GIKI launches service for students mental health
Peshawar
June 10, 2021
SWABI: A UNDP-sponsored Wellness Centre to offer online counselling services for mental health and wellbeing of the students was inaugurated at the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology on Wednesday.
GIK Institute is the first private sector university that has established the centre.
After the outbreak of COVID-19, marred by frequent closure of educational institutions and starting of online classes, the students faced difficulties, anxiety and in some cases even depression around the world.
The governments and educational institutions started introducing measures to carry research on impact, frequency and severity of psychological and other mental health issues of the students.