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With the importance of good mental health being recognized more each year, it is vital that students, faculty and staff at any post-secondary institution are made aware of the free and charged mental health resources available to them. 

The ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ uses many different avenues to provide students and staff with access to mental health support.

Mental health support for students

The university’s Mental Health Supports for Students web page offers a comprehensive collection of resources available to current students, including links to Counselling and Clinical Services, the University Health Centre, the Sexual Assault Centre, and much more; a list of free mental health workshops; a How-To help guide for supporting others; and a ‘Need Help Now?’ button at the top of the page which directs the user to a list of 24/7 mental health support lines.

Mental health support for faculty and staff

The university dedicates a page on its staff human resources website to promoting good mental health. The page, called Healthy Mind, includes a list of mental health resources for faculty and staff; information on how to access free resources, such as mental health counselling through the Employee and Family Assistance Program; information about upcoming free and paid education and events; and a ‘Get Help Now’ button which directs users to a 24/7 crisis support line. 

University staff members also have access to a health spending account, which they can use toward the cost of certain types of paid counselling from registered psychologists and other accredited counsellors.  

The ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ also actively promotes good mental health to the campus community by:

• Including information in its staff and student newsletters on how to access mental health resources offered through the university
• Celebrating international events such as World Mental Health Day, which takes place every year on Oct. 10 
• Promoting mental health resources available to staff and students on the university’s Sustainable Development Goal dashboard
• Posting signage around the university about mental health-related resources and events
• Offering free and paid learning events such as lunch and learns and seminars 
• Offering a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Mental Health undergraduate program through the Augustana campus in Camrose, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