For students stressing about assignments and exams, the Learning Cafe offers many different workshops.

As the school year comes closer to its end, some students at Lethbridge College are struggling to maintain their mental health.

Thankfully, the college has multiple programs in place to help students reach out and restore their well-being.

For eight months students are taught about the importance of taking care of themselves and balancing their lives with time to decompress. Sometimes, the workload involved in school can cause students to put their mental health on the back burner to finish their schoolwork.

 “I think mental health is really important and students need to make sure that their mental health is really up to date in the sense of getting the help they need,” said Steve Johnson, student support specialist at Lethbridge College, in response to why mental health is important.

Mental health is something that needs to be thought about on a daily basis, but as you finish your schooling and prepare for the transition from school to the workforce, you start to forget about keeping your sanity.

Transitioning to the workforce is something most students look forward to, but when the time comes to actually pack up and start the rest of your life, people begin to stress about everything.

This transition doesn’t have to be difficult though as the Learning Café at the college has workshops in place to help students build and further their professional lives.

“We have a number of workshops around test management, test anxiety, stress management for the mental health pieces. We also have workshops to help students build their professional skills,” said Diane Fjordbotten learning café coordinator.

Along with the Learning Café, the Lethbridge College Student Association is also planning multiple events in the months of March and April. Some events include cat café’s and mental health movie nights.

All staff and students are encouraged to reach out to wellness services and the Learning Café to restore their mental health before exams.

Transitioning into the workforce is always going to be a struggle but there are plenty of resources at the college for students to use.

“That transition piece is always scary, but if people just take it one day at a time and just try, usually it just turns out,” said Johnson.