COPE: A Student Mental Health Initiative

COPE: A Student Mental Health Initiative COPE is a student organization dedicated to alleviating mental health stigma by raising awareness, as well as providing education and referrals.

COPE is a student organization at McMaster University dedicated to stomping out the stigma associated with mental health. It was founded in September 2008 by a group of students looking to make a difference. What started from humble beginnings is now one of the most active clubs at McMaster with plenty of opportunities for members to get involved with mental health issues on campus and in the community. We believe that reducing mental health stigma, those with mental illness will feel more comfortable speaking about their experiences and seeking help. By normalizing mental health and emphasizing its importance, we can all help improve access to mental health services and the services themselves. Thus, COPE aims to reduce stigma by:

1) Raising awareness
2) Educating the community
3) Providing appropriate referrals

For more information, please visit our website (www.copex.weebly.com) or contact us in one of the following ways:

1) Facebook message
2) E-mail: cope@mcmaster.ca
3) Twitter:
4) Tumblr: copemcmaster
5) Instagram:

Hi everyone! It's that time of year again! ... 🌟Executive applications (2022-2023) are now OPEN!! 🌟You can complete your...
04/19/2022

Hi everyone! It's that time of year again! ...
🌟Executive applications (2022-2023) are now OPEN!! 🌟
You can complete your application by filling out the google form in our BIO!! We have new positions and exciting things planned for the year, so don’t miss your chance to join our team!
Applications close on Monday, May 2nd. We can't wait to get started on a new year of COPE!

COPE-ing with Stress: Day 3 The word “burnout” gets thrown around a lot this time of year… let’s talk about it! Our even...
03/31/2022

COPE-ing with Stress: Day 3
The word “burnout” gets thrown around a lot this time of year… let’s talk about it! Our events sub-committee has done some research and wanted to share the top tips for dealing with burnout with all of you

03/30/2022

COPE-ing with Stress: Day 2
We are excited to share our special guest Dr. Cadieux’s experience with burnout!

COPE-ing with Stress - Day 1: Life after COVID has come with unique challenges. The events subcommittee did some researc...
03/29/2022

COPE-ing with Stress - Day 1: Life after COVID has come with unique challenges. The events subcommittee did some research and curated some tips and resources to help you through this adjustment period. Remember: You are not alone 💙

02/22/2022

Hello everyone! If you guessed Dr. Savelli, you are correct! Professor Savelli will be CopeIRL’s first special guest for the podcast! Stay tuned for the podcast release 👀

02/19/2022

Introducing cope's VERY FIRST podcast trailer! Join us on Spotify to see our coming episodes!!

Transcription of post:

(Music~)

Caterina: “Alright what is going on everyone, welcome, welcome welcome to cope’s very first podcast, cope IRL. Where we will be having conversations that you wouldn’t typically have in a classroom setting or university classroom setting. For those of you who are new here, or new to cope, cope is a McMaster club and we basically aim for mental health advocacy and we just want to connect McMaster students together. On the basis of that, we are all students and all go through similar struggles, a lot are unique and similar between the two. We want to connect everyone and promote positive well being, and that is why we are here!”

INTRODUCING… The Cope IRL PODCAST! A new Cope McMaster initiative where we will deep dive into different aspects of ment...
02/14/2022

INTRODUCING… The Cope IRL PODCAST! A new Cope McMaster initiative where we will deep dive into different aspects of mental health with our guests including McMaster professors, researchers, psychotherapists, and others! Stay tuned for our first episode with a VERY special guest. 😉 Happy Monday everyone ❤️

INTRODUCING… The Cope IRL PODCAST! A new Cope McMaster initiative where we will deep dive into different aspects of ment...
02/14/2022

INTRODUCING… The Cope IRL PODCAST! A new Cope McMaster initiative where we will deep dive into different aspects of mental health with our guests, including McMaster professors, researchers, psychotherapists, and others! Stay tuned for our first episode with a VERY special guest. 😉 Happy Monday everyone ❤️

Covid has definitely taken its toll on a lot of us! Don’t let your mental health loose it’s priority and make sure you’r...
01/25/2022

Covid has definitely taken its toll on a lot of us! Don’t let your mental health loose it’s priority and make sure you’re encouraging yourself to find healthy ways to cope with new stressors that come from remote learning!🤍

Big thanks to ._ahmad and for this Infographic!!

(For references please refer to our website)

COPE is excited to announce that our Knowledge Translation Committee (KTC) applications for the 2022 Winter semester ar...
01/18/2022

COPE is excited to announce that our Knowledge Translation Committee (KTC) applications for the 2022 Winter semester are now open! To apply, use the link attached in our bio!
Applications close January 26th at 11:59PM !! We’re looking forward to reading all of your applications and if you have any questions shoot us a DM!

Have you taken the time to practice self-care during this exam season? It’s so important to be loving and compassionate ...
12/17/2021

Have you taken the time to practice self-care during this exam season? It’s so important to be loving and compassionate to yourself, especially this time of year.

It’s not too late to join our raffle! Show us how you’re practicing self-care to enter in a chance to win a $20 gift card from the select options above! 👆

With Exam Season here, we want to see how you COPE with exam stress! From now until December 22nd, tag us in a photo of ...
12/13/2021

With Exam Season here, we want to see how you COPE with exam stress! From now until December 22nd, tag us in a photo of you doing what you do for self-care during exams and be entered to win!! Good luck mauarders, we got this!!

11/27/2021

Happy Saturday! We hope that you’re all taking your well-deserved rest this weekend. Next week on Thursday, December 2nd (it’s December already???) we will be hosting back-to-back peer-led mindful meditation sessions for mcmaster students (and your friends!). We’re hoping that this session can help students relax during this stressful period in the school year! No registration necessary, zoom link can be found in our bio 😊

Happy Friday! Today is the last day of our Mental Health Campaign, Day 4: Mythbusting Mood Disorders. This campaign has ...
11/26/2021

Happy Friday! Today is the last day of our Mental Health Campaign, Day 4: Mythbusting Mood Disorders. This campaign has been an effort to not only bring awareness to mental health disorders but to destigmatize the way society looks at them. We hope that our informative posts have allowed you to look at mental health in a new light. Again, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns about todays post. Support resources are included at the end! Have a great weekend everyone 💓

Happy Thursday! Today is Mental Health Campaign Day 3: Mythbusting Substance Use Disorders. We hope that you’ve been abl...
11/25/2021

Happy Thursday! Today is Mental Health Campaign Day 3: Mythbusting Substance Use Disorders. We hope that you’ve been able to follow the rest of our campaign posts throughout the week where we try to address the stigma surrounding these disorders. Again, please feel reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns about the campaign! Local resources are included at the end for anyone in need. Have a great day☀️

Happy Wednesday! Mental Health Campaign Day 2: Mythbusting Eating Disorders. Today our focus is on using appropriate res...
11/24/2021

Happy Wednesday! Mental Health Campaign Day 2: Mythbusting Eating Disorders. Today our focus is on using appropriate resources to go over misconceptions and diminish the stigma surrounding eating disorders. Reach out to anyone on our team if you have questions or concerns about the campaign! ☺️

Happy Tuesday! Mental Health Campaign Day 1: Mythbusting OCD Reach out to anyone on our team if you have any further que...
11/23/2021

Happy Tuesday! Mental Health Campaign Day 1: Mythbusting OCD Reach out to anyone on our team if you have any further questions of concerns! ☺️

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