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Post-Secondary Student Mental Health Research Training Series

The Post-Secondary Student Mental Health Research Training module series provides foundational knowledge and establishes common language, competencies, and values for engaging in post-secondary student mental health research.

The three modules have been co-designed with students, staff, and faculty researchers and are designed to both advance student capacity in post-secondary mental health research and student engagement, and to support staff and faculty to engage post-secondary students in research roles.

To access the modules and receive a certificate of completion, please create an account through the online learning platform (hosted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)).

Module: All About Post-Secondary Student Mental Health Research

All About Post-Secondary Student Mental Health Research introduces key terms and basic concepts related to the development, conduct, and mobilization of mental health research in a post-secondary context.

Learning Objectives
  1. Discuss post-secondary student mental health research.
  2. Explain the importance of student mental health research and how it benefits various groups of knowledge users.
  3. Describe how student mental health research is developed, led, and disseminated.
  4. Identify opportunities for student involvement in mental health research, including as co-investigators, advisors, and participants.
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Module: Student Engagement in Mental Health Research

Student Engagement in Mental Health Research outlines principles and practices for engaging students in all stages of post-secondary student mental health research. It aims to support post-secondary faculty, staff, and researchers, including graduate student researchers, to partner with students as lived-experience experts.

Learning Objectives
  1. Identify the purpose and principles of student engagement in post-secondary student mental health research.
  2. Describe how student engagement activities can improve research outcomes and benefit all project partners.
  3. Discuss opportunities to implement, support, and evaluate student engagement activities in mental health research.
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Module: Primer for New Researchers in Student Mental Health Research

Primer for New Researchers in Student Mental Health Research outlines research methods, pathways, and processes for taking part in post-secondary mental health research, and describes how student researchers can identify the proper support and mentorship.

Learning Objectives
  1. Describe the research process, from identifying a research question and methodology to disseminating and mobilizing results.
  2. Outline pathways other researchers have taken in student mental health research, and explain how to situate your interest within the field.
  3. Identify opportunities for support and mentorship in student mental health research.
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Funded by the Connaught Global Challenge Award and additional Connaught Global Research Impact Program (C-GRIP).