youth-transition years (ages 19-25)

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) is working on a toolkit on Student Engagement on Campus, and we're looking for collaborators and reviewers!

This project aims to provide staff on Ontario campuses with tools and strategies to build evidence-based services and bolster student engagement efforts on Ontario campuses. The toolkit looks to promote student engagement strategies that promote student wellbeing as a core pillar of successful engagement.

A new infosheet by the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health provides insight into common challenges students may face during the transition from post-secondary education to the workforce, strategies to navigate that transition, and ways that campuses can support graduating students.

Click here to download the information sheet

In this new episode of the Mental Health on Campus podcast, Ash Koster and Laura Daly-Trottier from the Excellence through Quality Improvement Project (E-QIP) share key quality improvement (QI) concepts, an overview of the CICMH QI Knowledge College and how QI can lead to change on post-secondary campuses.

In a new episode of the Mental Health on Campus podcast, Dua Fatima (Youth Gambling Awareness Program), Nicole Rita (Humber College placement student) and Steve Keller (Youth Cannabis Awareness Program) will discuss emerging trends and research on youth cannabis and gambling addictions, addiction f

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) recently launched a new needs assessment for Indigenous post-secondary students, faculty and staff in Ontario.

Through the distribution of this needs assessment, we hope to highlight existing inequities in campus mental health with the goal of creating mental health knowledge management products to support the development of frameworks, policies and programs for Indigenous staff and students within post-secondary institutions in Ontario.

In this webinar we are joined by Danielle Nowosad and Melissa Perreault from the University of Guelph, to discuss their work developing an orientation package for Indigenous students entering the biological sciences. This work was part of a larger project which included Indigenizing the biological sciences building and creating a residential school memorial site. The two will talk about the barriers and successes of the project, followed by a question-and-answer period.

CICMH is launching a new course for post-secondary students! Transitioning into the workforce after completing a post-secondary education can be challenging and many students don’t feel well supported. The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health presents a 60 mins virtual webinar course that will discuss the various challenges such as financial and career stress, potential failures and ever-changing relationships during this period.

CICMH is launching a new course for post-secondary students! Transitioning into the workforce after completing a post-secondary education can be challenging and many students don’t feel well supported. The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health presents a 60 mins virtual webinar course that will discuss the various challenges such as financial and career stress, potential failures and ever-changing relationships during this period.

The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) recently launched a digital toolkit to help those within the post-secondary athletic environment take steps to support student-athlete mental health.

Check out this new Research Snapshot!

Virtual care recommendations from the Canadian consensus panel for children, adolescents, and emerging adults with eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Here is a sneak peek:

MADZine Research invites submissions from Mad* and neurodivergent students that offer creative and critical alternatives to typical approaches to ‘student mental health’ and neurodiversity.

It will be organized on the following theme: Mad student* organizing, community building, and associated recommendations for learning and teaching in postsecondary/higher education.

A new research snapshot summarizes the wide range of mood effects cannabis can have in young adults, some of which can persist up to 24 hours after they used it. 

Gambling is a common and increasingly popular activity, especially among young adults. It can be a healthy form of entertainment for most of the population- but for some it can negatively impact their physical and mental health, as well as strain social and cultural ties. Technological advances have increased the accessibility of gambling beyond traditional land-based activities (e.g. casinos), allowing individuals to gamble from the comfort of their computer or smartphone, any time they feel like it.