Thrive at SAIT
Mental health and well-being resources for SAIT students
Your mind matters. Having a healthy mind is a major factor in your success as a student, in your experience at SAIT, in the workplace and in life. There’s no magic formula for achieving a healthy mind or ideal health and wellness — it’s different for everyone. But there are ways every student can thrive at SAIT.
Make the connection
Getting involved is good for you
- Join a club or start your own
- Volunteer and/or find a job on campus
- Share your sporting skills with Trojans teams
- Grow your Co-Curricular Record and your network
- Expand your community — take your experience global
- Connect with trained listeners available in 40 languages — 7 Cups online
- Attend an event on campus — bring a friend/make a friend!
- Be a peer mentor, get a peer mentor
- Connect with classmates and student volunteers over cereal, video games and more
Meet the challenge
Boost your skills and your confidence
- Be prepared to succeed at SAIT — free prep courses
- Write exams like a pro, master time management, activate your study skills, and more
- Take a time out — talk to an academic coach
- Make your learning more accessible
- Tap into the expertise of a tutor
- Use your library — study rooms, research support, textbook reserve
- Know your deadlines — add/drop, tuition, withdrawal
- Get confident with your cash
- Power up your problem-solving and communication skills with TAO Self-Help
Find balance
One day at a time
- It's a stressful time of year — take a breath with De-Stress Fest
- Organize yourself with a schedule that works — make a study plan and don’t forget time for fun
- Moderation is key — check your drinking
- Positive change and mindfulness are all about small steps and practice — get started with online tools
Live well
Take care of yourself
- Try a fitness class or hit the gym
- Get a flu shot, see a doctor
- Butt out — smoking cessation
- Be the life of the party — Naloxone training
- Get the health facts on cannabis
- Fuel up right with a Good Food Box
- Get money worries off your mind — financial advising, awards, loans, grants, bursaries
Talk it out
Make the call — you're not alone
- Connect with someone 24/7 — in person, over the phone, online
- Give support, get support — sexual assault and violence
- Discrimination and Harassment Hotline 403.210.4406
Learn more about:
- SAITSA’s Food Bank and Emergency Food Bag programs
- Your Student Health and Dental Plan
- SAIT’s on-campus Dental Clinic
- Student Health 101 magazine
Look us up:
- Athletics and Recreation
- Chinook Lodge Resource Centre
- Health Services Clinic
- Interfaith Centre
- International Centre
- Lamb Learner Success Centre
- SAITSA Peer Support Centre
- SAITSA Resource Centre
- Student Development and Counselling
Student success is at the core of SAIT’s values, and mental health and well-being is vital to that success. Through collaborative action and an inclusive spirit of community support, SAIT’s Student Mental Health Strategy will foster a climate for learning that empowers our students to thrive.