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About Us
Healthy Campus Alberta (HCA) is a community of practice whose vision is to educate, collaborate and advocate to transform culture and create caring campus communities throughout the province of Alberta.
Our mission is to create an inclusive, collaborative, and community-integrated approach to mental health and wellness on post-secondary campuses.
Members of this growing community include students, faculty and staff, campus wellness professionals, community organizations, and the Government of Alberta.
In the last 12 months…
35%
Thirty Five Percent
of students have felt severe mental distress
53%
Fifty Three Percent
of students feel lonely
33%
Thirty Three Percent
of students feel unable to handle day to day demands in their life
Taken from the results of the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (CCWS) 2024-2025 National Snapshot.
Click here to read more from the CCWS 2024 – 2025 national snapshot report.
Upcoming Events & Webinars
Event Types
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the Faculty of Nursing
Webinars Date: October 28, 2026 / 10:00 am – 11:00 am MST
Suicide remains a major public health issue in Canada, with post-secondary students experiencing heightened vulnerability to mental health crises. Education is recognized as a best practice for suicide prevention, with Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) considered the gold standard. ASIST was introduced within the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Nursing to examine the…
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Recent News
June 2026 Newsletter
In this issue: Summit Reflections; Introducing the NEW HCA Community Hub!; Impact Survey Open; Advisory Team Recruitment; Community Events;
We’re Hiring!
Each year we have the pleasure of working with new students on the HCA team in rotating student staff roles. This past year, we have enjoyed working alongside Jay Forcier and Jordan Kilgour (Event Assistants) and Rabia Dhanani (Community Events Assistant). Each of these students brought a unique perspective and…
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We’re hiring!
As Healthy Campus Alberta Coordinator/Team Lead, Kyrsti, prepares to transition to her parental leave, we are hiring a temporary, full-time HCA Team Lead! The Healthy Campus Alberta Team Lead position with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and Centre for Suicide Prevention is open for applications from June 30th…
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