A recent suicide at Canada’s largest university has students sounding the alarm about what they perceive as a dearth of campus resources to address mental health concerns. ( Andrew Lahodynskyj / Toronto Star )They complain of long waiting lists and limited options for campus mental health services, a situation the university acknowledges needs to be addressed. “The point of the protest was to make UofT take the mental health crisis seriously,” Shojaei said. The first suicide took place shortly after a new mental health policy came into effect at the school. Gertler said UofT is “deeply, deeply troubled” by recent events and has been ramping up investments in mental health supports.

Source: thestar March 20, 2019 21:00 UTC