Articles tagged "Mental Health"
Caring Canines to visit OC to boost student mental health
January 15, 2024
Meet Bella and Wilson, a pair of fun-loving dogs that will soon be the center of everyone’s attention at AVÌìÌÃ. Bella and Wilson are therapy dogs, and a regular part of the mental health supports that OC students receive. This week they will be at OC as part of the College’s efforts to support students with several initiatives taking place including the annual Bell Let’s Talk fundraising campaign, Jan. 24 “The therapy dogs are really amazing and provide our students with so much stress relief that it is really imp...
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Postcard Project raises funds and connects others by mail
April 28, 2020
A new initiative from an AVÌìÌà staff member is not only stamping out quarantine blues, but raising funds for much-needed mental health resources. Katie Maryschuk works in the Public Affairs department, tasked with updating the Okanagan community about news and events happening at the College. In her spare time, she collaborates on creative projects with two friends, and the trio had been discussing earlier this year new ways of sharing their work with the online community. That’s when the idea struck of how she could marry a fe...
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