Support protocols for students in distress: some examples

Several higher education institutions have developed initiatives to support staff when they come into contact with a student in distress. These take the form of posters, guides or information web pages that suggest how to intervene with a student in distress, in person or virtually, and how to recognise whether the situation requires referral to student services or other resources.

Here are a few of these initiatives :

• HEC Montréal information web page 
• An infographic from the University of Ottawa 
• A short guide to Concordia University 
• A brochure from Simon Fraser University 
• A visual tool at Cégep de Trois-Rivières