Press Pause: A Mental Wellness Pop-Up

Access to adequate mental health resources plays a crucial role in maintaining our health and resilience as university students, especially amidst the additional stress, isolation and uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. But do SFU students know where to turn to access mental health support?

SFU Public Square’s Peer Educators appeared for a two-day pop-up event at SFU's Burnaby and Surrey campuses. The Mental Wellness Pop-Up is a fun and creative space for SFU students to talk about mental health and accessibility. Activities included:

• Participating in fun artistic activities including origami and mood boarding
• Learning about mental health resources available to SFU students
• Sharing your thoughts in a survey* on how SFU can better support students’ mental health
• Winning prizes like coffee vouchers and self-care products
• Cozying up around a fire pit with s'mores in Convocation Mall (Burnaby)
• Enjoying free cookies and donuts from Renaissance Coffee (Burnaby)

This pop-up event was a chance to come together to de-stress, destigmatize conversations about mental health, and raise our voices about what support we need. 

Hosted in partnership with SFU Health & Counselling, SFU Student Services, and SFU Student Engagement and Retention.

*The survey is a student-led initiative by SFU Public Square's student Peer Educators and is in no way affiliated with SFU Health & Counselling.