Join Frazer Phillips, Indigenous Cultural Wellness Facilitator, to connect with the land & de-stress. All are welcome to come and learn about what a sacred fire is and how it may benefit you during a stressful time.
This event is offered collaboratively from the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and Student Health and Wellness
The It's Your Move Crew are running back our summer-long challenge to log 100 hours of physical activity but we've added a new wrinkle- not only will we be tracking your progress, we'll also be tracking which faculty or department is leading the way!
If 100 hours is too rich for your blood- don't worry we'll be celebrating those who hit 25, 50 and 75 hours over the course of the summer.
You are invited to Wiigwasitig Gitigaan ‘Birch Tree Garden’ Afternoons!
Join us for gardening in the Medicine Wheel Teaching Garden and Three Sisters Garden. Gardening is a fun and relaxing activity that supports many facets of wellness including emotional, spiritual, physical, and mental wellbeing. It helps distract the mind, putting it into a quiet and relaxed state, while having a positive impact on mood and brain chemistry. Please bring water, a hat and sunscreen. Light refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome.
This year's CMHA Mental Health Week is all about the healing power of compassion. Drop in and join Student Health and Wellness in making Kindness Bracelets! Take a moment to make a kindness bracelet for yourself or someone you would like to send kindness to. Resources about bringing love and kindness meditation into your bracelet-making will also be available. #CompassionConnects
Drop by Simcoe Hall to chat with Student Health and Wellness and LUSU about what gender-affirming care options are available at Lakehead and in the community, and what is covered by your health and dental plan.
safeTALK is a 4-hour, in-person workshop to build skills in suicide prevention. Participants will learn how to recognize and engage with someone thinking about suicide, overcome attitudes that act as barriers to help, talk openly about suicide and connect with intervention resources for further support.
Through presentations, audiovisuals, small group discussion and scenario practice, you will learn a 4-step TALK model and practical steps to help activate a suicide alert that connects people having thoughts of suicide with more specialized intervention care and relevant resources.
Crisis Prevention Institute: Verbal Intervention (formerly Prepare Training Foundations Course)® (4 hours)
The Verbal Intervention Training is a half-day (4-hour), activity-based training that provides you with the skills and practice to safely recognize and respond to everyday crisis situations.
Registration is required.
As staff and faculty, you are often the first to recognize that a student is in distress so it is important that you feel equipped to identify these behaviours and also understand how you can help. The Supporting Students in Distress Guide and accompanying workshop outline the various levels of distress and the resources you can provide for a student in each level of distress. We will also cover available supports in various areas, both on and off-campus including Counselling and Wellness, Academic Services, Disability Services, Legal and Conduct, and Community Supports.
safeTALK is a 4-hour, in-person workshop to build skills in suicide prevention. Participants will learn how to recognize and engage with someone thinking about suicide, overcome attitudes that act as barriers to help, talk openly about suicide and connect with intervention resources for further support.
Through presentations, audiovisuals, small group discussion and scenario practice, you will learn a 4-step TALK model and practical steps to help activate a suicide alert that connects people having thoughts of suicide with more specialized intervention care and relevant resources.
Stop by the Student Health and Wellness table in the library to pick up supplies and snacks to get you through exams! Talk to our Health Promotion team about stress management strategies.
