How to Access a Mental Health Professional:

Registered Dawson students can make an appointment to see a mental health professional by emailing: mentalhealth@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

This email is monitored daily during regular business hours.

If you are seeking support related to sexual violence, please email: svrt@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

Dawson Student Assistance Program (DSAP)

Would you like to access free, confidential, and ongoing counselling sessions with very little delay?

All students enrolled at Dawson College can access the Dawson Student Assistance Program 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling 1-844-451-9700. If you are outside of Canada or the United States call 001-416-380-6578.

This program, offered through the GuardMe Student Support Program,, provides Dawson students with free telephone, video or in-person appointments in 140+ languages. All sessions are confidential (within limits of the law.)

WAYS TO CONNECT

Mobile App

Download the free TELUS Health Student Support App .

Through the app, you can browse useful health and wellbeing resources such as articles, infographics, podcasts, self-directed assessments, and virtual fitness sessions. You can start a chat session or call in directly and request to speak with a counsellor. The TELUS Health Student Support app and chat function is available in Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French and English.

Search TELUS Health Student Support app from either the Apple App Store or Google Play, download the app and get started.

Web  

If you don’t have access to a smartphone or tablet, you can still access chat support and self-help resources online at https://www.gmssp.org/

Telephone

You can receive phone support anytime of the day by calling:

1-844-451-9700 from anywhere in Canada and the United States.

Anywhere else in the world, call 001-416-380-6578.

There are three options for making a call to GuardMe outside of Canada or the United States.

Option 1: Make an international call from your phone.

You can always ask the intake coordinator to call you back so that you do not incur international charges.

Option 2: Call collect or reverse charge call.

Please follow the specific calling instructions in your country. All international calls are live answered calls so we can accept any related charges.

Option 3: Call via Wi-Fi connection.

Call using Wi-Fi via a Wi-Fi enabled phone.

To learn more about this program, please visit: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/counselling/dawson-student-assistance-program-dsap/

Feel like sharing your experience with the Dawson Student Assistance Program? Don’t hesitate to let us know what you think at mentalhealth@dawsoncollege.qc.ca