Upcoming Events
safeTALK Mental Health Training
Designed by Living Works, SafeTALK is a 3.5 hour alertness training and certification 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, assist participants to identify ways people invite help, and connect them with resources to help them when they are at risk.
If you are interested, please register for the training using the link below:
https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8oVAZf3D8BZqHwW
From Wednesday, November 5, 2025 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM EST at University of Guelph.
safeTALK Mental Health Training
Designed by Living Works, SafeTALK is a 3.5 hour alertness training and certification 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, assist participants to identify ways people invite help, and connect them with resources to help them when they are at risk.
If you are interested, please register for the training using the link below:
https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5sBupbEzQI6h3f0
From Friday, November 21, 2025 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM EST at University of Guelph.
Mocktails for Halloween!
Join us and Student Wellness Services to make some spooky mocktails Tuesday, October 28th, starting at 6:45 pm! The event runs until 8 pm and you will have a chance to make and try 4 non-alcoholic drinks.
Register today at: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3aQOiU0jTWB4Xmm
Location: John Eccles Centre, Maritime Hall
Time: 6:45 - 8 pm
Registration is required, and the best part… it’s free for anyone who registers and attends! However, if you register and can’t make it, we will need to charge a $15.00 fee. If something comes up, just send us an email in advance to thehub@uoguelph.ca, and we’ll happily release your spot to someone on the waitlist, so you won’t be charged. We appreciate your understanding and can’t wait to see you there! :)
From Tuesday, October 28, 2025 6:45 PM to 7:45 PM EDT at John Eccles Centre.
Halloween Safer Party Session!
Join Off-Campus Living and Student Wellness to learn tips and tricks about keeping yourself and others safe while partying! We will be providing free supplies (snacks and resources) to those in attendance while supplies last.
From Thursday, October 30, 2025 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT at UC 390.
Mental Health Resource Fair
Join the Wellness Education and Promotion Centre at the Mental Health Resource Fair on Tuesday, November 4th between 12:00pm and 3:30pm in the University Centre Courtyard! Discover on and off-campus supports, connect with helpful services, learn how you can improve your mental well-being, and enter to win fun prizes while you’re there! We can't wait to see you there!
From Tuesday, November 4, 2025 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST at UC Courtyard.
Feelings Forum
Join us in the University Centre Courtyard to check in and identify how you're feeling. Drop in anytime between 12:00-2:30pm on Wednesday, November 5th to reflect on your emotions and discover what resources are available to you! Buttons, stickers, and fidget toys will be given to those who participate!
From Wednesday, November 5, 2025 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST at University Centre Courtyard.
International Student Panel
Join us on Thursday, November 6th from 5:00pm-6:30pm in UC 441 to learn from upper-year international students as they share their experiences, discuss challenges, and the tools as well as helpful resources that help them thrive far from home.
Free dinner will be provided!
From Thursday, November 6, 2025 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM EST at UC 441.
Understanding GBV/IPV in Black Communities
Join us for an engaging roundtable discussion on intimate partner violence (IPV) and gender-based violence (GBV) within the Black community. This event will foster meaningful dialogue, raise awareness, and explore culturally specific experiences and solutions.
Discussion Topics Include:
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Historical roots of GBV and IPV in Black communities
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Cultural norms and expectations
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Barriers to seeking support
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Transformative allyship
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Black masculinity and healthy manhood
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Building and sustaining healthy relationships
Participants will have the chance to share insights, ask questions, and engage through interactive tools like Kahoot and Mentimeter. To ensure a supportive environment, mental wellness check-ins and a decompress room will be available throughout the session.
Date: October 27, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join us in deepening understanding, strengthening community, and working together toward healing and change.
From Monday, October 27, 2025 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT at Peter Clark Hall, University Centre.
Mirrorless Monday
Come and join our CARE (Collective Approaches to Resilience Education) Peer Helpers in the UC Courtyard at our 'Mirrorless Monday Event'! Drop by to write affirmations, celebrate who you are without involving appearance, and share positivity!
Have questions about body positivity and neutrality? We're happy to chat about it!
From Monday, October 20, 2025 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT at UC (University Centre) Courtyard.
Naloxone Training
Join Student Wellness and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health for a naloxone training! Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid poisoning to save someone's life.
This training will teach you how to identify a poisoning, the response process, how to administer naloxone, the Good Samaritan Act, and post-poisoning care. Naloxone kits will be provided!
We will be offering this training at four different times throughout the day. Come at the time that works best for you! Sessions are available at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm.
From Friday, October 24, 2025 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT at UC PCH South Wing.
Naloxone Training
Join Student Wellness and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health for a naloxone training! Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid poisoning to save someone's life.
This training will teach you how to identify a poisoning, the response process, how to administer naloxone, the Good Samaritan Act, and post-poisoning care. Naloxone kits will be provided!
We will be offering this training at four different times throughout the day. Come at the time that works best for you! Sessions are available at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm.
From Friday, October 24, 2025 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT at UC PCH South Wing.
Naloxone Training
Join Student Wellness and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health for a naloxone training! Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid poisoning to save someone's life.
This training will teach you how to identify a poisoning, the response process, how to administer naloxone, the Good Samaritan Act, and post-poisoning care. Naloxone kits will be provided!
