EFAP is available 24/7. This wellness program can be accessed through the Internet at the link above, or by downloading the Homewood Health App on your smart phone, or by calling 1-800- 663-1142. Usage is 100% confidential.

Visit the link above to gain access to various Wellness Modules to help maximize good mental health and well-being so you feel your best.

This toolkit offers practical resources that may assist you in responding to the current situation in a way that will support your psychological health.

The Key Person Advice Line gives you, the manager, supervisor, owner or union representative the opportunity to contact a Homewood Health senior level clinician at any time for immediate just-in-time consultation should a situation arise in the workplace that could benefit from professional input.

Stress Strategies looks at stress as a problem that can be addressed solved, or at least improved, using practical problem-solving methods. Visit the link above for more information.

Learn about resources available to students on campus and in the community.

The Assaulted Women’s Helpline is a free, anonymous and confidential telephone and TTY crisis telephone line to all women in the province of Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse.

We provide crisis counselling, safety planning, emotional support, information and referrals accessible 24/7/365.

1.866.863.0511
TTY: 1.866.863.7868

The goal of COAST is to provide 24 hour crisis services to individuals with serious mental health issues and are in crisis. The COAST team provides assessment, treatment, support and referral for people experiencing crisis (905-972-8338).

Good2Talk is a free, confidential helpline providing professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being to post-secondary students in Ontario 24/7/365.

Their 24 Hour Helpline is: 1-866-925-5454

The Distress Centre Halton provides telephone and online support to people in the community to better cope with crisis, loneliness, and emotional stress.

Oakville:  905-849-4541; Burlington: 905-681-1488: North Halton: 905-877-1211

SACHA provides confidential, anonymous 24-hour nonjudgmental telephone support for adults who have experienced sexual violence at any point in their lives; will provide accompaniment to hospital or police station for survivors wishing to seek medical attention or report; counselling services and public education.

Call: 905-525-4162

211 Ontario’s website provides a gateway to community, social, non-clinical health and related government services.  211 helps to navigate the complex network of human services quickly and easily, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 100 languages.

Equity and Inclusion Office
Mailing address:
1280 Main Street West
University Hall, Room 104
Hamilton, Ontario
L8S 4S4

Contact
905-525-9140 ext. 27581
Email: equity@mcmaster.ca

The Faculty of Health Sciences is committed to the development and implementation of a comprehensive, ‘whole-of-Faculty’ Indigenous health initiative that reflects the principles and values of a reconciliation based approach as documented by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

View Facebook Training Modules: Managing Unconscious Bias

"These videos are designed to help us recognize our biases so we can
reduce their negative effects in the workplace. Surfacing and countering
unconscious bias is an essential step towards becoming the people and
companies we want to be."

This animation and briefing on unconscious bias adapted by Professor Uta Frith DBE FBA FMedSci FRS introduces the key concepts and current academic research around unconscious bias with the aim of alerting Royal Society selection and appointment panel members to potential biases that can arise when making judgments or decisions. 

A brief whiteboard video to learn more about issues of EDI in Academy. Understanding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Academy by Dr. Sonia Anand