By making use of both institutional and student-led initiatives, students can take proactive steps toward prioritizing their mental well-being this winter.
Student Health and Wellness Centre
Students can face additional challenges during cold months that make them extra vulnerable to not only getting sick, but staying sick. Fulcrum freelancer Kyla Perry suggests that the U of O can beat the “college plague” by being more accommodating.
Kim recalls Nurse Practitioner Marie-Noëlle Bisson refusing to refill her prescription and asking about her genitals and surgery status.
Having to balance homework, exams, assignments, work, a social life, and good mental health can be tricky. With all that on your plate, it’s rather easy to get burnt out.
