Health and Wellness Access for Students Living Outside of Alberta
Taking care of your physical and mental health is important, and our Health and Wellness teams are here to support you. If you reside outside of Alberta, there are Health and Wellness services available to you through the º£½ÇÉçÇø. However, due to professional and legal restrictions, some of these services might look a bit different. Below is a chart to help you navigate these services.
Health Services for Out-of-Province Students (within Canada):
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STUDENT HEALTH PLANS |
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Service |
Description |
Who Can Access |
Outside Edmonton |
Outside Alberta |
Outside Canada |
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Free Counselling services |
Undergrads who have not opted out of the plan |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
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Free Counselling services |
Graduate Students |
✔️ |
✔️ |
❌ |
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OTHER FREE OR LOW-COST HELP |
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Counselling |
All (students, faculty, staff) |
✔️ |
✔️ |
❌(Online Health Guides only) |
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Portal for local crisis supports |
All (students, faculty, staff) |
✔️ |
✔️ |
❌ |
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Online support for Indigenous students |
Indigenous students and staff |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ (text) |
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Portal to general wellness services |
All |
✔️ |
✔️ |
Unclear, likely no |
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Online support, crisis |
Students |
✔️ |
✔️ |
❌ |
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Online Peer Support |
All (students, faculty, staff) |
✔️ |
❌ |
❌ |
Health Services Available to Out-of-Canada Students
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STUDENT HEALTH PLANS |
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Service |
Description |
Who Can Access |
Outside Canada |
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Free Counselling services, some limitations may apply *If a phone number is not available for your region, email callcenter@ |
Undergrads who have not opted out of the plan |
✔️ |
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Free 24/7 counselling (up to five sessions) for all students travelling abroad on academic programs and university business- call +1 215.942.8478 worldwide |
Students |
✔️ |
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OTHER HELP |
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A listing of local emergency number for each country |
All |
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Suicide hotline for the USA, multiple languages |
USA |
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Suicide helplines |
Students in China |
✔️ |
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Self-help for many common mental health issues |
Anyone |
✔️ |
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