Join Lucinda Qu, Corey McAuliffe and Loizza Aquino, discussing student mental health advocacy at the University of Toronto. Our guests share their thoughts on the challenges of representation, working with the faculty, the structural elements of the mental health crisis and how you can get involved.
Mental Health Resources:
408-helpline: https://www.dcogt.com/408-help-line
Anishnawbe health toronto: http://aht.ca/
Engineering Mental health and Wellness resources: https://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/mental-health-wellness/
For Graduate Students: School of Graduate Studies – University of Toronto (utoronto.ca)
https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/gradhub/resources-supports/
Good 2 talk student helpline (Ontario and Nova Scotia): https://good2talk.ca/
Gerstein crisis centre: https://gersteincentre.org/
Navi U of T mental health resource finder: https://prod.virtualagent.utoronto.ca/
Skule Mental Wellness Club: http://wellness.skule.ca/MentalResources
U of T mental health model of care explained: https://mentalhealth.utoronto.ca
Guests:
Lucinda Qu - Co-founder, Mental Health Policy Council
Corey McAuliffe - PhD student representative for UofT Mental Health Task Force
Loizza Aquino (https://loizzaaquino.com/) - Co-founder, U of Thrive
Sources:
Varsity on student suic*des: https://thevarsity.ca/2020/11/03/new-college-confirms-death-of-student/
Memo from the OHRC: http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/re-university-mandated-leave-absence-policy-%C2%ADraises-human-rights-concerns
Toronto star on the UMLAP: https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2020/12/01/universities-with-policies-to-force-out-students-in-crisis-say-its-a-safety-measure-students-say-threat-of-removal-fills-them-with-dread.html
Interesting articles/podcasts:
#WeAreUofT podcast on the UMLAP: https://soundcloud.com/weareuoft/mentalhealthuoft
Varsity op-ed: https://thevarsity.ca/2020/11/15/op-ed-we-need-to-be-careful-about-how-we-talk-about-those-with-mental-health-struggles/
Varsity editorial: https://thevarsity.ca/2019/09/29/enough-is-enough-this-is-an-emergency-u-of-t-must-immediately-address-its-mental-health-crisis/
Credits
Producer - Sabrina Cupryk
Host - Molly Mcgrail
Music - Chris Kwon aka Chris Krunchy (https://soundcloud.com/chris-krunchy)
Cover art - Alex McPhail (instagram: @aaaaalpal)
Workshop - Sabrina Brathwaite and Braeden Doane (https://harthouse.ca/series/stories)
Funding provided by Harthouse Good Ideas Fund
Contact us:
Instagram: @thepolicypod
Email: pa.uoft@gmail.com
Transcript
Link to the full transcript is here.
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