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9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is:
- bilingual
- trauma-informed
- culturally appropriate
- available to anyone in Canada
I.M. Well (Student Assistance Program)
A free mental health & wellness program available 24/7 across Canada for students, their dependants and alumni.
Connect with I.M. Well through live-chat, video-chat and telephone via the mobile app, or directly by calling the dedicated phone line.
Ontario 211 Community and Social Services Help Line
Dial 211
Available 24/7
Visit website
This is a free helpline and online database of Ontario’s community and social services.
First Nations, Métis & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line | Canada-Wide
If you are experiencing emotional distress and want to talk, call the First Nations, Métis & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line:
1.855.242.3310
Available 24/7
Canada-wide
Campus Health and Wellness Centre (CHWC)
We offer a secure and confidential environment where students can access a multidisciplinary team for immediate support. This includes assessments, education, referrals, and appointments for counseling, coaching, medical care, and other professional services. Our team, comprised of physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, and administrative staff, works collaboratively to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.
To book an appointment and for more information, please visit Campus Health and Wellness Centre | Durham College.
ACCESS AND SUPPORT CENTRE
Supporting students living with an exceptionality/disability or experiencing challenges due to physical or mental health. Services include coaching, success strategies, development of access plans and accommodations, case management, counselling, peer supports, and assistive technology training.
To book an appointment and for more information, please visit www.durhamcollege.ca/asc.
DURHAM COLLEGE STUDENT ASSOCIATION (DCSA)
Advocacy, counselling services, student’s health plan, safer sex resources, LGBTQ+ support, and emergency food centre.
To book an appointment and for more information, please visit https://www.mydcsa.ca/.
FIRST PEOPLES INDIGENOUS CENTRE
The First Peoples Indigenous Centre (FPIC) provides a welcoming space for Indigenous students to connect, learn, and engage in cultural practices. The FPIC offers a space for smudging, access to traditional medicines, and opportunities to participate in cultural teachings.
In addition, FPIC offers cultural teachings with our Elder, cultural programming, and language learning with our Traditional Language Speaker, pending availability.
For more information and to connect with our team, please visit: www.durhamcollege.ca/indigenous.
OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Advocacy, harassment and discrimination investigations, mediation and restorative justice.
To book an appointment and for more information, please visit www.durhamcollege.ca/diversity.
Sexual Violence Education and Support Coordinator
Survivors of sexual violence or anyone who has questions about sexual violence should go directly to the Sexual Violence Education and Support coordinator for immediate support.
To book an appointment and for more information, please visit www.durhamcollege.ca/sexualviolence.
Resources
Durham College is committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of its students, recognizing its role in academic success and personal growth. This policy outlines the college’s approach to student mental health, including the range of services, programs, and resources available to foster and promote student wellbeing.
Mental Health and Well-Being Framework
Established in 2020, the College Wellness Committee (CWC) is committed to engaging the DC community in meaningful mental health and wellness dialogue, promoting initiatives that foster well-being for students and employees.
The Mental Health and Well-being Framework developed in collaboration with the CWC and based on the National Standard of Canada, outlines the guiding principles under which DC operates in order to protect and promote health and wellness within the campus community.
This philosophy provides a strong foundation upon which to expand DC’s efforts and commitment to the goal of an inclusive, robust and flexible framework and set of services that meets the needs of all members of the DC community.
Employees have access to a list of resources located on ICE. Here you will find the Employee guide, flowsheet, the Mental Health Framework, and registration for employee supports.
This flowsheet is a visual guide designed to help you quickly navigate and identify levels of distress, along with the appropriate steps to offer support to a student in need.
Get immediate support whenever and wherever you are with I.M. Well
Short for Integrated Mental Health & Wellness, I.M. Well is a student assistance program available to all DC students and their families, even after graduation.
Use the intuitive, free I.M. Well mobile app or call 1.833.398.9040 to access campus and community resources and live counselling for personal, academic and social needs, such as:
- Stress
- Depression
- Legal issues
- Life coaching
- Relationships
- Financial
- Addiction
- Nutrition
- Health translation
- and more...
Are you a Durham College staff member looking for support? The Employee and Family Assistance Program through TELUS Health, is a confidential and voluntary support service for work, health or life concerns. This free program is available to full-time employees and their eligible dependents. Contract and regular part-time employees may be granted access to services upon request to Kelly Doyle, director, Organizational Effectiveness, Human Resources.
To learn more about the EFAP through TELUS Health, please visit the Employee Supports page on ICE.
The following Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework, developed in collaboration with the National Standard of Canada and the college’s team of multi-disciplinary health and wellness professionals, outlines the guiding principles under which DC should operate in order to protect and promote health and wellness within the campus community.