Show Up for Mental Health!
On Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, join us for our Let’s Talk UTM event!
Let’s Talk UTM is an event that aims to bring together students, staff, and faculty to encourage open conversations, education, and capacity building related to mental health. By sharing our stories and lived experiences, we hope to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and help make UTM a more open and inclusive campus environment.
Through a combination of interactive activities, sharing resources, and learning through storytelling, we highlight the importance of mental well-being, the struggles we can experience and their relevance to everyday life.
This year, Let’s Talk UTM will run from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in IB!
Event Features:
- Our Mental Health Journey (Art Exhibition)
- Mental Health Resource Fair
- Peer-led activities (express yourself artistically)
- Meaningful conversations
- and so much more!
To showcase the diverse experiences of mental health, self-care, and personal growth, we invite UTM students, staff, faculty, and alumni to share their mental health journey with the UTM community.
We would love to hear about your lived experiences through creative forms of personal expression, such as a drawing, painting, collage, statue, photograph, poem, film, & more!
Selected submissions will be featured in the "Our Mental Health Journey" Art Exhibit at the Let’s Talk UTM event.
To submit your artwork, we ask that you first fill out our Online Submission Form and then either:
- Bring Your Original Art Work In Person to the Wellness Den - Please connect with Veronica Marchuk directly to coordinate drop off time. Drop off is only available during Wellness Den Hours (10 am - 4 pm, Mon. - Fri.)
OR
- Email Veronica Marchuk a copy of your art work to have it printed by the HCC (this option is only available until February 23rd)
Your story matters!
BONUS: Need supplies and space to bring your creation to life?! Drop in to the Wellness Den on Monday March 3rd and/or Tuesday March 4th between the hours of 10 am - 1 pm to create your Art Piece (while supplies last).
If you have any questions about your submission, feel free to contact Veronica Marchuk at veronica.marchuk@utoronto.ca
Check out some of our featured mental health resources!
- Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
- 988 Suicide Hotline
- CMHA Peel Dufferin/Crisis Support
- Good2Talk
- Jack.org
- NAVI
- Peel Addiction Assessment and Referral Centre (PAARC)
- Telus Health Student Support
- Carepoint
- Services and Housing In the Province (SHIP)
- EveryMind
- UTM International Education Centre
- UTM Accessibility Services
- Community Safety Office
Want to continue the conversation beyond the Let's Talk event? Check out the list below for all the opportunities around campus for you to continue the important work and conversations surrounding mental health:
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Mental Health Training: SafeTALK
Student Affairs & Services is excited to invite interested students to participate in LivingWorks SafeTALK, an in-person training free and open to all UTM students, that equips people to be alert to someone thinking of suicide and better able to connect them with further help.
SafeTALK provides skills training for active listening and understanding, before learning how to refer someone to support. Please note that spaces are limited, and that registration is on a first-come first-served basis.
Please visit us!
Student Services HUB: Hello Desk
Joy in the Journey: Cultivating Care for 2SLGBTQIA+ Students
Facilitators: Isha Saini (she/her), MSW, RSW & John Nguyen (he/him), OT Reg. (Ont)
When: Wednesday |12:00-1:30pm | March 5
Where: Wellness Den, Student Hub, DV 2207
For students who are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, navigating university life can bring unique stressors, from microaggressions to systemic barriers. At the same time, it can also be a space for connection, self-discovery, and joy.
In this workshop, you’ll explore the impact of minority stress and learn ways to cultivate queer and trans joy. From self-care to collective care, this workshop is for you if you're looking for ways to feel more grounded, affirmed, and supported!
More to come! Stay tuned!