Past Events

In today's society, there still remains a lack of awareness and even sometimes bias related to mental health problems. This wellness session will allow participants to enhance their understanding of the personal and environmental factors that can have an impact on mental health, as well as the most appropriate prevention and intervention strategies available. Facilitator: from Homewood Health This is one in a series of events and activities taking place throughout Mental Health Week.  View the events calendar for a full listing of activities.

What can you learn from positive psychology research to practically promote your wellbeing in work and life? This talk will explore the research happening at the Occupational Health and Positive Psychology Lab at the University of Guelph focused on promoting employee flourishing. To flourish means not only to be free from illness, but to live with a higher sense of meaning, connection with others, engagement, and vitality in life. Fortunately, many of the tools and strategies to promote flourishing are in your control and take just minutes to practice and incorporate into your daily life.

Students, faculty and staff, join this short interactive session to do a random act of kindness.  Using a 5-minute inspirational video showing how a simple act of kindness can turn life around for the giver and receiver, participants will be provided with letters and asked to write a short letter to a friend, colleague or family member. Take a mindful minute out of your day to participate in a small act of kindness.  Materials will be provided to participants.

In recognition of Mental Health Week, May 7th to 13th, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington is sponsoring 2 free safeTALK workshops (Suicide Alertness Training) to community members, Waterloo May 7th & Guelph May 8th ($50 value). Open to anyone 15 years old and over, no previous experience or training necessary. Pre-registration is required as spots are limited.

Take time for yourself to “be well.” Join the President and other members of the Senior Executive team as a break in your afternoon to enjoy some refreshments.  Connect with other members of our campus community for this afternoon drop-in.

MindUWell if offering a free webinar for participants who register in advance at https://www.mindwellu.com/webinars.   Find out why mindfulness will become a core competency, an integral part of business and just as commonplace as physical exercise. Host Dr. Geoff Soloway will be joined by Lyne Moussa, Manager of Wellness, Safety and Disability at Coast Capital Savings, who will share how and why the organization integrated mindfulness into its mental health initiatives.

SafeTALK is an alertness training that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. The SafeTALK trainer will demonstrate the importance of suicide alertness and help participants identify ways people invite help when they’re at risk. Program focus:

As a loved one’s needs increase, you can suddenly find yourself overextended physically, mentally and even financially. Where can you turn when an aging loved one needs help? Did you know there are local resources to help guide you? In this session, we will partner with local experts that can help answer your questions. Brought to you by Learning and Development, in partnership with the Royal Bank of Canada.

Students, faculty and staff, join this interactive session to learn about the connection between our food habits and mental well-being. You will learn specific tips and tools that can be helpful in managing stress, anxiety, low energy, and difficulties with concentration and focus.  Join us and you might even get a healthy snack!

Register for this half-day overview of workplace mental health. The first half introduces participants to the important overarching ideas and concepts, followed by a closer examination of two common mental health problems (depression and anxiety) in the second half. By the end of this session, participants will: