Doors open for drop-in mental health counselling

From left, JoAnne Krick, Community Initiatives Manager, Niagara Community Foundation; Mary Barzyk Livingston, Clinical Education Manager, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA); Anna Lathrop, Vice-Provost, Teaching, Learning and Student Success; and Sarah Pennisi, Director, Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre joined members of the Brock community to celebrate the opening of the University’s evening drop-in counselling room in the James A. Gibson Library on Feb. 27. Thanks to funding from the Niagara Community Foundation’s David S. Howes Fund, Brock students can meet with CMHA counsellors from Monday to Thursday in room ST 227 of the Library from now until April 18, with drop-in sessions running from 4 to 7 p.m. The new service is operating in addition to existing mental health options in Student Health ServicesPersonal Counselling Services and the 24-hour Good 2 Talk hotline.