The UTSU plan previously covered 20 sessions at $125 a session, but, according to O’Halloran, “it quickly created a situation where the UTSU was liable to be bankrupted by the plan.” In an email to The Varsity, O’Halloran wrote, “Private claims for psychotherapy are indeed one of our most used services on the health and dental plan.” Michael’s College, spoke on UTSU-provided mental health coverage, with a focus on changing the 15-session limit for psychotherapy.Ĭurrently, students are eligible for $1,500 of psychotherapy coverage that can be spent over a maximum of 15 sessions, which Alim said was “a good start.” She added that “there’s a bit of limitation there, which we are positioned to address.” Alim noted that students who visit practitioners that cost less than $100 spend less money than this plan makes available to them, yet they have to pay out of pocket for additional visits.ĭermot O’Halloran, vice-president operations, explained that “the 15 sessions at $100 a session is something that was criticized when that decision was made,” during the 2018–2019 academic year. The UTSU Executive Committee Report reads that the UTSU team will “build a pilot that will be ready to launch as soon as possible.”ĭirector Rayan Alim, who represents St. Starting next year, all U of T students will pay a mandatory $4.00 fee for the program. Victoria Liu, vice president public and university affairs, announced the implementation of the Community Housing and Employment Service Support (CHESS) after 58 per cent of the student body voted to ratify it in the spring 2023 election. Out of the 20 board members and executives who currently hold positions, 11 were in attendance. Topics of discussion included a new housing initiative, committee membership, psychotherapy funding, and the union’s finances. The University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU) held its most recent Board of Directors (BOD) meeting on February 26.
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