{"id":34524,"date":"2022-10-03T16:49:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T20:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/?p=34524"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:11:00","slug":"support-for-carleton-community-members-affected-by-current-events-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/2022\/support-for-carleton-community-members-affected-by-current-events-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for Carleton Community Members Affected by Current Events in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Support for Carleton Community Members Affected by Current Events in Iran\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p class=\"xxmsonormal\">Together with the entire&nbsp;Carleton&nbsp;Community, the International Student Services Office (ISSO) is offering our&nbsp;support&nbsp;to students who may be affected by current events in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"xxmsonormal\">Whether you are living in Ottawa or abroad, significant events happening at home can be overwhelming and distressing. You may feel as though you need additional support in the coming days. Please know that the staff in the International Student Services Office (ISSO) and across Carleton University are here to support you and connect you with resources you may need at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"support-for-students-in-canada\" class=\"wp-block-heading xxmsonormal\"><b>Support&nbsp;for&nbsp;Students in Canada<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All students currently in Canada who require counselling\u00a0support\u00a0can contact\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/wellness.carleton.ca\/counselling\/\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/wellness.carleton.ca\/counselling\/\">Counselling Services<\/a>\u00a0to make an appointment with a member of their counselling team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Undergraduate<\/b>\u00a0<b>Students<\/b>\u00a0can also take advantage of\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/services\/empower-me-counselling-services\/\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/services\/empower-me-counselling-services\/\">Empower Me\u00a0<\/a>for\u00a0free, confidential, 24\/7 counselling\u00a0support\u00a0with qualified counselors in the\u00a0community\u00a0at 1-833-628-5589 (toll free), and the additional resources outlined below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a title=\"https:\/\/wellness.carleton.ca\/resources\/student-emergency-fund\/\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/wellness.carleton.ca\/resources\/student-emergency-fund\/\">Student Emergency Fund<\/a> provides emergency financial assistance to Carleton University students who are experiencing an unforeseeable financial crisis that may impact the physiological or safety needs of a student. The fund provides monetary relief to address basic and immediate needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"support-for-all-students-inside-and-outside-of-canada\" class=\"wp-block-heading xxmsonormal\"><b>Support&nbsp;for&nbsp;All Students&nbsp;<\/b>(Inside and Outside of Canada)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"xxmsonormal\">All students can access the following resources&nbsp;for&nbsp;additional&nbsp;support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/international-opportunities\/travel-tips\/international-sos\/\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/international-opportunities\/travel-tips\/international-sos\/\">International SOS<\/a>\u00a0provides medical, safety and security advice, and referrals and emotional support when living abroad. As a Carleton student, you have free 24\/7 access to professional medical, travel and personal assistance through the Assistance App, a powerful tool that provides key medical and travel information and one-click dialing to the nearest Assistance Centre.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>International SOS&#8217; Emotional Support\u00a0program offers 24\/7 access to mental health professionals in more than 60 languages through their dedicated line<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"tel:+12159428478\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"tel:+12159428478\">+1 215-942-8478<\/a>. You can call this number collect (the person being telephoned receives the charges) to access services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Undergraduate students<\/b>\u00a0can contact\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/services\/empower-me-counselling-services\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/services\/empower-me-counselling-services\">Empower Me<\/a>\u00a0for free, confidential, 24\/7 counselling support with qualified counselors. To set up an appointment from outside Canada,\u00a0please email\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:demandeaide@optimasanteglobale.com\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"mailto:demandeaide@optimasanteglobale.com\">demandeaide@optimasanteglobale.com<\/a>\u00a0to organize a call.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/wellness.carleton.ca\/\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/wellness.carleton.ca\/\">Mental Health and Wellness website<\/a>\u00a0lists a number of resources and services that you can access virtually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"telephone-access\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Telephone Access<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"xxmsonormal\">Please copy and reference this post in the event&nbsp;that you experience difficulty accessing the internet and need to call a resource provided. Please&nbsp;be advised that&nbsp;Carleton&nbsp;University offices are open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday.<b>&nbsp;<\/b><b>If your telephone call is not answered, please leave a message with a call-back number that includes your country code.<\/b>&nbsp;There is currently a 6-hour time difference between Ottawa and South Africa Standard Time. You will incur any international telephone fees for calls made&nbsp;and we encourage students to consult their telephone provider with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>International Student Services Office:\u00a0<a title=\"tel:+16135206600\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"tel:+16135206600\">+1-613-520-6600<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Counselling Services:<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<a title=\"tel:+16135206674\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"tel:+16135206674\">+1-613-520-6674<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International SOS Emotional Support\u00a0<a title=\"tel:+12159428478\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"tel:+12159428478\">+1-215-942-8478<\/a>\u00a0<b>(collect call)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"xxmsonormal\">Our thoughts remain with our community members impacted by these events during this difficult time.&nbsp;Please don\u2019t hesitate to contact the <a href=\"mailto:isso@carleton.ca\">ISSO<\/a> for&nbsp;any additional guidance,&nbsp;support&nbsp;or referral to other resources on campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Together with the entire&nbsp;Carleton&nbsp;Community, the International Student Services Office (ISSO) is offering our&nbsp;support&nbsp;to students who may be affected by current events in Iran. Whether you are living in Ottawa or abroad, significant events happening at home can be overwhelming and distressing. You may feel as though you need additional support in the coming days. 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