Twenty-three percent of students prescribed mental health medication
The Herald’s spring undergraduate poll found that 13.3 percent of students have been prescribed medication for depression and 16.6 percent for anxiety.
Topic: mental health
Students talk mental health at town hall
At a mental health town hall yesterday, five student panelists praised reforms to mental health and disability services on campus while also vocalizing their discontent with a continued lack of transparency and systemic limits to resource accessibility.
22 percent of students call home at least once a day
When Alexis Jackson ’21 left her family in Ohio and arrived on College Hill, she felt overwhelmed by the jarringly difficult pre-med classes.
Local hotline provides legal support to immigrants
Nearly two months after establishing a hotline that provides support to immigrants and minorities in Rhode Island, the Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance is focused on making small-scale community change by offering immediate support to its callers.
Johnson ’20: Don’t romanticize destructive habits
According to the American College Health Association, nearly one out of five university students is affected by anxiety or depression. There are many reasons why these disorders may be prevalent on college campuses, including smartphone addiction, the rising cost of college and mental overexhaustion. Nearly all students at Brown experience […]
University studies postpartum depression program
Postpartum depression, experienced by one in seven mothers in the United States, is more than twice as common among low-income women, according to a press release from Michigan State University.
Metro Roundup, April 2
Three thousand Rhode Islanders bore posters, megaphones and palpable determination as they assembled to stand behind the survivors of the Parkland, Florida shooting and demand gun control March 24 at the State House.
Living space aesthetics impact students’ mental health
Students moving into their dorms each year are faced with familiar questions: Should they curate the perfect display of photos featuring the optimal balance of high school friends, family and travel experiences?
Students propose disability identity center
A group of Brown student leaders and activists is currently pushing to create a disability identity and cultural center on campus.
CAPS launches new Wellness Life Hacks workshops
Counseling and Psychological Services will offer four new workshops through their new project, called Wellness Life Hacks this semester.
