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About The National Standard for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students

What is the Standard?

The CSA Z2003:20 National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students — the first of its kind in the world — is a set of flexible, voluntary guidelines to help post-secondary institutions support the mental-health and well-being of their students.

How does the Standard work?

The Standard is adaptable and is grounded in a commitment to continuous improvement, allowing each post-secondary institution to set goals for improving student mental health and well-being over time based on their unique context, resources, and priorities.  

The Standard can support your postsecondary institution to:

  • increase awareness about mental health and decrease stigma  
  • foster healthier, safer campuses  
  • support student success and well-being  
  • build skills for resilience in school, work, and life

Where can you start?

  • Access your copy of the Standard.  
  • Download the Starter Kit, which will help your institution to take its first steps in aligning with the Standard. 
  • Use the Reflection Tool to support self-reflection and help you connect the Standard to work already underway at your institution.

About The National Standard for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students

Download the pdf

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About The National Standard for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students

About The National Standard for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students

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What is the Standard?

The CSA Z2003:20 National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students — the first of its kind in the world — is a set of flexible, voluntary guidelines to help post-secondary institutions support the mental-health and well-being of their students.

How does the Standard work?

The Standard is adaptable and is grounded in a commitment to continuous improvement, allowing each post-secondary institution to set goals for improving student mental health and well-being over time based on their unique context, resources, and priorities.  

The Standard can support your postsecondary institution to:

  • increase awareness about mental health and decrease stigma  
  • foster healthier, safer campuses  
  • support student success and well-being  
  • build skills for resilience in school, work, and life

Where can you start?

  • Access your copy of the Standard.  
  • Download the Starter Kit, which will help your institution to take its first steps in aligning with the Standard. 
  • Use the Reflection Tool to support self-reflection and help you connect the Standard to work already underway at your institution.

About The National Standard for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students

Download the pdf

Download the PDF

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Reflection Tool: Aligning with the Post-Secondary Student Standard
It takes time and effort to put the Standard’s recommendations into practice, even for those who have already adopted it. To support this work, the Reflection Tool is intended to spark thinking and conversation about how the Standard connects to work already underway at your institution, and how that work can evolve over time. The...
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Reflection Tool: Aligning with the Post-Secondary Student Standard
It takes time and effort to put the Standard’s recommendations into practice, even for those who have already adopted it. To support this work, the Reflection Tool is intended to spark thinking and conversation about how the Standard connects to work already underway at your institution, and how that work can evolve over time. The...
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