Mental Health Training Opportunities

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Help raise awareness about mental health on campus, reduce mental health stigma, and support early intervention for those in need within our Waterloo campus community. 

Increase your mental health literacy and register now  

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More Feet on the Ground – Self-Guided  

A free online mental health education program that teaches participants to: Recognize, Respond, and Refer individuals experiencing mental health problems on campus. The program was developed by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) in partnership with Brock University and the Ontario Government’s Mental Health Innovation Fund and has been adapted and branded for all participating post-secondary institutions across Ontario. 

Training content: 

  • Information about common mental health and addiction concerns 
  • Overview of signs/symptoms, treatment options, mental health stigma 
  • Facts, statistics, and stories of lived experience 
  • Campus and community resource information 
  • Opportunity to receive a certificate following successful completion of a brief on-line assessment of learning 

Training dates: