SHERIDANtalk helps break mental health barriers
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DARYLL HINVES SHERIDANtalk started the mental health conversation last night and inspired Sheridan students, staff and faculty to make a difference and become mental health advocates. Inspired by the popular TEDtalks, Sheridan’s Health and Wellness Peer Mentors created SHERIDANtalk, focusing on the Canada-wide mental health epidemic. Partnering up with Unleash the […]
SHERIDANtalk aims to break barriers surrounding mental health
STORY BY JUNE SEO Innovators from the mental health world will join Sheridan students to “break the barrier” about mental health issues. On April 9, health and wellness peer mentors will hold a SHERIDANtalk featuring Eric Windeler, founder of The Jack Project, Arthur Gallant, Bell’s 2013 Faces of Mental Health, Mark Henick, a TEDx Toronto […]
Bell runs risk of phoning it in
STORY BY MARKO WOLOSHYN PHOTOS BY FRANK BUTTY In the wake of Bell Canada’s Let’s Talk day – which raised nearly $5.5 million for Canadian mental health programs – experts are encouraging Canadians to continue to address and elaborate on the issue. Last Tuesday, Bell raised $5,472,586 through an accumulated 109,451,719 tweets, texts, Facebook shares, […]
Have no fear, help is here: Ontario offers mental health helpline
STORY BY STEF CASERTA Ontario has officially launched Good2Talk, a mental health helpline available to college and university students. Available to students 24/7, 365 days a year in both French and English, students can call in to talk about everything from academics and relationships to health and mental well being. “We want to let college […]
Workshop aims to help students feel comfortable in their own skins
STORY BY STEF CASERTA Sheridan College’s Counselling Services office at Trafalgar Campus is changing the way students think about themselves so they can lead a happier life. Being Comfortable In Your Own Skin is a workshop divided into four closed group sessions that educate students on how thoughts can impact their lives. During the sessions […]
