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Â鶹AV Institutional Resources:

General Security & Safety:

• Emergency Numbers for Campus Security: provides locations for public phones that connect you to the Â鶹AV Emergency Services. Please call 911 first for ambulance, police, or fire before calling Campus security. Then, call Security Services who will coordinate with emergency responders.
• Night Route Maps: maps that highlight the recommended route for navigation in the Â鶹AV campuses during night time.

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Academic

• : helpful guide for undergraduate students on their rights regarding courses, assessments, and accommodations.
• Graduate Student Handbook (EPS): helpful guidebook for graduate students of EPS covering topics like registration, finances, departmental clubs and other resources.

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Sexual Violence:

• Office of Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education (OSVRSE): provides confidential, non-judgmental and non-directional support to those who have been impacted by sexual or gender-based violence.
• : volunteer-run organization committed to supporting survivors of sexual assault and their allies through direct support, advocacy, and outreach.
• Sexual Violence Education Program: mandatory online sexual violence education program for the entire Â鶹AV Community designed to increase awareness of sexual violence and help shift campus culture to one of respect and consent.
• : resources available for survivors, supporters & witnesses and additional information about the .
• :Ìýlist of information concerning campus sexual violence as well as the Â鶹AV and community resources available.

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Reporting Harassment, Discrimination, and Sexual Violence:

• The Office for Mediation and Reporting (OMR):ÌýÂ鶹AV Office responsible for reporting under the Policy on Harassment and Discrimination and the Policy against Sexual Violence. You can book a consultation with the OMR at the link above to discuss the reporting process and/or file a report.

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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Resources at Â鶹AV:

• Equity at Â鶹AV: Â鶹AV office responsible for implementing EDI policies across the University.
• EDI In Research: resource page for integrating EDI in research.
• Anti Racism Resources: anti-racism resources with sub links to confront anti-Asian and anti-Black racism within and outside of Â鶹AV.
• Â鶹AV Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion strategic plan (2020-2025): developed by the equity team in the Office of the Provost & Vice-Principal (Academic). French version linked here.
• The Â鶹AV CRC Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan: Â鶹AV’s efforts to ensure that prestigious Canada Research Chair positions are awarded equitably.
• Â鶹AV Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (EDIC): a joint standing committee of Â鶹AV’s Senate and the Board of Governors, constituted under the authority of, and accountable to, these two governance bodies. The EDIC has principal responsibility for reviewing the University’s progress in relation to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and advising on measures required to uphold its EDI commitments.
• Student Census: data from the Student Census allows for better understanding of the composition of Â鶹AV’s student body so that Â鶹AV can identify and adapt Strategic Enrolment Plan to address identified areas of underrepresentation and to assess our efforts to enroll and support students in line with the Final Report of the Provost’s Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education, Â鶹AV’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan 2020-2025, and Â鶹AV’s Action Plan to Address Anti Black Racism.
• Parental Leave: Â鶹AV policies detailing parental leave for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are supported by different funding agencies.
• : Student-driven initiative at Redpath Museum to provide diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine fields.
• : Form for students to report violations of .
• : Student-led research on best practices in university governance.

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Health Resources:

• Student Wellness Hub: Provides a range of health services to support student’s mental and physical health. The Hub also offers laboratory services and therapy groups.
• : Free, unlimited mental health counselling service that specializes in student mental health support that is available 24/7/365 through the Keep.me SAFE app.
• : This document provides a lot of relevant information, including PGSS Health and Dental Plan for postdoctoral fellows. However, these resources are applicable to postdocs who are covered by the PGSS membership. Please check-in with the student affairs coordinator to know if you are covered under the PGSS membership before using these resources.
• Local Wellness Advisor: Trained mental health clinicians embedded within faculties and services to orient and connect you with appropriate support resources (on-campus or off-campus) for case-to-case situations. Advisors for the Faculty of Science is Fanny Gutierrez-Meyers and for Graduate students is Devon Simpson. For International students, the advisor is Jos Porter and for 2SLGBTQIA+, the advisor is Margot Nossal.
• : Student-run service offered by Students Society of Â鶹AV providing free, one-on-one, confidential, and non-judgmental peer support and resource referral to all Â鶹AV students.

