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Climate change may directly or indirectly impact psychological wellbeing as it is heavily influenced by environmental, social, and public health factors.8 In the last decade, studies linking climate change and mental health have emerged, suggesting that the effects of climate change can have acute (severe weather events that directly expose vulnerable and defenseless individuals to mental injuries) or chronic (large-scale social and community impacts, including outbreaks of violence, struggles over scarce resources, displacement and forced migration, post-disaster adaptation, and long-term environmental stress) effects.9 Individuals struggle to maintain optimism in the face of a progressively pessimistic future and feelings of grief, helplessness, and hopelessness have been reported.

The CICMH digital mental health resource toolkit includes a brief overview of the free mental health resources available on our website. Feel free to share the package with colleagues and students. The materials can be used as a complement to your orientation package.

The purpose of the document is to offer best practices, implementation strategies, and practical guidance for those working with children and youth on their mental health and substance use.

In this study, researchers in Ontario conducted qualitative interviews with physicians working at University health clinics in order to determine their perspectives on mental health crisis transfer protocols between Universities and hospitals.

Critical reflection involves the identification of deep-seated assumptions, but with the primary purpose of bringing about some improvements in professional practice.

This toolkit is designed to support faculty, staff, and administrations on campus in moving from a siloed-departmental approach to mental health crisis response, to a whole-campus approach where everyone plays a part.

Infosheets and templates to support your whole-campus mental health crisis response plan can be found here.