Two recent suicides at a Western Cape university have put student mental wellness under the spotlight again.
The university's senior director of student affairs, Choice Makhetha, said the SU Centre for Student Counselling and Development is providing counselling for students and staff of the residence. She said the university has a 24-hour crisis service and urged students to make use of it. "Some students are coming from a rural area to a big city, or relocating to a different city, and are for the first time having to look after themselves," Gordhan said.
She also urged students to make use of student wellness services at universities, as well as the Higher Health helpline, which offers 24-hour services to students.initiated by Universities South Africa , with participation by 29 000 students at 19 universities, found the majority of students - around 80% - reported they felt fine.
USAf reported that researcher Professor Jason Bantjes, with Dr Dan Steyn, pointed out anxiety disorders are consistently higher at historically white institutions. The study noted that pre-Covid pilot studies were conducted at Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town . He said students should also be able to choose what kind of help they get - whether it be one on one therapy, help from peers, or even semi-guided web-based interventions.
I once saw a student crying at NSFAS offices, every time she went to enquirer why she is struggling to be funded this yr she was not winning,we can only imagine hw many of them are suffering in silence when thy don’t know where the money for accommodation is going to come from.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 these poor slapgat youth of today.
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