Launching this September, WellU Wind Downs is a new series from the Student Health and Wellness Health Promotion team. These low-key, drop-in events will be running throughout the year. Each one is a chance to slow down, meet other students, and take part in some kind of activity to help you unwind and connect.

Kick back, play, and connect at Rec the Yard!

Join Student Health and Wellness and Campus Rec for an afternoon of friendly competition, lawn games like spikeball and cornhole, and plenty of ways to get involved on and off the field.

Check out what campus and community programs have to offer, with Thunder Bay Rowing, The Rock Room, Thunder Bay Thrashers, and Lakehead Rugby on site to promote their programs. The Responsible Gambling Council will also be joining us with an activation, while SSC will have prizes, snacks, and giveaways!

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.

As part of CMHA Mental Health Week’s focus on connection, we invite faculty and staff to drop in and connect with the people, spaces, and supports that make up Student Health and Wellness.

This is a great chance to meet the team, ask questions, and better understand how to connect students to the right supports so that we can work together to support student wellbeing.