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SFU Senate discusses mental health

Peak Web May 30, 2018

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   Student Senators Larissa Chen and Marco Zen gave a presentation titled “Mental Health at Simon Fraser University” to members of SFU Senate at the May 22 meeting.      The presentation focused on the “unprecedented demand for campus mental health (MH) services & support in Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions (PSIs).” Based on the findings from the 2016 National College Health Assessment report (NCHA), 2017 SFU Undergraduate Preliminary report, and the 2018 Student Health Advisory Committee report (in progress), Chen and Zenone pointed out that the 2015 and 2017 Undergrad Student Surveys showed a 2%…

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New student support program for mental health to be launched online

Peak Web May 15, 2018

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   A joint effort by SFU and the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has led to the development of a two-year pilot program extending a new student support service for mental health.    …

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Jas Randhawa looks forward to his term as SFSS President

Peak Web May 7, 2018

Jas Randhawa is heading into his fourth year as a business major. He prefers Cardi B to Offset, Jay-Z to Beyoncé, Starbucks' Vanilla Bean Frappuccinos above every other drink, and he will be leading the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)…

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