Tag: mental health
Death highlights academic pressure
Content warning: potentially triggering information below.
Calls to prioritize mental health over grades at school abounded online after a Wilfrid Laurier University student ended their...
More mental health coverage for students
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, students at UW will have access to EmpowerMe, a student assistance program in addition to an expansion in the existing...
Mental health: where Canada falls short
Lately, Canada’s conversation around health care has become shallow and significantly more partisan, with a focus on big ticket and media-heavy items. Despite the...
Students struggle to access counselling
A UW student was denied an immediate appointment with Counselling Services during Thrive Week because they weren’t booking for mental health issues at the time.
Priya...
What’s thriving in 2019?
For many people, ‘thriving’ means doing well in every aspect of life.
This is increasingly the case when society puts so much weight on a...
Talking mental health
The Student Mental Heath Forum, part of Thrive Week 2019, offered insight into the shortcomings of mental health initiatives on the UW campus.
The Committee...
Decreased counselling to come
Counselling services recently started following a guideline that only allows for a maximum of six sessions per student, down from the previous 10 .
The...
Doing the (mental health) work
Our society has come to accept the notion that “it’s okay to not be okay”.
We can agree that mental health is important and struggling...
UW Counselling Services cut appointment availability
Counselling Services has started following a guideline of allowing only six sessions per individual, down from ten.
Dr. Walter Mittelstaedt, Director of Campus Wellness, said...
KW raises mental health awareness
Almost 50 positive messages were tied on to the Waterloo Park bridge, this Saturday Oct. 5, in the hopes of raising awareness about mental...