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.
Winnipeg Free Press
The government will amend Bill 33 so it can t step in and issue guidelines on tuition and fees at universities, says Advanced Education Minister Wayne Ewasko. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun files)
Amid mounting pressure from university students and faculty, the provincial government said it would amend a proposed law to ensure it won t affect student union fees and services.
Amid mounting pressure from university students and faculty, the provincial government said it would amend a proposed law to ensure it won t affect student union fees and services.
Over the last month, critics have called on the province to withdraw Bill 33, the Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act, which would allow the government to issue guidelines on tuition and fees set by a university board.
Amendment coming to exclude post-secondary student union fees from Manitoba Bill 33
Student union fees levied on post-secondary students in Manitoba will be excluded from new legislation that allows the provincial government to guide tuition and student fees charged by post-secondary institutions.
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