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Frontline staff are increasingly likely
to come into contact with a student
experiencing a mental health crisis or
concern. Today’s students are seeking
help for everything from depression
and anxiety to eating disorders and
suicide ideation. In an article about
what she calls the “broken generation,”
Kate Lunau highlights a number of
reasons why students experience
mental health distress: moving away
from home, facing academic and social
pressures, and anticipating a poor
post-graduate job market. Because
it is often housing professionals,
paraprofessionals, or student staff who
are the first to notice the signs of an
impending crisis, training for them is
critical, and colleges and universities

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are taking up the challenge. At Queen’s
University, in Kingston, Ontario,
Canada, residence life staff learn how
to recognize, respond to, and refer
students with potential mental health
problems. Mary Walsh, the residence
outreach counsellor, says that this team
is also trained to “respond to suicidal
ideation and other crisis situations. In
addition to this, safeTALK and Mental
Health First Aid, both professional
programs offered by external
organizations, are also available to the
staff for further training.”

Collaboration and
Layers of Support
In most cases, training involves a



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Talking Stick - May/June 2013
Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Dollars and Sense
Calendar
Healing in Housing
A Stronger Calling
Conversations
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Cover2
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - 1
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - 2
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Contents
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - 5
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Vision
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - 7
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Just In
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - 10
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Dollars and Sense
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Healing in Housing
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