Wellness Resources
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Wellness Center
The Wellness Centre is a space and service that supports all students in achieving their wellness and academic goals. The values of the Wellness Centre include authentic student engagement, a student-centred approach, responsiveness, inclusion, innovation and accountability (evaluation). All areas of wellness and health promotion are addressed, and support is provided in a timely fashion to students individually or in a group setting.
Couselling
The Wellness Centre offers counselling and support to students in-person, as well as over the phone and Zoom. You can schedule appointments to discuss:
Stress and anxiety
Low mood and depression
Relationships
Homesickness and transitioning to university
Grief and loss
or anything else that might be on your mind.
The Huron Wellness team currently has 3 cousellors:
Heidi Braaksma (hmbraaks@huron.uwo.ca): MSW, RSW Manager, Director Student Wellness
Tehmina Butt (tehmina.butt@huron.uwo.ca): Wellness Counsellor and Mental Health Educator
Megan Ransom (megan.ransomhuron.uwo.ca): Wellness Counsellor and Mental Health Educator
To book an appointment, visit their website and fill out their intake form, or email huronwellness@uwo.ca. In-person drop-in sessions are also available, see @huronwellness on Instagram for details.
Community Safety Office
immediate help
If you are in need of immediate assistance, please use any of the following resources.
Blue Emergency Phones: The Blue Emergency Phones are an emergency hotline program located across all Western campuses that connects you directly to the Campus Special Constable Service at any time of day, 7 days a week, by simply pressing the button. The Blue Emergency Phones closest to Huron’s campus are located in the Huron Parking Lot, in the HuronWestern tunnel, and on Burnlea Walk near Brough House.
Western Special Constable Service (WSCS): The Western Special Constable Service (WSCS) is the police service that serves Western and the Affiliates. They have most of the same powers as the London Police Service, but their powers are limited to the Western and Affiliate campuses All 911 calls for incidents on Western or affiliate campuses are sent to the WSCS for dispatch. For non-emergencies, call 519-661-3300 ext. 83300 or email wscs@uwo.ca.
Huron Security: The Huron Security team is able to help with any security concern on Huron’s campus (ie. suspicious behaviour, residence security), as well as residence lock outs, and noise complaints. You can reach them 24/7 at 519-521-9407.
Student Emergency Relief Team (SERT): The Student Emergency Relief Team (SERT) is a student-run volunteer organization that attends to minor, non-life threatening injuries that do not require an ambulance on Western and Huron campuses. To contact SERT in an emergency, you can call 911 from any campus phone and be connected directly. Cell phone calls to 911 for a qualifying emergency for SERT will be rerouted to SERT, however it is recommended to call Western Special Constable Service directly instead at 519-661-3300.
Late Night safeguards
Foot Patrol: Foot Patrol provides safe escorts throughout Western and the Affiliate campuses for students, staff, and faculty. Escorts can wait with you for a bus, walk you to your car, or to a residence or other campus building. Volunteers will typically wear a Foot Patrol vest, but Plain Clothes Walks are also available upon request. Foot Patrol operates Monday-Thursday from 8pm-12am To request an escort, call 519-661-3650, or text the chat feature in the Western Foot Patrol app (available on the App Store and Google Play Store) It will take an average of 5-10 min for the escorts to reach you.
Work Safe Program: The Work Safe Program is a collaboration between Foot Patrol and WSCS to “check in” on students, faculty, and staff working late on campus. The user will designate times that they will call WSCS or Foot Patrol (depending on the time of night). If the user doesn’t call within 5 minutes of the agreed upon time, WSCS or Foot Patrol will call them. If they do not pick up, a message will be left. After another 5 minutes without a call, WSCS will be dispatched for a welfare check. The user will also need to call to notify WSCS and Foot Patrol once they’re leaving for the night. After calling to register for the service, users can use the service any time they work late at night on campus. To register, call Western Foot Patrol (519-661- 3650), or WCSC (519-661-3300).
External Resources
Self-guided support
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) is an online self-help platform that includes many modules on anxiety, mood, relationships, mindfulness and more. To access, click here (???) and sign in using your Western ID.
Other resources to help with self care and coping, anxiety stress, depression, sleep, relationships, and parents supporters are available on Huron’s website. To find out more about the TAO partnership and other resources, head to the Wellness website.
Crisis Support
REACH OUT: A 24/7 Mental Health and Addictions English/French bilingual crisis line based in London-Middlesex. They can provide you with:
Information and Education
Listening and support
In the moment mental health or addictions support
911 or a crisis support team
You can reach out to them via text at 519- 433-2023 or call 519-433-2023 or 1-800- 933-2023.
CAMH Crisis Center: The CAMH Crisis Centre provides 24/7 in-person crisis support, including crisis assessment, intervention, stabilization, and referral to community resources. They are located at 648 Huron St., London. For more information, call 519-434-9191 Crisis Line The CAMH Crisis Line provides similar services as the Crisis Centre, but over the phone.
To access support, call 1-844-360-8055.
Post-Secondary Student Mental Health Helpline: A crisis support line dedicated to supporting post-secondary students in Canada. To reach them, call 1-866-925-5454