Student Recovery Community expands programming during stressful holiday season

published on December 15, 2020 by Elif Kayali in The Ubyssey

The Student Recovery Community (SRC) at UBC’s programming will continue over winter break, with December being a stressful time for people in recovery.

Over the break, the SRC will have virtual meetings on Mondays and Tuesdays between noon and 1 p.m., with a new session on Wednesdays between 5 and 6 p.m. One-on-one support with a peer is also available.

“The holidays can be a time when it just seems like the entire world is consuming substances without a care in the world. So our students can understandably feel very much on the outside of this, which furthers that difficult experience of isolation,” said Sara Fudjack, SRC program manager.

Fudjack spearheaded the foundation of the SRC, which is the first recovery community for students in Canada…