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I-EDIAA at Queen's Athletics & Recreation

Indigenization - Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, and Accessibility

I-EDIAA Glossary

Psychological  

Good2Talk

  • For any post-secondary student living in Ontario
  • 24-hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Call 1-866-925-5454
  • Or, text: GOOD2TALKON to 686868 to get started and be connected to a trained crisis responder
     

Addiction & Mental Health Support (KFL&A)

  • For anyone living in the Kingston area
  • 24-hours a day, 7 days a week
  • 1-866-616-6005 or 613-544-4229
  • Mobile crisis support available
     

Suicide Crisis Helpline

  • For anyone in Canada thinking about suicide or worried about someone else
  • Call or text 9-8-8, toll free, 24/7/365
  • Offered in English and French
     

Student Assistance Programs - Empower Me

  • For eligible Queen’s students
  • 24-hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Connect with a qualified crisis counsellor through Empower Me
     

Student Wellness Services

Students who require urgent help can come to the same-day mental health clinic.  We take mental health crises very seriously and understand that timely care is of utmost importance.

Healing in Colour

  • Healing in Colour is a mental health resource for BIPOC, finding a therapist who understands our lived experiences can feel next to impossible. Healing in Colour strives to make that search easier. They offer a directory of BIPOC therapists who are committed to supporting BIPOC— in all their intersections.

Home – Asian Mental Health Collective (asianmhc.org)

  • It is the mission of AMHC to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community. AMHC aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide.


Hope for Wellness Indigenous Helpline

  • 1-(855)-242-3310


Home - Hope for Wellness Helpline

  • The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available to all Indigenous people across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors are reachable by telephone and online ‘chat’ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Both telephone and online chat services are available in English and French. Telephone support is also available upon request in: Cree, Ojibway (Anishinaabemowin), Inuktitut. (Note: Supports in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut are not available 24/7, so you may need to call in to find out the next time that a language-speaker will be available.)


Counselling Services to First Nations  

  • 1(855)-339-1666 


https://www.firstnationscounselling.com/contact-us 

  • First Nations Counselling Portal Ontario & British Columbia promotes culturally immersive support and access to Psychotherapy and Counselling Services across Ontario and BC. Online services are by appointment only. **All Fees are COVERED 


South East Health Line

  • Community mental health programs provide a variety of services to help support people who have ongoing mental health issues living in the community. Services offered include information and referral, case management, housing supports, rehabilitation, employment assistance, counselling, support groups and social and recreational opportunities, and peer support services for consumers and survivors.
     

Education  

 

Sexuality/Gender  

  • Sexual Health Resource Centre
    • https://www.facebook.com/shrckingston/
    • (613) 533-2959
    • www.shrckingston.org
    • The Sexual Health Resource Centre is a confidential, non-judgmental, sex positive, pro-choice, queer positive, non-heterosexist and feminist information and referral service for questions regarding sex, sexuality and sexual health.  We also offer the sale of at-cost safer sex products and toys.  Our centre is staffed by trained volunteers who are knowledgeable about the products we sell and respond to client inquiries made in person or by telephone.
  • Trans Families Kingston
    • https://transfamilykingston.com/
    • https://www.facebook.com/groups/TFamYGK
    • TransFamily Kingston was started in 2012 by a few people looking for the support of others who shared similar experiences.  It has continued to grow and evolve dynamically.  TransFamily Kingston embraces and accepts anyone on the (trans)gender spectrum and any family members searching for support or more information.  We provide a safe and all-inclusive environment for group meetings, discussions, and sharing of experiences.
  • Transgender Health Clinic
    • https://kchc.ca/weller-avenue/transgender-health-care/
    • transhealth@kchc.ca
    • 613 542 2949 ext. 1166
    • Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC) is proud to be the site of the Transgender Health Program for the Southeast region of Ontario. This program assumes the referral process and coordination of care for patients seeking gender affirming medical care, and is staffed by a full-time Nurse Practitioner and a full-time Social Worker. Services offered include Therapeutic management, Hormone therapy, Surgical planning visits, Community resource navigation, Social transition support, Counselling. The KCHC Transgender Program provides inclusive medical care and support to help patients identify and achieve their transition goals.  
  • LGBT Youth Hotline
    • Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line
    • LGBT YouthLine is a *2SLGBTQ+ youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario. They provide anonymous peer support and referrals, train youth to provide support to other youth and provide resources so youth can make informed decisions.
  • Sexual assault/trauma center Kingston
    • www.SACkingston.com
    • Sexual Assault Centre Kingston is a not-for-profit organization providing free, confidential, non-judgmental support for all survivors 12+ regardless of gender or identity of recent and/or historic sexual violence in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) since 1978.

