Study Community Crisis and Suicide Response part-time
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Lead with compassion and care. Support individuals and communities with trauma-informed responses to community crisis and suicide.
Please refer to the Community Crisis and Suicide Response program page for all of the main details, including admissions requirements.
Program information
Program description
Canada’s first post-secondary program in community safety and wellbeing that specializes in community crisis and suicide response.
Drawing on innovative and emerging community-led crisis models and public health strategies, students explore community-led approaches that elevate the standard of care in community crisis and suicide response.
Using a trauma-informed, decolonial, and anti-oppressive framework, students gain knowledge and skills required to assess, intervene, and support individuals, families, and communities in crisis. Students are informed on culturally responsive approaches from authentic voices, particularly those from Black, racialized, Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
Students apply evidence-based strategies, and utilize experiential learning, including use of simulation to develop a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of community crisis and suicide response and how to navigate the mental health, addiction, and justice systems.
Review program admission requirements and information about career opportunities.
Course information
Course offerings and equivalents
Currently available courses are linked below.
How to apply to the part-time Community Crisis and Suicide Response program
Apply online through ontariocolleges.ca
- Make sure you meet program admission requirements
- Complete an online application using the Ontario College Application Service (OCAS) using the part-time program code
- When registration opens, select the course(s) from the program webpage course listing and follow the prompt steps to register and pay
Need help with your application?
Watch a video tutorial
- Watch a tutorial video to learn how to apply with the online application
Contact the Office of the Registrar
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Finance and fees
As a part-time student, you may be eligible for OSAP funding, depending on the number of courses you take per semester.
For more information about OSAP, including eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit the OSAP/financial aid webpage.
As a part-time student, you can take one to three courses per semester, paying on a course-by-course basis.
For course fee information, select a course from the course information section of this page.
Online learning
These courses are offered through OntarioLearn. Visit the OntarioLearn webpage to learn more.
OntarioLearn courses are set up as equivalents to the Georgian courses. You can choose to take the ODE courses or the Georgian courses.
When a Georgian course isn’t available to be delivered online, we’ve listed an OntarioLearn course in the delivery schedule. The majority of the Georgian courses have ODE equivalents set up. You can choose to take either course.
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)
Previous postsecondary education: If you’ve completed courses, or some or all of a program, at another accredited postsecondary institution, you may be able to transfer all or some of your courses into a related program at Georgian.
Relevant work or life experience: If you have relevant work and/or life experience that relates to your program(s) of interest at Georgian, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is an academic credit option.
To learn more about transfer credit and PLAR, visit the Credit for Prior Learning webpage.
Do you have questions about studying Community Crisis and Suicide Response part-time?
Questions about the program?
Continuing Education
- Questions about the program or need help with registration? Complete our online form to connect with the Continuing Education team