Compass
- Register on the Compass website
Students against stigma
This initiative is a collaboration between the then-active SFUO, student services, administration, and local organizations. In 2015, they have organized the first annual Students Against Stigma Week, which aimed to “bring visibility to topics that often go unexplored; as well as to provide funding for local charities and services that will create a positive impact for students on the uOttawa campus.”
- Follow their Facebook page
uOttawa mental health awareness society
- Follow their Facebook page
Initiative 1/5
- Discover their web informative booklet
- Visit their website
- Explore their Mental Health resource guide for graduate students in psychology at the University of Ottawa
Student-athlete mental health initiative (SAMHI)
SAMHI is a non-profit organization that is “striving to ensure that all Canadian student-athletes flourish in and out of competition, across all life domains.”
- Visit the Canada-wide SAMHI website and Facebook page
Jack.org - uOttawa
Jack.org is a “national network of young leaders transforming the way we think about mental health." Get involved in the uOttawa chapter!
- Visit their Facebook page
- You can also check out the Canada-wide Jack.org website to learn more
Brain buddies outreach
Brain Buddies is a uOttawa student and researcher organization that aims to “raise public awareness on brain function & health.”
- Visit their Facebook page
Health promotion’s mental health team
Health Promotion’s mental health team “is made up of 10 Peer Educators and 1 Team Leader who care about mental health well-being and reducing the levels of stress and anxiety on campus. This dynamic team of students adopts a peer to peer education method to talk to students and staff on campus about Self-Care, Stigma, Tips, and tools on how to reduce stress, the benefits of smiling, and many more.”
Location: UCU203
- Visit their webpage