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Recognizing signs of:

  • Depression (CAMH, 2020b)
    • Sleep problems
    • Changes in appetite and weight
    • Feeling hopeless or having low self-esteem
    • Trouble concentrating or making decisions
    • Having thoughts of suicide
    • Withdrawal from friends and family
  • High Anxiety (CAMH, 2020a)
    • Irrational or excessive fear
    • Difficulty managing or having feelings of distress towards daily tasks
    • Engaging in negative thinking patterns
  • Compassion fatigue (Good Therapy, 2016)
    • Irritability or lack of empathy
    • Difficulty sleeping
    • Weight loss
    • Depersonalization or detachment from self

“In dealing with those who are undergoing great suffering, if you feel ‘burnout’ setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself. The point is to have a long-term perspective.” —The Dalai Lama

Prevention
  • Reflection Room at King’s Student Life Centre
  • Wellness Education Centre
  • Western Campus Recreation
Concern

24/7 call:

  • Good2Talk (24/7) 1(866)925-5454 or text “GOOD2TALKON” to 686868
  • The Support Line (24/7) (519)601-8055 or 1(844)360-8055

Monday – Friday:

Mon-Thurs 10:00am-6:00pm, -5:00pm on Fri:

  • Wellness Education Centre (519)661-2111 ext. 87127

Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm:

  • Student Health Services (519)661-3030 UCC Room 11
  • Psychological Services WSSB 4th Floor

Mon-Fri 9:00am – 4:30pm

  • King’s Counselling (519)433-3491 ext. 4321 WH 151

 
Crisis

24/7:

  • 911 or go to the nearest hospital

 

 

  • First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line 1(855)242- 3310

 

  • CMHA Crisis Centre 648 Huron St. (519)434-9191

(Atkins, M.)

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