. Join us as we look at the concept of neurodiversity and begin to consider how to incorporate this lens in building accessible practices throughout a campus community.
Returning to a Shared Workspace
A psychological toolkit for transitioning to a new normal
January 13, 2022
The Winter Blues Infosheet
A.K.A. Seasonal Affective Disorder
January 13, 2022
This info sheet defines the winter blues, and seasonal affective disorder, as well as highlighting what causes it, who it affects, what the symptoms are, and how to manage it in one's own life.