Tag: Mental Illness

Campus Climate

Academia’s Role in Fighting Mental Illness Stigma

Though we are in an era of growing anti-intellectualism, colleges and universities still retain a large amount of influence in educating vast sectors of society and shaping public discourse, and can play a large role in destigmatizing mental illness. Stigma is one of the primary barriers to diagnosis and treatment, and given the prevalence of mental illness across demographic groups, fighting it should be a cause that everyone can get behind.

December 11, 2020

News Roundup

Study: Link Between Treatment Programs and Reduced Jail, Recidivism

A five-year study by the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice at Wayne State University’s School of Social Work found that diverting individuals with mental health disorders into treatment programs rather than simply jailing them significantly reduces the jail population and reduces the chances of recidivism. The two-phase study, recently released by the state of […]

June 1, 2019

Health

For Colored Folks Who Have Considered Suicide

The high-profile deaths of celebrities Avicii, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain have forced important conversations about mental illness. Many of those conversations focus on how people who seemingly “have it all” could feel so isolated that ending their life seemed like the only solution.

June 9, 2018

Opinion

The Man Who Yells Outside My Window

It’s 4:38 a.m. One to three times a week, I am awakened by a man yelling outside my window. While my first reaction is to yell back, “Please be quiet!” I stop myself. This man of color, living with mental illness, has two things in common with my brother.

March 6, 2018

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Global Efforts Aim to Replace Mental Illness Stigma with Compassion

Further research bolsters the link between mental illness and early adulthood. More than 1 in 4 young adults between the ages of 18 to 24 have a diagnosable mental health illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

October 11, 2015

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Nonprofit Provides Life-Coaching Services to Students With Mental Illness

For students who struggle with mental illness, the college experience can be overwhelming, so Tangram Life Coaching makes it its mission to help students with disabilities adapt to the college experience.

April 7, 2015