Your mental health should always be a priority! FeelingBetterNow provides students with specific tools, resources and support to achieve the student life and mental health balance. Students have access to a free and anonymous Mental Health Assessment, Video Counselling at great rates, Financial Education, and a number of other resources.
FeelingBetterNow® provides immediate support and resources for students experiencing Mental Health issues through a free Mental Health assessment, video counselling, and tools that help with student-life and mental-health balance.
Comprehensive, confidential support to help you maintain mental well-being throughout your academic journey. Prioritize your health with accessible resources tailored to your needs.
Taking the first step towards better Mental Health can be intimidating, but students can feel at ease when taking the free, anonymous, and confidential FeelingBetterNow® Mental Health assessment.
Connect with a professional counsellor, securely, confidentially, and on your schedule. Simple, supportive, and personalized.
Get practical tools, expert advice, and resources to take control of your finances and build lasting confidence.
Discover a variety of mental health resources to find what works best for you and support your personal well-being.
FeelingBetterNow® is open to all students regardless of their enrollment in their Student Health and Dental Insurance Plan, and what's even better is that you can continue to use FeelingBetterNow® even after you've graduated!
Students are provided with a variety of benefits through FeelingBetterNow®:
Many post-secondary students experience Mental Health issues, making it difficult to function in school while maintaining a positive and productive lifestyle. Finding appropriate resources can also be very daunting, and through FeelingBetterNow® these challenges are validated by providing students with a full cycle of support through awareness, education, and care, all in one place.
If you need help right now, you can talk to a trained volunteer crisis responder about anything you're going through. No issue is too big or too small.
The texting service is free and available across Canada 24/7. Just click on the text now button from your mobile phone and start chatting.
Depression. Self-care. Anxiety. Relationships. Thoughts of suicide. Sometimes, we may want help with something on our minds, but we're not sure how to get started, and if we're dealing with a difficult issue or crisis, it can be tough to talk about.
FeelingBetterNow® promotes the Kids Help Phone's texting service, with them, you can chat with a trained, volunteer crisis responder for support any time, about anything, via text message.
The texting service is free and available across Canada 24/7. You don't need a data plan, an Internet connection, or an app to use it. Your texting conversation with a crisis responder is confidential.
To start using the texting service, text CONNECT to 686868. The first few texts you receive will be automated messages from Kids Help Phone giving you more information about the service and the Privacy Policy.
After that, you'll be connected to a volunteer crisis responder who can talk to you about any issue — big or small. You can end the conversation at any time by texting the word STOP. (This means that we won't send you any more messages unless you text again.)
Please email only health and dental claim inquiries, such as status updates, benefit verification, or confirmation.