Student Support and Resources

Queen's students can access the following support resources as needed.

Local Supports and Resources

• Get help now – Urgent, emergency and 24/7 resources
• Kingston-area after hours supports

Human Rights Advising and Supports

• Queen’s Human Rights Advisory Services - Human Rights Advisory Services provides advice to Queen’s community members concerning human rights issues arising at Queen’s and advocates for human rights practices and policies that respond to the needs of Queen’s equity-seeking communities.

• IN-SIGHT is an anonymous harassment, discrimination, or bias/hate incident submission form which allows members of the Queen's community to submit incidents of harassment, discrimination, hate, and violence targeting personal characteristics protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code (e.g., race, religion, sexual orientation, disability) which have been experienced or witnessed.

  The purpose of IN-SIGHT is to gather anonymized aggregate statistical information about incidents occurring on/off campus. The platform offers a way for Queen’s community members (students, staff, faculty etc) to anonymously share information about harassment, discrimination, or bias/hate concerns so that the information can be used to identify systemic trends.

Mental Health Supports

• Empower Me! – Free 24/7 mental health support
• Therapy Assistance Online - TAO is an online, mobile friendly library of engaging, interactive pathways that promote wellness and can help you bounce back from challenging times.
• Mental Health Services, Queen’s Student Wellness Services: Ask for an appointment with a counsellor

Peer Supports

• AMS Peer Support - The PSC provides all AMS undergraduate students with confidential, non-judgmental, empathetic, peer-based support, including resource referrals and assistance.

Sexual Violence Prevention and Response

Queen’s University is committed to providing non-judgmental sexual violence support and response.

• Contact Barb Lotan, the Queen’s University Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator. Barb can provide information and to review your options with you.
• Get Help Now - Queen’s Sexual Violence Prevention and Response
• Mental Health Services, Queen’s Student Wellness Services: Ask for an appointment with a counsellor; indicate it is a crisis related to sexual assault. 613-533-2506 Email: counselling.services@queensu.ca
• Sexual Assault Centre Kingston - Call 613-544-6424 crisis line operates 24/7
• Sexual Health Resource Centre - – a confidential, non-judgmental, feminist, queer positive, pro-choice, sex positive and non-heterosexist information and referral service. Located in room 223 in the JDUC. Call 613-533-2959. Email info@shrckingston.org

Supports for BIPoC Students

• Queen's University Student Wellness Services; Contact Cross-Cultural Counsellor, Dr. Arunima Khanna 613-533-6000 ext. 75774
• Yellow House - Yellow House is a safe, comfortable and accountable space for queer, racialized and marginalized students to create community, to feel empowered, to empower others, to celebrate and to honour their histories. We seek to engage students in initiatives that actively dismantle oppressive, racist and colonial ideologies and practices.
  Community Care - resources that support wellbeing and community building opportunities for BIPoC students in the face of racism and bigotry.
• BIPoC Talk - providing peer-to-peer support for self-identified BIPOC students on-campus 
• Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre
  For general support, email 4direct@queensu.ca
  For mental health support contact Lisa Doxtator (Cultural Counsellor at Four Directions) at lmd9@queensu.ca