Physical/Medical  

  • Queen's Student Wellness/ Mental Health services
  • Q Sports Medicine
    • Q Sports Medicine - Queen's University Athletics and Recreation (gogaelsgo.com)
    • Q Sports Medicine is comprised of certified athletic therapists, massage therapist, One acupuncturist and 40 student trainers. Q Sports Medicine provides injury/illness prevention, evaluation of athletic injuries/illness, Rehabilitation for athletic Injuries, registered massage therapy and acupuncture. QSports Med serves Queen's student-athletes and students, Queen's Staff and faculty, ARC members and the larger Kingston Community.  
  • Harassment and Discrimination Policy
    • Harassment and Discrimination Prevention and Response Policy | University Secretariat and Legal Counsel (queensu.ca)
    • The Queen's Harassment and Discrimination Prevention and Response Policy was approved in 2021 and covers; Any conduct that takes place on University Property, Conduct that takes place at a University Activity to on University business, A university community member who engages in conduct while representing or claiming to represent the University or an organization affiliated with the University, The conduct adversely affects the reasonable participation by members of the university community in the universities living learning or working environments, and when the University has reasonable grounds to believe the conduct creates a risk to the health or safety of a member of the University community in the universities living, learning or working environments.
  • Queen's Student Accessibility Services, 
  • Queen's Accessibility Hub
    • Accessibility Hub | Queen's University (queensu.ca)
    • The Accessibility Hub is a central online resource for accessibility at Queen’s University. It will serve to elevate inclusion and improve access for everyone on our campus. The Accessibility Hub will not only provide support and feedback concerning accessibility initiatives, it will also serve as an online community for those seeking information on disability and accessibility issues on campus, and assist the university in meeting its obligations under the AODA. Learn more about Queen's Accessibility Initiatives.

 

Psychological  

  • Queen's Student Wellness/ Mental Health Services
  • CARE Referral Program
    • CARE Referral System | Queen's University (queensu.ca)
    • The CARE Referral Program helps to support students by getting them referred to resources early on. The program relies on campus community members or “CARE Connectors" (e.g. academic advisors, coaches, residence life staff ) to help connect students who may be facing difficulties, either academically or personally, to resources and support services. 
  • Connex Ontario
    • 1-866-531-2600
    • About | Mental Health & Addiction Services | Connex Ontario
    • Connex Ontario provides over-the-phone Mental Health, Addiction and Gambling support services for people in Ontario. Connex offers contact information for mental health and addictions services or supports that meet the callers' specific needs. Connex providers listen and offer support and provide strategies to help people meet their goals. Finally, Connex provides basic information about gambling, drugs, alcohol, or mental health problems.
  • Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK)
    • 613-544-1771
    • Home | Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK) | Kingston, Ontario
    • Crisis: 6pm-2am
    • Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK) is a confidential, anonymous, non-judgmental, and volunteer-based listening service. We aim to meet the needs of the KFL&A community. We achieve this by creating an empathetic and safe environment on our listening line and during outreach events.
  • Talk Suicide Canada (Mental Health Support for Marginalized Communities and Allies)
    • The Talk Suicide partnership | Talk Suicide Canada
    • Talk Suicide Canada is a joint initiative, with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Crisis Services Canada, and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) National as founding partners in order to support Canadian residents with experiences in mental health.
  • Healing in Colour
    • Healing in Colour
    • Healing in Colour is a mental health resource for BIPOC, finding a therapist who understands our lived experiences can feel next to impossible. Healing in Colour strives to make that search easier. They offer a directory of BIPOC therapists who are committed to supporting BIPOC— in all their intersections.
  • Asian Mental health Collective
  • Hope for Wellness Indigenous Helpline
    • 1-(855)-242-3310
    • Home - Hope for Wellness Helpline
    • The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available to all Indigenous people across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors are reachable by telephone and online ‘chat’ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Both telephone and online chat services are available in English and French. Telephone support is also available upon request in: Cree, Ojibway (Anishinaabemowin), Inuktitut. (Note: Supports in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut are not available 24/7, so you may need to call in to find out the next time that a language-speaker will be available.)
  • Good2Talk  
    • https://good2talk.ca/faq/ 
    • Good2Talk can support students through a wide range of issues that may be impacting their mental health and well-being, including depression, anxiety, substance use, academic stress, personal or family relationships, loneliness, identity, financial concerns and other challenges.
  • Counselling Services to First Nations  
    • 1(855)-339-1666 
    • https://www.firstnationscounselling.com/contact-us 
    • First Nations Counselling Portal Ontario & British Columbia promotes culturally immersive support and access to Psychotherapy and Counselling Services across Ontario and BC. Online services are by appointment only. **All Fees are COVERED 
  • Empower Me/ CONSOLE 
  • South East Health Line
    • South East Health Line
    • Community mental health programs provide a variety of services to help support people who have ongoing mental health issues living in the community. Services offered include information and referral, case management, housing supports, rehabilitation, employment assistance, counselling, support groups and social and recreational opportunities, and peer support services for consumers and survivors.

