Mental health support for post-secondary students has never been more critical

Our universities are prepared and eager to incorporate the recommendations of the new national mental health standard into our own operations. But we need help on the policy front.

There is no question that sustaining the mental health of our students requires a national strategy that involves partnerships between universities and public actors at all levels of government, write Cheryl Regehr, Christopher P. Manfredi, and Andrew J. Szeri.Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY CHERYL REGEHR, CHRISTOPHER P. MANFREDI, AND ANDREW J. SZERI

May 26, 2021

The creativity, perseverance, and achievement of students, faculty, and staff at universities across the country have been inspiring in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the pandemic has illuminated cracks in the foundations of many institutions that support our society. It has sh...

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