Post-secondary schools need to take decisive action on mental health
Post-secondary schools need to take decisive action on mental health
Mental health literacy training should be a requirement of post-secondary staff By Kaelynn Shinkaruk
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Online learning, social isolation, financial hardship, and fear of COVID-19 infection are taking a toll on the mental health of post-secondary students.
As a first-year master’s student, I’ve struggled with feelings of fear, hopelessness, and frustration.
Approaching the first anniversary of the COVID–19 pandemic, post-secondary institutions need to take decisive action to be proactive in addressing the mounting mental-health crisis. Mental-health literacy needs to be woven into the academic curriculum and supported within the fabric of classrooms.
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By Kaelynn Shinkaruk
Online learning, social isolation, financial hardship, and fear of COVID-19 infection are taking a toll on the metal health of postsecondary students.
As a first-year master’s student, I’ve struggled with feelings of fear, hopelessness, and frustration.
Approaching the first anniversary of the COVID–19 pandemic, postsecondary institutions need to take decisive action to be proactive in addressing the mounting mental-health crisis. Mental-health literacy needs to be woven into the academic curriculum and supported within the fabric of classrooms.
The four components of mental-health literacy are reducing stigma, positive mental health, knowledge of mental-health issues and treatments, and help-seeking efficacy.