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-51 posts tagged "Mental health"
Davis Gonsalves | Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Yikes, that’s a tad more serious of a column title than I usually write. I promise, I’m still going to throw in some jokes to keep this last column on brand. I wanted to talk about the ways Notre Dame has helped me battle — and often overcome — this struggle with mental health because:
Cate Von Dohlen | Thursday, April 11, 2019
Howard Hall will host the third annual Walk for More Tomorrows event Thursday evening. The walk was started by former Howard Hall resident Phoebe Natalie, who graduated in 2018, to raise awareness for mental health issues and suicide prevention and to provide support to those affected. Attendants are encouraged to donate with all proceeds going
Kay Bontempo | Friday, March 29, 2019
Senior FTT major Zoë Usowski will present the original theatrical production “Dymphna,” which tells the story of a 1930s mental ward nurse struggling with issues of morality, for the first time Friday evening in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center as part of her senior thesis. Usowski said she first proposed the idea behind “Dymphna” because
Emma Ault | Monday, March 25, 2019
The Masters of Autism Studies program at Saint Mary’s received a $500,000 endowment from the Peter B. and Adeline W. Ruffin Foundation, located in New York City. Michael Waddell, director of the Autism Studies Program, said the Ruffin Foundation first became interested in the College’s program after the success of its Pivotal Response treatment workshop
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