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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, so each post-secondary institution can decide what is achievable based on their situation, resources, and community context. And because it is grounded in a commitment to continuous improvement, each can determine its own priorities for improving student mental health and well-being over time, no matter where they start.

The Standard can support your postsecondary institution to:

  • raise awareness about mental health, and decrease stigma,
  • provide healthier and safer institutional environments,
  • improve opportunities for students to flourish.

Where can you start?

A Starter Kit was created to help post-secondary institutions take their first steps in aligning with the Standard — in the COVID-19 context and beyond.

Watch this video for more information about the Standard.

Download the PDF

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