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Counseling Center introduces self-help app, but not in response to #30DaysTooLate

By Maristela Romero The University of Maryland’s Counseling Center began advocating for the use of a new mobile app as a supplement for students to monitor their mental health this week. The app is not a response to last spring’s #30DaysTooLate campaign, a movement started by the Scholars Promoting and Revitalizing Care (SPARC) in February, which called attention to improving the university’s counseling services, according … Continue reading Counseling Center introduces self-help app, but not in response to #30DaysTooLate

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UMD Counseling Center hosts workshop to help students overcome perfectionism

By Kelly Zheng Students learned tactics to strive for progress instead of perfection in life at a University of Maryland Counseling Center workshop on April 9. The “Overcoming Perfectionism” workshop was hosted by Dr. Kimberly Bethea, director of the Learning Assistance Service at the Counseling Center. The workshop was aimed at helping students set more reasonable goals rather than attempting to be perfect, Bethea said. … Continue reading UMD Counseling Center hosts workshop to help students overcome perfectionism

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Love Your Body Week asks students to reflect on body image, self love

By Kelly Zheng The University Health Center, Counseling Center and RecWell partnered for Love Your Body Week from Feb. 26 to March 1. The groups strove to send positive messages to students about self love and self reflection through a variety of events during the week. Love Your Body Week has been celebrated for many years and correlates with National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, according … Continue reading Love Your Body Week asks students to reflect on body image, self love

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Students lead movement to provide increased mental health resources on campus

By Zoe Rader In the first semester of her freshman year, Kristen Brockett, a junior and co-president of Scholars Promoting and Revitalizing Care, was told not to go to the Counseling Center because the wait was too long. By her second semester, she went again and became an emergency appointment. “I don’t want that situation to happen to someone else,” Brockett said. “The reality is … Continue reading Students lead movement to provide increased mental health resources on campus

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The semester is mounting and so is stress

  By Shruti Bhatt A new semester has started, and for students, loads of stress will soon start to pile up. “As soon as the third week starts, it’s go time,” said Krina Patel, a junior biology major. Patel said the first two weeks always go by smoothly because professors are still giving students a chance to get used to the flow of classes. “Professors … Continue reading The semester is mounting and so is stress

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LGBT Equity Center and Counseling Center team up to discuss mental health

By Grace Dille The LGBT Equity Center and Counseling Center at this university led a joint discussion in Marie Mount Hall Oct. 6 to talk about ways of supporting friends and family who might be struggling with mental health issues. LGBT Equity Center Coordinator Sika Wheeler and Counseling Center psychologists Dr. Carlton Green and Dr. Allison Asarch facilitated the discussion as a way of providing … Continue reading LGBT Equity Center and Counseling Center team up to discuss mental health

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Out of the Darkness Walk raises suicide awareness on campus

Gallery by Lauren Anikis by Yelin Jung More than 300 students and community members participated in the Out of the Darkness Walk held by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to raise suicide awareness and funds on April 9 on McKeldin Mall. CJ Pendleton, a senior kinesiology major, decided to bring this event to campus because of his own personal struggles with depression and suicidal … Continue reading Out of the Darkness Walk raises suicide awareness on campus

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Mental Health Awareness Week works to inform students

One in every 12 U.S. college students makes a suicide plan according to National Data on Campus Suicide and Depression. Another 50 percent reported feeling hopeless in the past year according to USA Today.  Monday began national Mental Health Awareness week, and as stated by Counseling Center outreach coordinator Rashanta Bledman, the focus is on building awareness about campus counseling and de-stigmatizing mental illness. “We were … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week works to inform students

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