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ANUSA MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE BACK IN ACTION AUTHORS // DAN LE MESURIER AND GRACE SIXSMITH CONTENT WARNING: MENTAL HEALTH
Despite relative inactivity in 2018, the ANUSA Mental Health Committee is looking to take on a new lease of life as the “Wellbeing Committee” in 2019.
No official meeting of the Mental Health Committee was held in 2018, and its presence effectively disappeared. But, luckily, it appears that it’s future is looking brighter than ever.
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