Recommendations include singing Okanagan Charter, creating physical mental health and wellness centre on campus and creating a research cluster.
Mental Health
“This is a great way for people to deal with the mental aspect … we think of a lot of young people aren’t having as much socialization as they once had because there’s no school, there’s no university,” said Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng.
“Whenever I was struggling with the thought of wanting to hurt myself, or wanting to go out and drink, I would bead until I didn’t feel that way anymore,” said Cassidy Copenace, a 21 year-old living in Naotkamegwanning First Nation. “Even if I was beading all night, and if I was tired, I would just keep going until I was either super tired, or I just didn’t feel the way I did before I started doing my beadwork.”
“I think always being honest and always being open to whatever people have to tell me and being honest about synthesizing that information and bringing it forward. I don’t have a whip, I don’t have much power, but I do have people listening to me,” says Elizabeth Kristjansson, the University of Ottawa’s new advisor on mental health and wellness
“There’s increased stress and anxiety among students because of the disruption and uncertainty caused by COVID-19,” said Rita Notarandrea, ceo of CCSA.
‘I’m literally holding people’s hands while they die because their family members can’t be there and I’m burying bodies, but you’re going to party with your friends and you’re the reason why these people are dying. That was really, really tough for me.’ says Alexis Snell a fourth-year nursing student
In a report conducted by the Canadian Institute for Health Information in 2010, 44 per cent of the sampled seniors who lived in long-term care had a diagnosis or reported symptoms of depression.
Two University of Ottawa students, Eve Staszczyszyn and Livia Han have worked with students from the University of Waterloo BETS Program and the Queen’s Center for Advanced Computing to develop Wellness World; a portal aimed to combat the mental health crisis centered around the U of O community.
For the second consecutive year, the University of Ottawa cracked the top 150 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings but dropped down four spots from 141st to 145th.
We’re interviewing candidates for the upcoming University of Ottawa Board of Governors’ elections for undergraduate student representative which will take place from June 2-4. Here’s why incumbent Saada Hussen believes she deserves your vote.
