Mental Health Foundations Certificate
Gain in-demand mental health skills
Strong mental health literacy skills are necessary in many fields including education, student services, medicine, rehab sciences, psychotherapy and social work. These skills are also important for jobs on campus such as residence dons, peer mentors and teaching assistants.
The Mental Health Foundations Certificate will help you develop this knowledge to support yourself and others. It will also provide you with in-demand skills that can be added to your resume, LinkedIn and graduate school applications.
When you complete the certificate, you will be able to:
- Navigate mental health services and wellness programing on campus
- Use the language of mental health skillfully
- Discuss and appreciate how social context impacts mental health
- Recognize student stressors and apply help-seeking strategies
- Implement research-informed self-care strategies
- Identify, assist and refer others to mental health services and supports
Certificate requirements
There are 6 modules and a culminating assignment, where you’ll pull together what you’ve learned to propose a mock project to promote student mental health. Each module is broken into smaller sections that include reading, watching videos, and completing an assignment. The time commitment is approximately 5-6 hours plus your choice of 3 wellness activities. Most students have completed the certificate over 1-2 weeks. Each cohort has the semester to finish the certificate.
Enrol in the certificate
Join the Fall 2026 cohort of the certificate and complete the modules between August 4 – December 15.
Complete the registration form to enrol in the certificate.
Are you faculty or staff? Register to access the faculty and staff version of the certificate made for you.
