campus mental health News Archive

Student Support releases Distress Guide for Faculty and Staff
February 23, 2022 —
Student Support has created a new Distress Guide for faculty and staff that provides guidance on how to respond to student requests for support and how to reach out to students who appear to be in distress.

Students
Feeling stressed? Student supports are available to help
January 14, 2022 —
Whether you are looking to add some tools to your self-care toolkit or need immediate help, we want you to know that there is support for you, right at this moment, regardless of your level of need

Students
UM receives $25,000 Bell Let’s Talk Kickoff Grant
May 27, 2021 —
The Kickoff Grant will specifically contribute towards the further development of the Implementation Toolkit, a guide to mobilizing the new university mental health strategy, Success Through Wellness 2.0

A message from President Michael Benarroch on mental health
January 26, 2021 —
We have all been dealing with mental burdens beyond the norm. So, let’s talk.

Human Resources
Mental health supports accessible over the winter break
December 17, 2020 —
If you are in need of supports or resources, there are a variety of mental health and wellbeing supports accessible to students, faculty and staff throughout the break.

Faculty of Law
It’s okay to not be okay
May 15, 2020 —
Collectively, we are all experiencing an unprecedented traumatic event

Students
Apply now for a Success Through Wellness Grant
January 6, 2020 —
Staff, faculty, and students can all apply for a grant to fund an initiative or program that will improve the mental health and wellbeing of the UM community during the 2020-21 academic year

Students
Success through Wellness in Music
November 29, 2019 —
'Not only does physical awareness prevent stress-related injuries, but it improves musicians’ overall well-being'

Desautels Faculty of Music
Bringing down barricades
September 5, 2019 —
Desautels Faculty of Music professors and alumni shine a light on mental health issues

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Brain Food Dinners: Finding mental wellness through food
September 4, 2019 —
Maureen Cooper, a 4th year student in the Human Nutritional Sciences (dietetics preparation) program, chose to study nutrition because she was interested in how food can heal the body