Online mental wellness class the first of its kind in Saskatchewan
Students heading back to school this season will have the opportunity to take a new online class to better their mental health.
The Sun West Distance Learning Centre in Kenaston is ready to launch its Mental Wellness 30 course, which looks to not only teach students about mental illnesses but how to better cope with challenges faced in life and their own mental health.
Elaina Guilmette, the course’s teacher and developer, said she has noticed a need for a mental health class across the province.
“There’s just an increasing rise of suicide and anxiety and depression and kids leaving schools because they’re bullied, or kids leaving schools because they don’t know how to handle their issues,” she said.