Health and Wellness Access for Students Living Outside of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
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 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, there are Health and Wellness services available to you through the U of A. 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 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ |
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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