RSU Academic Advocacy The Student Issues and Advocacy Coordinator can guide you through the university's policies and procedures and works to protect your rights. Tel: (416) 979-5255 x2322 Email: advocacy@rsuonline.ca RSU Bursary - Emergency Funding The Ryerson Students' Union (RSU) recognizes that the high cost of post-secondary education is putting university out of reach for many. To help students with financial need, the RSU provides an emergency bursary program. Tel: (416) 979 5255 x2321 Email: vp.operations@rsuonline.ca Ryerson Bursary - Denied OSAP Ryerson bursary is for students who have applied for OSAP this year and have been denied funding. Address: Office of the Registrar ServiceHub Hours: M-Th 9am-6:30pm, F 9am-4:30pm Tel: (416) 979-5036 Email: finaid@ryerson.ca RSU Centre for Women and Trans People A safe organizing space for self-identified women and trans people to come together around issues ranging from reproductive freedom, sexuality and gender empowerment to violence, racism, and the media. Providing advocacy and resources, host discussion groups and other great events from a feminist and trans-positive perspective. Address: Student Centre 209 (SCC 210), 55 Gould Street Tel: (416) 979-5255 x2350 Email: womenandtrans@rsuonline.ca RSU Good Food Centre Working to reduce the impacts of food insecurity for all Ryerson community members, by building capacity through emergency food relief, skill building, and education, the Food Centre aims to contribute to the RSU's mission in ensuring equitable access to post-secondary education and building community. Address: Ryerson Student Centre 209 (SCC 209) 55 Gould Street Tel: (416) 979-5255 x2319 Email: foodcentre@rsuonline.ca RSU Health & Dental To find out about all the benefits included in your student health and dental plan visit www.mystudentplan.ca/rsu Address: Member Services Office, Student Centre Lobby Tel: (416) 979-5255 x2311 Email: health@rsuonline.ca RSU Legal Our legal services can help you with family and criminal law, debt issues, landlord and tenant conflicts, corporate law, real estate, intellectual property issues, immigration and problems with government agencies. Tel: (416) 979-5255 x2325 Email: info@rsuonline.ca RSU Racialised Students' Collective Through education, campus and community organizing, and our commitment to struggle across differences, we seek to responsible reflect, represent and serve racialized students. Tel: (416) 979-5255 x2334 Email: racialisedstudents@rsuonline.ca RSU Student Groups Clubs/Groups can help you from relationships with peers who share your interest, and give you an outlet from the stress of academics. Hours: M-F 10am-6pm Tel: (416) 979-5255 x2323 Email: campusgroups@rsuonline.ca RyeAccess Working to reclaim our bodies and minds through advocacy, campaigns, outreach, education, and events. We focus on both systemic and individual issues in an effort to create an equitable environment and promote the empowerment, autonomy and freedom of students with disabilities. Tel: (416) 979-5255 x4504 Email: access@rsuonline.ca RyePRIDE Offering education, advocacy and support of queer and trans* people on campus. Our goal is to create a safe and positive campus environment for people of ALL sexual orientations and gender identities. Address: Student Centre 213 (SCC213), 55 Gould Street Tel: (416)-979-5255 x2349 Email: ryepride@rsuonline.ca Ryerson Aboriginal Services Provides a culturally supportive environment to promote academic excellence and serves as a place to balance academic learning with traditional teachings and culture. Address: Kerr Hall West Building (KHW), Third Floor, Room 289 Peer Supports: KHW 372 Tel: (416) 979-5000 x6660 Email: abpeers@ryerson.ca Ryerson Centre for Student Development and Counselling Offers free, confidential counselling services in a professional and friendly environment. Services include one-one-one counselling and groups, and are provided by our team of counsellors, and master's and doctoral interns. Address: Room JOR-07C, Lower Ground Floor, Jorgenson Hall, 350 Victoria Street Hours: M-F 9am-4:45pm Tel: (416) 979-5195 Web: http://www.ryerson.ca/counselling/ Ryerson Financial Assistance and OSAP Financial Aid: finaid@ryerson.ca, Scholarships/Awards: awards@ryerson.ca, Work Study: workstu@ryerson.ca