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Tuesday, September 26

12:00 to 1:00 pm
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Halifax:ÌýKillamÌýLibrary, Room B400
Truro (via video-conference): Cox Institute, Room 211​

Mental health for students is a campus wide responsibility. Joanne Mills, Psychologist and the Director of Counselling & Psychological Services will offer a presentation for faculty members focused on increasing your awareness and understanding of student mental illness and mental health problems, thus increasing your confidence to support students.ÌýShe will offer information and resources to help you identify and respond to students in distress, and will discuss all the available mental health services and supports for students at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿, including how to make a good referral for students, and how students will now be able to access the services of psychologists, physicians, counsellors, nurses, a social worker and a psychiatrist who work collaboratively to provide the best care in a timely way.