Mental health
New study examines expenses of mental health care in BC
February 6, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer SFU health sciences professor Sonya Cressman conducted a study on the costs for British Columbians to seek mental health care for major depressive disorders. The results found that financial costs are high for people seeking treatment, especially in the first 12 weeks where expenses are the highest. These expenses decrease if treatment is successful, but remain high if a patient’s depression doesn’t go into remission. The Peak spoke to Cressman to find out what needs to be done to reduce barriers and costs of mental health treatment. Cressman explained how in order to reduce many…
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Survey of 15,000 teenagers reveals half are experiencing mental health struggles
January 30, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: brief mentions of childhood abuse. A report released by the Youth Advisory Council surveyed nearly 15,000 teenagers ages 15–17 in BC and revealed that half are experiencing struggles with mental health such as…
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Athletes are more than their entertainment value
September 29, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer, and Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Whenever I overhear friends and family talking about last night’s hockey game or an upcoming playoff series, it reminds me of the way I would describe characters in a dramatic…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Living with chronic mental illnesses
July 5, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici and Isabella Urbani, Staff Writers Mental illness can tear you down. There’s moments when you wonder where the vision of you who wasn’t so impacted by your mind is. At first, mental illness feels manageable. Like it…
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My mind and I are not friends
June 19, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Dear friends, It’s been one of those weeks. Writing feels harder than it should be. I’m either sleeping too little or too much. The load of laundry I said I was going to fold when…
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SFU needs better long-term mental health supports for students
June 7, 2023By: Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and transphobia. For the past three hours, I’ve been rocking back and forth in my chair trying to figure out how to start writing. Every notification that…
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New initiative opens to support mental health and substance recovery
May 18, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On May 2, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) of North and West Vancouver hosted a Consumer Involvement and Initiatives Program at the Segal Centre to celebrate the opening of the Recovery College YVR. This…
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Don’t tell me to “go to therapy”
March 17, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer These days, telling someone to “get therapy” or “get help” is such a common read. But even when said with good intentions, saying this to someone unprompted is kind of rude. Don’t get me wrong,…
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OCD has shown me how harmful mental health misconceptions can be
March 10, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of self-harm and suicide. The last place I expected to meet another person with OCD was in the stands at a baseball game. Three of us sat there together cheering on…
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Fitness should be fueled by the desire for health, not beauty standards
March 2, 2023By: Sangwoong Choi, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of eating disorders. On Instagram and TikTok, workout videos are uploaded countless times a day. If you watch enough of them, you’ll likely feel guilty about your body image. It’s almost as…
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