Address: Office of the Registrar ServiceHub Hours: M-Th 9am-6:30pm, F 9am-4:30pm Tel: (416) 979-5036 Email: finaid@ryerson.ca Ryerson Health Promotion Dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of Ryerson University students by providing current and relevant health information, working with students and staff to develop a healthy community and ensuring high quality health promotion information and support so that students develop "whole health" in all its facets of mental and physical health, and social well-being. Address: 279 Kerr Hall West, 350 Victoria Street Hours: M-F 9am-5pm Tel: (416) 979-5000 x4295 Email: healthpromotion@ryerson.ca Web: http://www.ryerson.ca/healthandwellness/healthpromotion/index.html Ryerson Medical Centre Provides Ryerson students, staff and faculty, with a wide range of medical services that you would normally expect to receive from your family physician, including medical certificates, sexual health, allergies, mental health, and immunizations. Address: 181 Kerr Hall West, 350 Victoria Street Tel: (416) 979-0570 - Call to make an appointment Ryerson Student Learning Support SLS is a group of services and programs aimed at helping students engage more effectively in their academic studies. Build your academic skills, to increase your confidence in the work you do, to make you better at engaging in your coursework, to improve your communication, literacy, numeracy skills, to remove barriers that might be getting in your way, and to make friends and connections on campus. Support Areas: Academic Accommodation Support English Language Support Graduate Student Support Math Support Study Skills & Transition Support Writing Support Test Centre Address: 4th floor, Student Learning Centre, 341 Yonge Street Hours: M-F 9am-5pm (416) 589-5978 Email: sls@ryerson.ca
Online Video Counselling Private and secure counselling. The first session is free and you do not need to supply any payment information. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Counsellors are covered under the student insurance health plan. For more information, please visit the link below. Web: www.inkblottherapy.com/ryerson
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, the Centre for Suicide Prevention, and the Public Health Agency of Canada has developed 2 toolkits to support people who have been impacted by suicide. One toolkit is tailored for people who have attempted suicide , and the other is focused on resources for people who have lost someone to suicide . The MHCC wishes to thank the Advisory Committee comprised of people with lived experience related to suicide for their assistance in making these toolkits possible. In the summer of 2017, the MHCC conducted an online survey to elicit feedback from people who have been affected by suicide. With over a thousand responses, the survey helped gain a better understanding of what topics, content areas, resources, and information were important to include in the toolkits. Language Many respondents indicated a preference for “people-first” language as opposed to “survivorship language”. For this reason, “people-first” language is used in the toolkit. That said, many of the resources linked from the toolkits use “survivorship” language. Please note that the toolkits are not intended to replace a conversation and are not designed to be an exhaustive list of the wide variety of resources available across Canada for support. If you or someone you know is experiencing distressing thoughts or thoughts of suicide, please contact your local distress centre or Kids Help Phone .
Good2Talk: 1 (866) 925-5454 Bullying Hotline: 1 (888) 456-2323 Family Violence Hotline: 310-1818 Mental Health Hotline: 1 (877) 303-2642 Howard Mutual Medical Centre:(519) 674-2600 Kids Help Phone: 1 (800) 668-6868 Mental Health Helpline 1-866-531-2600 Ontario Online & Text Crisis Services Chat 2:00 pm to 2:00 am and text 2:00 pm to 2:00 am at #258258 Youth Services Bureau (bilingual) 613-260-2360 or 1-877-377-7775 (toll free for Eastern Ontario) 24/7 crisis line available for youth, as well as chat options at ysb.ca Talk4Healing 1-855-554-HEAL Culturally grounded, fully confidential line for Indigenous women. Available in 14 languages across Ontario Assaulted Women’s Helpline 1-866-863-0511 24-hour crisis support.
