By News Room
Mar 31, 2021 12:20 PM
The Saskatchewan government is providing an additional $211,000 to support a partnership that focuses on the health and wellbeing of post-secondary students.
Healthy Campus Saskatchewan brings 19 post-secondary institutions together to provide students with the knowledge, tools and resources they need to achieve their personal and academic goals.
“This group fosters healthy, resilient campus communities, which will help improve the wellbeing of students,” Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley said. “This additional funding marks our recognition of the importance of this work, especially given the added stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
By Zach Degerness
The Saskatchewan government is launching Healthy Campus Saskatchewan, an initiative to support post-secondary students’ mental health and well-being.
The Ministry of Advanced Education and the Ministry of Health are contributing $130,000 to the initiative.
Healthy Campus Saskatchewan is aimed at gathering together 19 post-secondary institutions and providing their students with the knowledge, tools and support they need to achieve both academic and personal goals.
The 19 institutions are to take part in the Canadian Campus Well Being Survey (CCWS), which helps colleges and universities collect data on student health.
The initiative is focused on mental health, suicide awareness and prevention, sexual violence prevention, substance use, pandemic responses and inclusive environments.
Healthy Campus Saskatchewan
brings 19 post-secondary institutions together to provide students with the knowledge, tools and support resources they need to achieve their personal and academic goals. “Saskatchewan’s post-secondary institutions have made a clear commitment to addressing student mental health and wellness,” Advanced Education Minister Gene Makowsky said. “By working together, we can achieve better outcomes for our students, and for our province.” “This initiative will lay the groundwork that will help us provide the best support possible to our post-secondary students,” Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley said. “It is especially appropriate this year, in light of the additional mental wellness challenges faced by our students in adjusting to the pandemic while they continue their education.”
REGINA The provincial government launched Healthy Campus Saskatchewan on Monday, a partnership with post-secondary institutions in the province to support students’ health and wellbeing. The initiative brings together 19 post-secondary institutions to give students support and resources to reach their goals. “Healthy Campus Saskatchewan will work to advance the conversation around student health and wellbeing to help us be more proactive in addressing the evolving needs of students in the province,” Healthy Campus Saskatchewan spokesperson Bev Drew said in a press release. The government said the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Ministry of Health will provide combined funding of $130,000 in 2020-21.