We will be offering this training at four different times throughout the day. Come at the time that works best for you! Sessions are available at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm.
From Friday, October 24, 2025 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT at UC PCH South Wing.
Naloxone Training
Join Student Wellness and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health for a naloxone training! Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid poisoning to save someone's life.
This training will teach you how to identify a poisoning, the response process, how to administer naloxone, the Good Samaritan Act, and post-poisoning care. Naloxone kits will be provided!
We will be offering this training at four different times throughout the day. Come at the time that works best for you! Sessions are available at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm.
From Friday, October 24, 2025 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT at UC PCH South Wing.
Draw The Line Workshop
Learn about allyship, preventing gender-based violence, and keeping your community safe.
All students welcome. Men and male-presenting students are encouraged to attend!
White Ribbon is an international movement calling for everyone, especially men and male-presenting people, to pledge to never commit, condone, or remain silent about all forms of gender-based violence. Attend the Draw The Line Workshop and learn how to be part of the solution!
FREE LUNCH PROVIDED!
From Tuesday, October 21, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT at UC 442.
Draw The Line Workshop
Learn about allyship, preventing gender-based violence, and keeping your community safe.
All students welcome. Men and male-presenting students are encouraged to attend!
White Ribbon is an international movement calling for everyone, especially men and male-presenting people, to pledge to never commit, condone, or remain silent about all forms of gender-based violence. Attend the Draw The Line Workshop and learn how to be part of the solution!
FREE LUNCH PROVIDED!
From Tuesday, October 21, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT at UC 442.
Beyond the Books Training
Beyond the Books is a face-to-face session that will first provide participants with general information on the prevalence of mental challenges and illness. It will then help participants to identify signs of troubling behaviour and give them skills to engage in a preliminary discussion to determine if referral to a professional is necessary. Participants will also learn how and where to refer appropriately in a compassionate and effective manner. This session is designed for individuals who do not have ongoing relationships with individuals but whose roles are such that they may have one-off, in-depth conversations.
Recommended for: Individuals who may be in positions to see behaviour and have conversations with students, but have no responsibility for the individuals, nor involved in regularly addressing mental health issues. Examples include: Custodians, Hospitality Staff, Instructors (faculty, TA’s, and Sessionals), Administrative Assistants, Residence Desk Staff and Porters. All U of G Students, staff and faculty are welcome to participate! Date: October 6th, 2025 Time: 3:00pm-4:30pmRegister here Cost: None Length: 1.5 hours
From Monday, October 6, 2025 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT at TBD.
Ushine in the UC
Do you have a wellness-related goal you’re trying to reach?
The USHINE Peer Mentorship Program can help you improve your mental health, nutrition, physical activity, substance use, and more!
Stop by the UC Courtyard on Monday, September 29th from 12:30pm-3:00pm to learn about resources, to have a 5-10 minute goal-setting session with a Peer Helper and/or learn about the USHINE program for longer-term support.
☕️Plus, FREE COFFEE and TIMBITS (while supplies last)
Can't make the event and want to register for USHINE to get 1 to 1 support on your goals? Register for the program at any time through the form!
From Monday, September 29, 2025 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM EDT at UC .
What's the Deal with Breathing?
It's so confusing! Everyone recommends a different breathing pattern to enhance health, increase performance, or calm anxiety.
Should I use box (square) breathing, or 4-7-8 breathing, or 5:5 breathing (coherence breathing), or Wim Hof breathing, or 4:6 breathing, or alternate nostril breathing, or.... what ?
This workshop includes:
- research findings on different breathing patterns
- the 3 components of breathing for calm or performance
- tips for breathing better, not harder
Learn tips on optimizing breathing for health and performance, practice some self-calming exercises, and bring your questions to the Ask Me Anything section.
This free public workshop on International Stress Awareness Day meets online
from 7:00 - 9:00 pm on Wednesday, November 5.
Learn more at https://www.selfregulationskills.ca/stress-awareness-day/
E-mail ksomers@uoguelph.ca for the link to this workshop.
From Wednesday, November 5, 2025 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST at Online.
Stress Less for Tests
Learn practical skills and strategies to decrease test anxiety
and enhance energy & performance throughout the semester and during exam periods.
Go at your own pace through the series of 5 - 15 minute lessons in this special ON-LINE, on-demand skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic.
Why wait until 5:30 pm on November 11 - you can start anytime, whenever you register, since it is on-demand!
You have lifetime access to the lessons and can begin today!
From Tuesday, November 11, 2025 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EST at Online.
Anxiety Skills & Strategies
Learn powerful drug-free strategies, tips, and information on how to respond and calm down the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety.
Sessions include practicing a variety of long and short self-calming strategies, along with helpful hints on cognitive and lifestyle behaviours that prevent escalation of anxiety.
These techniques are especially helpful in the self-regulation of uncomfortable sensations like :
- muscle tightness in the chest & shoulders
- feeling like it’s hard to breathe, or not getting enough air
- palpitations & skipped beats of the heart
- racing mind & anxious thoughts
- feeling panicky
This three-session skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic
meets online for an hour on 3 consecutive Wednesday evenings
beginning at 7:00 pm on November 12.
Learn more and register at https://www.selfregulationskills.ca/programs/anxiety-skills-strategies/
From Wednesday, November 12, 2025 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST at Online.