safeTALK is a 4-hour, in-person workshop to build skills in suicide prevention. Participants will learn how to recognize and engage with someone thinking about suicide, overcome attitudes that act as barriers to help, talk openly about suicide and connect with intervention resources for further support.

Through presentations, audiovisuals, small group discussion and scenario practice, you will learn a 4-step TALK model and practical steps to help activate a suicide alert that connects people having thoughts of suicide with more specialized intervention care and relevant resources.

All participants will receive a learning booklet, resources and a Certificate of Completion. 

Open to students, staff and faculty.

Registration is required, space is limited.

Body Talks is a conversation series about the intersections of body image and health offered in collaboration between Student Health and Wellness, the Gender Equity Centre and Pride Central.

This guided discussion will tackle how social media can influence our self-image and how we can establish a positive relationship with social media platforms. 

The Refresh Sleep program aims to provide Lakehead students, staff and faculty with the skills and strategies to achieve more restful nights.

Grab a newspaper and give the visiting a warm welcome while taking part in Lakehead Basketball's traditional Whiteout. Wear a white T-shirt!

Open to the community;

STUDENTS - LUSU will be offering free tickets to 50 Lakehead Students

EMPLOYEES - Athletics and HR will be offering free tickets to 50 Lakehead Employees

EMPLOYEES RSVP HERE

To see the entire Thrive Week schedule, visit www.lakeheadu.ca/Thrive

Stop by Chancellor Paterson Library to pick up a journalling kit as part of Student Health and Wellness' Love week. Each kit includes a journal, writing tools and an intro guide to journalling as self-care. Limited kits available, first-come, first served. 

Keeping a record of personal thoughts and feelings is particularly helpful in supporting mental health:

• Reducing anxiety
• Breaking away from a nonstop cycle of obsessive thinking and brooding
• Improving the awareness and perception of events
• Regulating emotions
• Encouraging awareness

See the rest of the week's events at www.lakeheadu.ca/shw-events.

Pick up some mental health giveaways and a photo wall provided by Bell Let's Talk, connect with your fellow Thunderwolves and unwind with a hot chocolate bar, games, puzzles and other activities.

Therapy Dogs will join us from 12-1pm. 

Reps from Student Health and Wellness and Human Resources will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about the resources available to you.

Open to students, staff and faculty.

To see the rest of the Thrive Week schedule, visit www.lakeheadu.ca/Thrive

Join Student Health and Wellness for a facilitated discussion focused on mental health stigma including basic mental health literacy, an overview of mental health resources and supports and an invitation to take part in reducing stigma on campus with the use of our toolkit.

Open to faculty and staff. Sign Up

Get into your self-care era by taking a break to make a bracelet with reps from Student Health and Wellness. Free coffee and treats provided. 

Thrive kits, funded by the Thunder Bay Community Foundation, will be available for students, faculty and staff.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), like chlamydia and gonorrhea, can go unnoticed as they don't often cause symptoms so it is important to routinely get STI tests.

Student Health and Wellness, in partnership with the sexual health team at Thunder Bay District Health Unit, is hosting drop-in, confidential STI testing in the SHW activity room from 11-2pm. Urine, blood, rectal and throat tests will be available. 

Drop by for a test, get a free slice of pizza, and pick up sexual health supplies for future consensual activities. 

Lions, Dolphins, Bears, Oh My! 

According to the Sleep Foundation our chronotype is the natural inclination of your body to sleep at a certain time, or what most people understand as being an early bird versus a night owl. In addition to regulating sleep and wake times, chronotype influences appetite, exercise, and core body temperature. 

Join staff from Student Health & Wellness outside the Main Cafeteria on February 1st between 11am and 1pm to learn more about sleep health, uncover your chronotype, and grab some free sleep health supplies to support you in achieving a more restful sleep as you head off towards the end of the semester!