Sask Poly P.A. on board with national mental health conversation
There is an increasing openness with younger people when it comes to engaging around mental health issues.
Deb Kemp-Koo, manager of accessibility services and interim director of student development at the Prince Albert campus of Sask Polytech, was speaking ahead of a nationwide initiative later in the month focused on growing the conversation around mental health.
“Part of it’s the new generation coming up and part of it is this real societal shift, “Kemp-Koo told paNOW. “[This is] breaking down some of the stigma and barriers towards talking about mental health issues.”
The P.A. campus will be among the 128 universities and colleges involved this year in the Bell Let’s Talk campaign representing a total student population of more than a million. The initiative encourages campuses to put on special events, whether they be conferences, sporting or otherwise, to get students more engaged in the conversation about mental health.