student mental health

Is UVic’s two-day fall reading break really a break?

In my experience, I have performed better, both academically and mentally, during spring semesters — when reading break comes earlier, and lasts a full week. In contrast, the fall break…

Out of psych: the human impact of UVic’s seven months without a general psychiatrist

In the seven months without a general psychiatrist at UVic, students reported being denied referrals and access to their files, were given misleading information about the available psychiatric care, and…