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2021 Is The Year Of Mental Health

January 11, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Stress, Mental Health, self care

Last year changed many people’s lives. Some students lost family members, friends and acquaintances; others dealt with financial and health struggles—all of this while adapting to remote learning. Now that 2021 has arrived, it’s time for people to start caring about themselves. This new year offers the possibility of… Read the rest at our website.

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Katy Perry’s Latest Album, Smile, Fails To Deliver Strong Mental Health Message

September 5, 2020 Daniel Tamariz Music, Album Review, Mental Health, Pop, Katy Perry

Katy Perry has been out of the limelight since her fifth studio album Witness (2017), which is considered a critical and commercial failure. Since then, Perry has suffered bouts of depression and has been working on herself. The self-reflection led to Perry’s sixth studio album Smile, released on August… Read the rest at our website.

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Free Mental Health Counseling For Miami Dade College Students

May 11, 2020 Heidi Perez Single Stop, Free, Mental Health, counseling

Single Stop is providing free mental health counseling to Miami Dade College students online or by phone. Students are entitled to seven counseling sessions, including an initial consultation, from a licensed mental health counselor. The first session ranges between 60-90 minutes, while the remaining six sessions are between 45-60… Read the rest at our website.

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A Healthy Mind Supports A Happy Life

January 24, 2020 Lucia Galeano Health, Mental Health, college life

In the past decade, we have seen a rise in the importance of mental health awareness. Millennials and Generation Z individuals born between the mid 1990’s to the late 2000’s seem to have pioneered this social change through their open honesty about how they are feeling emotionally. According to… Read the rest at our website.

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Let’s Talk—Not Worry—About Joker

November 1, 2019 Corbin Bolies behavior, Film, Movie, Gun Violence, Mental Health, Joker, controversy

Aside from Batman himself, it seems like no other character can draw more controversy than the Joker. From Heath Ledger’s initially controversial casting in The Dark Knight to Jared Leto’s forever controversial portrayal in Suicide Squad, the role seems fated to draw rebuke. However, with fears of copycat violence… Read the rest at our website.

Digital mental illness illustration by Alexander Ontiveros.

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Mental Health Issues Shouldn’t Be Stigmatized

May 17, 2019 Angel Diaz Mental Illness, Mental Health, NAMI

Approximately 48 million Americans of all backgrounds suffer from mental illnesses, according to a 2017 study. This number is perhaps much higher today. Mental illnesses are the iron curtain of the modern era, and awareness of them across the nation and college campuses is crucial if we intend to… Read the rest at our website.

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Creating A Positive Pattern Of Thinking Leads To Success

April 12, 2019 Maria Rodriguez Mental Health, thinking patterns

Have you ever thought about how the way you think influences your potential for academic success? Did you ever wonder how certain habits of thinking might distort the way you see things? These are called thinking patterns, and when these patterns start to interfere with your daily attempts to… Read the rest at our website.

Mental health graphics by Kaley Peniche.

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Life Demands More Than Counting

November 2, 2018 Alexandra Joseph Mental Health

Growing up, I was taught basic school survival skills like how to count, read and write. As I grew older and entered junior high and high school, I was told that learning how to count or read wasn’t for its own sake, because these basic skills would be used… Read the rest at our website.

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How A Book Transformed My Life

March 16, 2018 Claudia Hernandez Mental Health, book, depression

My favorite book is called It’s Kind Of A Funny Story. Read the title of the book again. You think it’s a comedic book, right? Just like you, I was blindsided by its title and colorful cover. Little did I know that it’s 444 pages were going to remodel… Read the rest at our website.

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