Faculty Resources
I'm a UBC Vancouver faculty who wants to...
Support student mental health in my classroom
- Share campus resources – The following resources can be shared with students to explore and support their mental health during this time.
- UBC Student Assistance Plan: a free, 24/7 wellness resource for students.
- Wellness Centre Online: Students can self-enroll to access information, strategies, and resources on health and wellbeing topics
- Wellness Centre Navigators are available online to help students navigate the various campus health and wellness resources.
- All other student mental health resources are available on the Student Health Services site.
- Let your students know about Thrive!
- Encourage them to take time to explore ways to support their mental health–to help them live and learn well.
- Talk about the importance of fostering mental health to live, work, and learn your best.
- Embed a Canvas module entitled “Stress & Self-care: Thrive Edition”– Created by the UBC Wellness Centre, this module is available via the Canvas commons and can be embedded into your course for your students to learn about:
- The role of stress as it relates to academic performance
- Their own stress response
- Implementing resilience and coping strategies
- Know the signs your students may need help:
- Learn about supporting your students’ wellbeing in an online environment
- Request a workshop for your unit or department
- Check out planning tools to foster academic tenacity through online connection.
Support my own mental health
- UBC Human Resources Health, Wellbeing and Benefits
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (LifeWorks)
- EFAP provides both short-term clinical counselling and work-life consultations to all eligible UBC employees and their dependent family members.
- The LifeWorks Care Access Centre is available 24 hours, seven days a week, at 1-800-387-4765.
- Access the enhanced wellbeing offering through the LifeWorks wellbeing platform by using your Campus-Wide Login (CWL) at ubc.lifeworks.com.
- Not Myself Today: A workplace mental health initiative
- Register for Coaching Services through UBC HR.
- Whether you seek one-one-one coaching for yourself or wish to develop your communication skills to be more coach-like in your conversations with others, Coaching Services can support you to grow in your career.
- Register for a training or workshop through UBC Human Resources
- UBC offers a range of programs and services in support of mental health – from meditation programs to reduce stress to training sessions on how to help co-workers struggling with depression.
I'm a UBC Okanagan faculty who wants to...
Support student mental health in my classroom
- Share campus resources – The following resources can be shared with students to explore and support their mental health during this time.
- UBC Student Assistance Plan: a free, 24/7 wellness resource for students.
- Wellness Centre Online: Encourage students to register for the "Wellness Centre Online" in Canvas.
- All other student mental health resources
- Let your students know about Thrive!
- Encourage them to take time to explore ways to support their mental health–to help them live and learn well.
- Talk about the importance of fostering mental health to live, work, and learn your best.
- Know the signs your students may need help:
- Early Alert: If you have concerns about a student, please submit an Early Alert. Health and Wellness will provide supports until appropriate services can be found.
- Check out planning tools to foster academic tenacity through online connection.
Community Supports
- Third Space Charity
- Free supportive virtual and in-person counselling to UBCO Students
- Walk-in Wellbeing Clinic
Brief (up to 30 minute) psychological first aid services by telehealth are available to any individual in the Greater Okanagan (age 16+) who is experiencing stress or having difficulty coping at this time. Call (250) 807-8241.
Support my own mental health
- UBC Human Resources Workplace Wellbeing & Benefits team
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (LifeWorks)
- EFAP provides both short-term clinical counselling and work-life consultations to all eligible UBC employees and their dependent family members.
- The LifeWorks Care Access Centre is available 24 hours, seven days a week, at 1-800-387-4765.
- Access the enhanced wellbeing offering through the LifeWorks wellbeing platform by using your Campus-Wide Login (CWL) at ubc.lifeworks.com
- Workhealthlife Support Services
- Not Myself Today: A workplace mental health initiative
- Register for Coaching Services through UBC HR.
Whether you seek one-one-one coaching for yourself or wish to develop your communication skills to be more coach-like in your conversations with others, Coaching Services can support you to grow in your career.
Need help now?
If you are in need of emergency support, reach out and call 1-800-784-2433