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Keeping Student Mental Health at the Heart of Post-Secondary Education

The Mental Health Commission of Canada has championed the development of a new National Standard (the Student Standard) in collaboration with CSA Group, a global leader in standards development.

The Student Standard is a set of flexible, voluntary guidelines to help post-secondary institutions support the mental health and well-being of their students.

Access the Student Standard today.

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Keeping Student Mental Health at the Heart of Post-Secondary Education

Keeping Student Mental Health at the Heart of Post-Secondary Education

  • Children and Youth, Inspire, Mental Health at School, National Standard for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students

The Mental Health Commission of Canada has championed the development of a new National Standard (the Student Standard) in collaboration with CSA Group, a global leader in standards development.

The Student Standard is a set of flexible, voluntary guidelines to help post-secondary institutions support the mental health and well-being of their students.

Access the Student Standard today.

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It takes time and effort to put the Standard’s recommendations into practice, even for those who have already adopted it. To support this work, the Reflection Tool is intended to spark thinking and conversation about how the Standard connects to work already underway at your institution, and how that work can evolve over time. The...
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