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Financial Aid Resources:

• Â鶹AV Scholarships and Student Aid: Part of Â鶹AV Student services that offers resources and advice for money-related matters such as paying for tuition, effective budgeting, and scholarship/aid opportunities.
• EPS Graduate Funding Guidelines: Webpage outlining guidelines for departmental funding of graduate student stipends, including students with internal and external awards.
• Graduate Student Handbook for EPS: This amazing handbook covers all topics that help a graduate student navigate within EPS academically. For a breakdown of the funding package, refer to Section 10 (pp: 26-33) of this handbook.
• Frugal Budget Cheat Sheet: Handy cheat sheet that offers budgeting tips and lists out all the places near Â鶹AV campuses that offers discounted/free services for Â鶹AV students. Prepared and updated yearly by Â鶹AV Scholarships and Student Aid office.
• Graduate Funding (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies): This webpage lists all kinds of additional funding opportunities available to graduates and postdocs at Â鶹AV. They also list specific workshops that is tailored to application preparation for some of the larger scholarship programs (NSERC, Vanier, FRQNT).

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Â鶹AV Offices:

• Student Accessibility and Achievement: Helps Â鶹AV’s diverse student body achieve their academic goals and overcome barriers by providing not only accommodations for students with documented disabilities but also additional learner support for students facing barriers in university.
• Ombudsperson: Offers confidential, informal, independent, and impartial dispute resolution services to all members of the student community by providing information, advice, intervention and referrals.
• Office of the Dean of Students: Oversees students’ rights and responsibility, academic integrity, academic advising, student disciplinary process, and student recognition.
• International Student Services: Provides non-academic services and resources to international undergraduate, graduate, visiting and exchange students. They also handle all queries related to the International Health Insurance Plan.
• Â鶹AV Abroad: Provides all resources related to travel (student exchange, international fieldwork, conferences, field research, internships, study away programs) for Â鶹AV students at all levels of study. Also offers services to students visiting Â鶹AV.

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Â鶹AV Community Resources

• Indigenous support: Equity Office at Â鶹AV provides all the information and services aimed at supporting Indigenous students at Â鶹AV.
• First Peoples’ House: Provides a sense of community and a voice to Indigenous students who have left their home in order to pursue higher education.
• Â鶹AV Sexual Identity Center (MUSIC): Provides specialized mental health care to individuals, couples, and families with sexual orientation and gender identity issues.
• Â鶹AV Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (MORSL): Provides multi-faith resources and programming for the religious and spiritual well-being of students.
• Black Student’s Network of Â鶹AV: Service provided through SSMU that is open to all students offering social and political events by and for Black Students in addition to hosting discussions and providing mentoring and resources.
• : Non-profit, student-run, bilingual and free legal information service that provides legal information, referrals, and community services to Â鶹AV and Montreal communities, with a commitment to meet the needs of marginalized groups. The volunteers do not provide legal advice. They only provide information.
• : A confidential, anonymous, and non-judgmental listening service run by Â鶹AV students with the aim to provide the community with non-professional support in all kinds of situations, including information, guidance during a crisis, or an empathetic space to share your experiences and emotions. English service only.

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Support outside of Â鶹AV:

• : Resource center and shelter for First Nations, Inuit & Métis (Aboriginal) women & children. Number: 1-866-403-4688
• : Helpline & support center for victims of intimate partner violence. Number: 1-800-363-9010, 24/7 availability
• : If you need to consult a nurse for medical emergencies. Number: 811
• : Allows residents of Montreal to access municipal services. Number: 311
• : Housing resource center. Number: 514-934-4546. Availability: Wed-Fri, 9am-5pm
• : Concerned with issues of sexual and gender diversity. Number: 1-888-505-1010, 24/7 availability
• : Helpline for victims of sexual violence. Number: 1-888-933-9007, 24/7 availability
• : Helpline and support center staffed solely by members of the trans identity spectrum. Number: 1-855-909-9038 #1, 24/7 availability
• : Suicide Prevention Hotline. Number: 1-866-277-3553, 24/7 availability
• : Connects callers to social and community services near you. Number: 211
• : Provides support, information and referrals to anyone worried about their use of drugs, alcohol, and/or medication as well as to their loved ones. Number: 514-527-2626, 24/7 availability