Investing in student mental health: a critical imperative for Canada’s future

The pandemic put new and unprecedented pressures on Canada's health systems, including mental health care. In response, universities have been rethinking how to provide adequate mental health support for an entire generation of students.

Investing in the mental health of young people is not just a matter of moral responsibility; it's also a sound social and economic policy for Canada, writes Benoit-Antoine Bacon, incoming President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia.Photograph by Rawpixel.com, distributed under a CC0 1.0 Universal license

Opinion

BY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON

October 2, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a second pandemic: the wide-spread mental health and substance use issues that so many people are facing around the world. Among those most profoundly affected are post-secondary students, who not only have to navigate a challenging transit...

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