Student Story

Question 1

Dakota

Answer 1

-1st member of family in uni
-divorced parent, moved school
-bullied, anxious, non confident
-exploring sexuality + Indigenous

-lives at safe home
-soccer

Question 2

Lily

Answer 2

-international (not fluent in English)
-lonely, homesick
-mom is sick, missing out socially
-academic pressure

-organized, good sleep/study habits

Question 3

Noa

Answer 3

-shy
-struggling to find a balance between school, athletics and social life
-binge drinking and occasionally cannabis
-substance use makes him anxious & unmotivated
-fam history of schizophrenia

-committed to playing football
-supportive family & girlfriend
no personal mental health problems

Question 4

Gabriel

Answer 4

med student, black, gay
-academic pressure
-stopped exercising
-not sleeping well (shortened/disrupted)
-hard to make friends
-family history of bipolar (mother) & depression (grandmother)
-mom unwell, not available

-supportive partner who doesn’t drink or do drugs