Help Students During the Shutdown: Suggested OOO Message

As you prepare for the break, consider using our standardized message in your Outlook email auto-response to provide students and others with emergency, telemedicine contacts, and resources for mental health support.   
 
St. Lawrence College will close from December 21 to January 3 and reopen on Thursday, January 4, 2024. Automated processes will continue, and students will have access to Blackboard and slc.me.  
 
Emergency Information  
Campus security can be reached at 613.544.5400 ext. 5555.  
If you are experiencing an urgent or life-threatening emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.  
If you have experienced sexual assault or violence, find help at www.stlawrencecollege.ca/sexualviolence  
  
Telehealth Resources 

• TeleHealth Ontario: Call 1.866.797.0000 toll-free for confidential access to a registered nurse 24 hours a day. 
• MobileDOCTOR by guard.me: International students can access online doctor visits anytime, anywhere, with your visit billed directly to guard.me. Sign up at guard.me/mobiledoctor. 

Mental Health Support  

If you or someone you know needs mental health support over the break, the following resources are free, confidential, and can be accessed any time.  

• Good2Talk: A free, confidential crisis line for post-secondary students in Ontario, available 24/7/365. Call 1-866-925-5454 to receive professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being.  
• Crisis Text Line: A free, confidential texting service, available 24/7/365, powered by Kids Help Phone. Text GOOD2TALKON to 686868 to be connected to a trained volunteer Crisis Responder who is there to listen and support students with any issue they’re facing.  
• Wellness Together Canada provides access to free, live counselling and free mental health and substance use support. Services are completely private and confidential and available 24/7 to people in Canada and Canadians abroad. Call 1-866-585-0445 or 1-855-242-3310  (Indigenous Peoples) or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) to connect with a trained crisis responder for support. 
• Talk Suicide Canada: Text 45645 from 4pm to midnight or call 1.833.456.4566  24/7/365. 
• Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• WeConnect offers free and confidential 24/7 online counselling service for our domestic students. Call 1.888.377.0002.  

An extensive list of crisis support and wellness resources at are found here.


International students should contact: 

New Student Arrivals at newstudentarrivals@sl.on.ca for information about travel, immigration, coming to Canada, etc.  

24/7 iCent Chat Support, available in the iCent app, for immediate answers to your questions about academics, timetables, slc.me, and more.  
 
keep.meSAFE by guard.me: Immediate and free, confidential support for international students, accessible anywhere in the world at any time of day or night. Speak with counsellors that understand your culture and speak your preferred language. Students outside of Canada and the USA: call 001-416-380-6578. Students in Canada and the USA: call 1-844-451-9700. Or download the "MySSP" app to chat.