Webinars Archive
Navigating Substance Use Issues and Recovery Supports in Post-secondary Institutions
December 16, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
In this webinar, Jason Parete from University of Windsor and Mack Park from the Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE) will discuss student recovery programs within post-secondary settings, while also providing anti-stigma education to be a good ally. Specifically, they will talk about what substance use issues and recovery are and how they are related to the student population; the role of stigma in creating barriers to care and how to begin mitigating it; suggestions for supporting students on your campus and how to advocate for the student recovery program model. This webinar will be recorded, and French closed captioning will be provided.
Group Therapy on Post-Secondary Campuses
November 5, 2024
Group therapy spaces can be a place where post-secondary students come together to share their concerns, gain a better understanding of their situation, and to learn from and with each other.4 In this setting, “members learn not only to understand themselves and their own issues but also become therapeutic helpers for other group members.”4
University of Windsor - Newcomer International Student Support
Newcomer Community Videos
August 23, 2024
With project funding provided by the Ministry of Colleges & Universities, the University of Windsor, St. Clair College, the Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex Branch, and Point Blank Creative have collaborated to develop a series of videos to guide you through common challenges faced by new international students and to help prepare you for your transition to Canada.
Supporting Students with ADHD
February 21, 2024
This infosheet will help staff and faculty support students with ADHD in a post-secondary context. Please click on the PDF for more information.
The Campus Peer Support Pilot Project
December 13, 2022 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM EST
In this webinar we invite Bonnie Lipton-Bos from CMHA National to talk to us about the Campus Peer Support pilot project. This national project works closely with post-secondary institutions to train and empower students with lived and living experience of mental health or substance use to support their fellow students, in partnership with local CMHA offices. She will be joined by two post-secondary sites who will talk about their experience with the project. Come hear about how peer support values are in action on campus, what makes the collaboration work, program impact and successes to date.
Engagement & Co-design
Introduction and Ideas for Reflection and Consideration
April 14, 2022 - 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Support House’s Centre for Innovation in Peer Support has grown to be a benchmark of excellence for engagement, co-design and peer support. Utilizing their expertise in lived, living, family & caregiver experience within mental health and substance use/addictions, the Centre for Innovation in Peer Support will provide valuable insights into engagement and co-design.
Campus Peer Support
March 2, 2020
Informal peer support occurs naturally within a post-secondary campus environment. Students connect with their peers, relationships are formed and young adults often turn naturally to peers during times of need.
Peer Support On Campus: Practical Tools to Get Started
February 27, 2020 from 1:00 to 2:00pm EST
This webinar will discuss ideas and considerations involved in developing and implementing a peer support program on campus.