 

Financial  

  • Provincial Government financial Support (OSAP)
    • How to apply for OSAP | ontario.ca
    • OSAP stands for Ontario Student Assistance Program and is a financial aid program that can help you pay for college or university in Ontario. OSAP offers funding through grants (money you don’t have to pay back) and a student loan (money you need to repay once you’re done school). 
  • Queen's Financial Aid
  • Student-Athlete Specific Financial Aid
  • QMed financial Support (Ryan Bennett)
    • Ryan.bennett@queensu.ca
    • 613-533-6000 ext. 75334
    • Q Sports Medicine offers financial compensation to clients on a case-by-case basis.

 

Academic  

  • Student Academic Success Services (SASS)

 

Sexuality/Gender  

  • Yellow House
    • Home | Yellow House (queensu.ca)
    • Yellow House is committed to creating a comfortable and accountable space for students who identify as Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and/or as People of Colour (QTBIPoC) to feel safe, to create community, to be empowered, to celebrate their identity and to flourish. They seek to engage students in initiatives that actively dismantle oppressive, racist and colonial ideologies and practices.
  • Queen's Ban Righ Centre
    • Ban Righ Centre | Queen's University (queensu.ca)
    • The Ban Righ Centre assists women-identified students of all ages, especially those who are returning to university after a time away to continue formal or informal education. The Centre is located on campus and is a hub of campus life for mature women students and mothers from diverse backgrounds, through which they can become part of a community of peers.  
      • Offers student advising, financial assistance, practical and personal support 
      • Promotes university resources (intellectual, scholastic, cultural, recreational) 
      • Facilitates the participation of women in campus functions 
      • Advocates on behalf of mature women students and student mothers 
      • Brings staff, faculty, and students together in an environment which encourages mutuality and equality 
      • Provides a continuing education program of speakers and visiting scholars open to the broader community 
  • Sexual Health Resource Centre
    • https://www.facebook.com/shrckingston/
    • (613) 533-2959
    • www.shrckingston.org
    • The Sexual Health Resource Centre is a confidential, non-judgmental, sex positive, pro-choice, queer positive, non-heterosexist and feminist information and referral service for questions regarding sex, sexuality and sexual health.  We also offer the sale of at-cost safer sex products and toys.  Our centre is staffed by trained volunteers who are knowledgeable about the products we sell and respond to client inquiries made in person or by telephone.
  • Trans Families Kingston
    • https://transfamilykingston.com/
    • https://www.facebook.com/groups/TFamYGK
    • TransFamily Kingston was started in 2012 by a few people looking for the support of others who shared similar experiences.  It has continued to grow and evolve dynamically.  TransFamily Kingston embraces and accepts anyone on the (trans)gender spectrum and any family members searching for support or more information.  We provide a safe and all-inclusive environment for group meetings, discussions, and sharing of experiences.
  • Education on Queer Issues Project (Equip)
    • https://www.facebook.com/equipqueens
    • equip@ams.queensu.ca
    • EQuIP is a student-run, education based, LGBTQ+ initiative at Queen's University. Some of their work includes holding weekly discussions on relevant topics/issues, organizing social and political events, and doing out-reach work (i.e. educational campaigns). They are located in the John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC), room 342, and work as an inclusive space where folks can meet and get resources. 
  • Transgender Health Clinic
    • https://kchc.ca/weller-avenue/transgender-health-care/
    • transhealth@kchc.ca
    • 613 542 2949 ext. 1166
    • Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC) is proud to be the site of the Transgender Health Program for the Southeast region of Ontario. This program assumes the referral process and coordination of care for patients seeking gender affirming medical care, and is staffed by a full-time Nurse Practitioner and a full-time Social Worker. Services offered include Therapeutic management, Hormone therapy, Surgical planning visits, Community resource navigation, Social transition support, Counselling. The KCHC Transgender Program provides inclusive medical care and support to help patients identify and achieve their transition goals.  
  • LGBT Youth Hotline
    • Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line
    • LGBT YouthLine is a *2SLGBTQ+ youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario. They provide anonymous peer support and referrals, train youth to provide support to other youth and provide resources so youth can make informed decisions.
  • Gender Inclusive Language Toolkit
  • Awaken
  • Sexual Assault/Trauma Centre Kingston
    • www.SACkingston.com
    • Sexual Assault Centre Kingston is a not-for-profit organization providing free, confidential, non-judgmental support for all survivors 12+ regardless of gender or identity of recent and/or historic sexual violence in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) since 1978.

