{"id":15371,"date":"2021-11-19T01:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=15371"},"modified":"2021-11-16T16:57:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:57:49","slug":"carey-prices-impact-on-mental-health-especially-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=15371","title":{"rendered":"Carey Price\u2019s impact on mental health, especially students"},"content":{"rendered":"W<\/span>hen Angela Price, wife of marquee Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, announced on her Instagram that he would be putting his time to focus on his family and his mental health for a month it shocked the world.<\/p>\n

Price\u2019s wife posted the message on Oct. 7, as Price, voluntarily entered the NHL assistance program. The news was released by NHL and National Hockey League Players\u2019 Association.<\/p>\n

Price\u2019s actions are an opportunity and open up a discussion into the seriousness of putting mental health first. Price played a big role in the Canadiens journey to the Stanley Cup Finals.<\/p>\n

Bindia Darshan manager of community wellness and education and programs at Humber says this was a teachable moment for students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think representation matters \u2013 seeing a famous athlete prioritize their mental health might inspire other students to make that choice for themselves. Mental health has an impact on other areas of wellbeing (academic health, financial health, etc.), so it\u2019s important that we take care of ourselves,\u201d says Darshan.<\/p>\n

For students, there is a similar view to the effects mental health has on ordinary people through times of stress and constant workload.<\/p>\n

Thomas Andrisani, a third-year kinesiology student at the University of Guelph-Humber and Massimo Gentile, a first-year electromechanical engineering student at Humber College say Price\u2019s actions struck a note with them about their challenges of dealing with mental health during the school year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can relate to Carey in a way where [school] takes time away from family, as a student we have to train ourselves to get the best marks,\u201d says Gentile.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis semester I was in class online Monday to Friday and I\u2019m starting to feel a burn-out from school,\u201d says Andrisani.<\/p>\n

Carey\u2019s month-long break also gives meaning to the breaks that Guelph-Humber and Humber students get which includes a reading week, a two-week break between the first and second semester, and a four-month summer break.<\/p>\n

\u201cA reading week was like my version of a break from the stress that you work through for the semester, but I\u2019m also scared of it because it tends to cool down my work ethic for assignments which I\u2019m really worried about,\u201d says Gentile.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes I feel a need a break from school, especially because I\u2019ve been online for both my second year and my third year,\u201d says Andrisani.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt some point, you start to feel fatigued and there are so many distractions around you that you have to find time for yourself and I think that\u2019s where I can relate to Carey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former Montreal Canadiens forward and teammate of Carey Price Dale Weise agrees students, as well as student athletes, face challenges.\u00a0 He says it would be challenging for him to do what they do.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s extremely difficult, I have so much respect for people that do it\u2026 they\u2019re going to school and working on their classes, they have jobs outside of that, and then try to have a normal life\u2026it\u2019s hard to find that balance.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo most Carey is an idol, especially men or male students going through mental health issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a guy that\u2019s been there and played with these guys, I\u2019ve been there, when I grew up I idolized and looked up to NHL players\u2026you had your favourite player,\u201d says Weise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re superheroes, they\u2019re gods.\u201d<\/p>\n

Massimo Gentile thinks Carey\u2019s story has changed the perspective of mental health on male students.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is such a major impact on [men] specifically because he is an NHL athlete and hockey players are always expected to be tough and never open up,\u201d says Gentile.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, Carey\u2019s story has inspired several students around Guelph-Humber and Humber to seek help if they need it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a player, you never see it getting to him, that\u2019s a big reason why he did what he did\u2026 as an athlete you put up this wall that \u2018nothing can phase you\u2019,\u201d says Weise \u201cAs a person, you put up these walls and you don\u2019t show people that you\u2019re struggling and that you are weak,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love hearing from students about their needs as this helps us plan for programs to ensure we\u2019re providing the support they\u2019re looking for,\u201d says Darshan.<\/p>\n

She recommends students, contact Humber Student Life<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Appointments are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday through Student Wellness and Accessibility by emailing counselling@humber.ca or calling 416-675-5090.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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