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The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program provides mental health, emotional and cultural support services to eligible former Indian Residential School students and their families throughout all phases of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, including: Common Experience Payments (CEP) Independent Assessment Process (IAP) Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) events commemorative activities Resolution Health Support Program Services are safe, confidential, respectful and non-judgmental. You can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling 24-Hour National Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 Indian Residential School Survivor Society The IRSSS Crisis line is available 24/7 at 1-800-721-0066. The Hope For Wellness The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer: counselling crisis intervention Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat at hopeforwellness.ca. First Nations Health Authority Healing in Colour Healing in Colour envisions a world where BIPOC, in all our intersections, have access to therapy that supports our healing and liberation. Find a BIPOC therapist in your community. Access a curated list of resources that support healing. Native Youth Crisis Line 1-877-209-1266 24/7 crisis line for Indigenous Youth available for residents of Canada and the United States. Shkaabe Makwa Shkaabe Makwa plays a key role in connecting with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities and service providers across the province with a focus on: Building relationships and collaborative partnerships; Providing training to support workforce development; Advancing culturally relevant systems initiatives; and Improving practice through research and knowledge exchange. Shkaabe Makwa collaborates with many programs across CAMH to develop and deliver training, implement system initiatives, coordinate knowledge exchange events and webinars, support Virtual Care services, resource for research projects and lead Indigenous engagement for CAMH programs and initiatives. For more information about the program, please contact us at shkaabemakwa@camh.ca Wabano Centre At Wabano, you have access to:: Regulated mental health professionals for individual or group therapy sessions. Addictions recovery specialists. Land-based cultural activities with traditional knowledge keepers. Art-as-healing for you or your family. Métis Nation of Ontario Mental health services include screening and assessment, intake, early intervention, referrals, case management, and aftercare (post-treatment) support using contemporary and traditional therapeutic interventions, such as healing circles and individual or group counselling. Mental wellness promotion and peer support are also available. Ontario Native Women’s Association The association offers a variety of programs for Indigenous girls and women and their families in Ontario
Trans Lifeline 1-877-330-6366 Non-profit hotline run by transgender people, for transgender people. PFLAG PFLAG Canada is a national charitable organization, founded by parents who wished to help themselves and their family members understand and accept their non- heterosexual children. The "coming-out" process can be a critical time for families. When the adjustment period is particularly long or painful, relationships can become permanently damaged, resulting in a lifetime of emotional scars. People cannot always rise above the challenge of accepting themselves or their family member, and the results can be devastating, even fatal. We support these families through today and give them hope for a better tomorrow. Contact us at 1 (888) 530-6777 ext. 224 LGBTTQQ2SI Youth Line 647-694-4275 Confidential, non-judgemental & informed LGBTTQQ2SI peer support. There is a live chat option on the webpage.. Rainbow Health A resource page that offers information for both service users and providers and maintains a current service provider directory, a resource library and a trans health knowledge base. 2Spirited People of the First Nations Resources, reports and information on people who identify as Indigenous and LGBTTIQQ2SA. Trans Pulse Videos, presentations, resources, and research about trans health issues in Canada. Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf (ORAD) Serves LGBTTIQQ2SA+ deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people.
Alcoholics Anonymous Canada's Food Guide Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance Canadian Centre for Addictions Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canadian Institute of Stress Canadian Mens Health Network Canadian Mental Health Association Canadian Women's Health Network Centre for Youth Crime Prevention First Nations & Inuit Health Headache Network Canada Healthy Canadians Healthy Living Mood Disorders Society of Canada National Eating Disorders Canada Natural Healthcare Canada Partnership for a Drug Free Canada Public Health Agency of Canada Schizophrenia Society of Canada Quit 4 Life Travel Health Notices Travel.gc.ca