 

Racialized  

  • Yellow House
    • Home | Yellow House (queensu.ca)
    • Yellow House is committed to creating a comfortable and accountable space for students who identify as Queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and/or as People of Colour (QTBIPoC) to feel safe, to create community, to be empowered, to celebrate their identity and to flourish. They seek to engage students in initiatives that actively dismantle oppressive, racist and colonial ideologies and practices.
  • Talk Suicide Canada (Mental Health Support for Marginalized Communities and Allies)
  • Healing in Colour
    • Healing in Colour
    • Healing in Colour is a mental health resource for BIPOC, finding a therapist who understands our lived experiences can feel next to impossible. Healing in Colour strives to make that search easier. They offer a directory of BIPOC therapists who are committed to supporting BIPOC— in all their intersections.
  • Asian Mental Health Collective
  • Hope for Wellness Indigenous Helpline
    • Home - Hope for Wellness Helpline
    • 1-(855)-242-3310
    • The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available to all Indigenous people across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors are reachable by telephone and online ‘chat’ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Both telephone and online chat services are available in English and French. Telephone support is also available upon request in: Cree, Ojibway (Anishinaabemowin), Inuktitut. (Note: Supports in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut are not available 24/7, so you may need to call in to find out the next time that a language-speaker will be available.)
  • Campus & Community Anti-Racism Support  
  • Counselling Services to First Nations  
    • 1(855)-339-1666 
    • https://www.firstnationscounselling.com/contact-us 
    • First Nations Counselling Portal Ontario & British Columbia promotes culturally immersive support and access to Psychotherapy and Counselling Services across Ontario and BC. Online services are by appointment only. **All Fees are COVERED 
  • Black Canadian National Survey 

 

Faith/Spirituality 

  • Faith and Spiritual Life
    • Chaplain@queensu.ca
    • 613-533-2186
    • Faith and Spiritual Life | Queen's University (queensu.ca)
    • Faith and Spiritual Life offers multi-faith, non-judgmental support for religious, spiritual, personal, and financial problems, concerns or crises. As part of Student Affairs, Faith and Spiritual Life strives to facilitate a welcoming, peaceful, and safe space. Chaplains can also provide support, ceremonial services, interfaith community development and spiritual support to students, faculty, and staff. We are faith-positive, spirituality-positive, and queer-positive. We respect and advocate for both freedom of, and freedom from, religion. 

 

Education  

 

Action/Participation (Community Support)