How to Use This Toolkit
This toolkit is intended for campus staff, faculty, and administrators who would like to know more about student conduct and mental health. We recommend using this toolkit in a way that makes sense to the reader’s needs. We have designed this document in such a way that you can jump between sections, skip sections, or read the entire document from start to finish. This toolkit will include recommendations on actions to take related to supporting students. There is a complete list of all the recommendations at the end of this toolkit as well. You are welcome to print and/or download the full toolkit or any section you need. If you are interested in campus spotlights, you will find them throughout the toolkit.
If you have any questions or notice that we are missing a program from your post-secondary institution that could be featured in one of the spotlights, you can email the project lead, Julie Porrot, at jporrot@campusmenathealth.ca or info@campusmentalhealth.ca.
Positionality Statement
This toolkit was created in collaboration with professionals from post-secondary institutions across Ontario who specialize in student conduct and are actively engaged in communities of practice dedicated to enhancing student support. While the lead on this project, Julie Porrot, does not come from a student conduct background, she brings experience in coordinating cross-institutional initiatives and a commitment to inclusive, student-centred approaches to post-secondary support. The internal contributor on this project, Selena Norman, is the campus-community lead at Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) and aided in reviewing and revising the content. This toolkit is grounded in an anti-oppressive and trauma-informed lens, ensuring that its guidance reflects principles of equity, care and responsiveness to diverse student experiences.
Authors and Acknowledgements
This toolkit would not have been possible without the knowledge and contributions from our collaborators.
Authors and Contributors:
- Breanna Phillip – George Brown College
- Desiree Hardy – Queen’s University
- Melyssa Kerr – St. Lawrence College
- Dion Fawcett – McMaster University
Reviewers:
- Ben Bridgstock – Algonquin College
- Caitlin Jacobs – Trent University
- Courtney-Lynn Riviere – University of Guelph
- Vanessa Slater – Trent University
We are also grateful to the many campus and community members that informed this toolkit via the Toolkit Needs Survey and Interviews.
