Ontario College Students Pleased with Government Announcement of Mental Health Projects

TORONTO, March 26, 2013 /CNW/ - The College Student Alliance (CSA) commends the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities on their commitment to improve campus mental health in Ontario through the creation and implementation of the Mental Health Innovation Fund. Projects supported by this fund aim to improve the mental health services and resources on college and university campuses across Ontario.

"It is with great pleasure that the College Student Alliance welcomes the announcement of the Mental Health Innovation Fund," says Ciara Byrne, President of the College Student Alliance. "Ontario's college students face mental health issues every day, and require improved services and a reduction of the stigma surrounding mental illness and mental health issues."

The CSA is pleased with the announcement of the Mental Health Innovation Fund, as it is also an active partner in one of the successful applications to the funding. The Center for Innovation in Campus Mental Health is a cross-sectoral project which brings together college and university resources to improve access to expert advice from mental health professionals and share best practices with all Ontario post-secondary Institutions.

"The mental health of Ontario's college students has been and continues to be a priority for the College Student Alliance," says Tyler Epp, Director of Advocacy for the College Student Alliance. "We are very pleased to see this action from the Ontario Government."

For more information on the Mental Health Innovation Fund please visit ontario.ca/tcu-news.

The College Student Alliance (CSA) is a provincial advocacy organization which has been proudly serving Ontario's college students since 1975. The CSA currently represents 15 colleges and 21 student associations with over 130,000 full-time student members throughout the province.

SOURCE: College Student Alliance

Tyler Epp
Director of Advocacy
College Student Alliance
416.340.1212
[email protected]

Ciara Byrne
President
College Student Alliance
519.748.5131 ext 3579
[email protected]