Every year thousands of undergraduates in Canada move away from home to attend university. With this new experience comes many challenges. Living in a new environment, making new friends, keeping up with school can be very challenging and this results in many to face some sort of mental illness. Many will sacrifice their mental health for academics, but the most important thing to note is that mental health is just as important as physical health. There is no shame in asking for help.

This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students Gurinder Sandhu, Krishna Shah, Sparsh Sheth, and Peyton Smith.

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