Between bustling car parks and the high walls of academic buildings there is a small white house where a Perth university is taking a new approach to mental health.
The Living Room is a service where students support students — with a little help from some four-legged friends — and the program has been so popular it has expanded beyond the walls of the room itself.
Launched in 2020, the University of WA program offers peer support from trained students, often in the presence of therapy dogs such as Frankie the bordoodle.
