In Memoriam - Poojitha Bagirthi

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Poojitha Bagirthi, a student in our Health Informatics program. Poojitha is from Nizamabad in the Telangana state, India. She was 25 years old. We respect the privacy of those involved and send our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the student.

To effectively assist all members of our school community, we wish to remind students, faculty, and staff of the crisis support we offer on campus. We have a Crisis Response Navigator available by calling Security, as well as counsellors on site. There are also Student Success supports available through each department.

Considering this tragic news, here are some resources that can help if you need to talk with someone:

·         Keep.meSAFE app

·         Crisis Response 346-8282

·         Suicide and Crisis Helpline by calling 1-833-456-4566

·         Good2Talk via good2talk.ca

Confederation College staff can access Lifeworks by calling 1-844-880-9142 or logging into workhealthlife.com with the employer name “Confederation College.”