Mental health has been the topic of discussion through out the pandemic. As we start seeing a glimpse of normality going into this holiday season the province of B.C was hit with a devastating environmental disaster.
The Province of British Colombia was seeing a decline of mental health related deaths’ nearing the end a October as restrictions were lifted and those in need were able to see their friends and family.
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The floods devastated BC November 15, 2021 leaving many cities is a state of emergency. As emergency services reached out offering services to those directly effected, what about the Students?
The floods happened at a very crucial time in the school year as students mental health is on a decline focusing on their studies.
One student says his university didn’t reach out or offer any form of help or acknowledgment towards other student that were effected.
“Don’t get me wrong I love Kwantlen however I’m fairly disappointed that they haven’t made any sort of effort to help or reach out to their students affected by the floods. Even a simple email with links of where we can get financial assistance or therapy would have been a nice gesture but my inbox is void of even a simple acknowledgement that the floods even happened. It’s very likely that significant portion of KPU students have been affected by the floods thankfully I wasn’t one of them but I worry for the other students have had to deal with the floods happening so close to finals and to the start of a new spring term.”
Student’s put a level of trust in their institutions for their education. Should the institute not reach out to their student to ensure they are not lost in this devastating time?
If you or a loved one has been effected by the floods and/or mental health there are programs who are here to help.