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-47 posts tagged "Mental health"
Mariah Rush | Thursday, February 28, 2019
Psychology Today reports that in a 2013 survey of college students, 57 percent of women and 40 percent of men experienced bouts of “overwhelming anxiety,” and 33 percent of women and 27 percent of men reported feeling depressed to the point of difficultly functioning in that past year. Notre Dame is devoting resources to try
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 26, 2019
From the moment of our being, we are made in the image and likeness of God (Gen 1:26-27). Each and every one of us shares in this wonderful gift — that we, in whole, are given this special privilege among all living things. Our soul and body are individual works of God, each of which
Jin Kim | Monday, February 18, 2019
This past Thursday, we celebrated Valentine’s Day — the annual outlandish celebration of love and everything possibly pink and romantic. But, while many Americans spent the day drowning in chocolates, cards and carnations, there are those of us who spent the day overwhelmed in grief, anguish and regret. Lest we forget, one year ago this
Show Some Skin | Thursday, January 31, 2019
I do not, and probably never will, identify as an optimist. I find cynicism comforting to my anxiety about the future: I’m either right about failure or pleasantly surprised by success. I look for the bad in myself and the future, because at least if I fail, it isn’t surprising. This is not my best
Mariah Rush | Monday, November 19, 2018
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking on North Quad when I saw two girls approaching me. One of them was sobbing hysterically and talking on the phone about whatever was troubling her. The other girl, presumably her friend, walked next to her, staring straight ahead, as if her friend was not having an
Gina Twardosz | Friday, October 26, 2018
Saint Mary’s Social Work Club looks to show support and solidarity by participating in Saint Joseph Health System’s Run/Walk for Suicide Awareness. The Race to Save Lives and the Walk For Hope will take place on Nov. 3 at the Mishawaka Medical Center. The event consists of both a five mile and 10 mile run
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Meeting for the first time after fall break, Notre Dame’s student senate meeting centered around the confirmation of a new director of social concerns to student government’s executive cabinet. Sophomore Kevin Gallagher was nominated for the position, in light of the former director’s resignation for personal health reasons the week before fall break, senior and
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, October 9, 2018
At their weekly meeting, Notre Dame’s student senate approved an official resolution encouraging faculty to include information regarding mental health resources on their syllabi. Before the vote occurred, the group heard a presentation from senior Meredith Soward about the Notre Dame Washington program. Soward said the application to the semester-long program is open to both
Nicole Simon | Tuesday, October 2, 2018
The first week of October is Mental Health Awareness Week, an effort intended to recognize mental health issues across the country. Hoping to bring this awareness to Notre Dame’s campus is Active Minds, a chapter of the nation-wide organization with over 400 collegiate branches and has become “the voice of young adult mental health advocacy
Nora McGreevy | Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Each spring for the past seven years, through a series of performed, anonymous monologues, Notre Dame’s “Show Some Skin” has provoked and encouraged its audiences to reflect on issues of identity and difference, especially as they intersect with race, gender, class, sexual violence, LGBTQ+ life and mental health. Yet as Samuel Jackson, a junior who