Mental Health Archives - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College https://mdcthereporter.com/tag/mental-health/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:09:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://mdcthereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/R_reporter_logo-1-125x125.png Mental Health Archives - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College https://mdcthereporter.com/tag/mental-health/ 32 32 You Are Not Alone: Mental Health Support for MDC Students https://mdcthereporter.com/you-are-not-alone-mental-health-support-for-mdc-students/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:09:03 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=39828 Many students today carry the weight of a global mental health crisis.  
Anxiety, depression, loneliness, substance use and intrusive thoughts affect us all differently. 
What makes it worse is that many of us deal with it alone, keeping it bottled up and handling it in unhealthy ways.
If this… Read the rest at our website.

You Are Not Alone: Mental Health Support for MDC Students

]]> The Silent Student Mental Health Crisis Can No Longer Be Ignored https://mdcthereporter.com/the-silent-student-mental-health-crisis-can-no-longer-be-ignored/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:23:46 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=39447 For students, mental health isn’t just a trending topic, it’s something that we carry every day. 
College life is more than lectures and exams. Many students have to balance jobs, family responsibilities and social commitments, so it’s no surprise that so many feel overwhelmed. 
What’s surprising is how often… Read the rest at our website.

The Silent Student Mental Health Crisis Can No Longer Be Ignored

]]> Podcast Challenging Mental Health Stereotypes Honored By NPR https://mdcthereporter.com/podcast-challenging-mental-health-stereotypes-honored-by-npr/ Wed, 15 May 2024 22:35:27 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=37127 Three years ago, Michael Vargas Arango was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. 
The condition, which includes symptoms such as auditory and visual hallucinations and depression, affects approximately three in 1,000 people. 
Until last fall, the 22-year-old had kept his condition mostly hidden. 
Then, he told his girlfriend Elizabeth Pella.
“She… Read the rest at our website.

Podcast Challenging Mental Health Stereotypes Honored By NPR

]]> Public Schools Need To Take Responsibility For Students’ Mental Health https://mdcthereporter.com/public-schools-need-to-take-responsibility-for-student-mental-health/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:09:40 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=34248 Rates of anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders have become increasingly prevalent in Generation Z.
Despite the growing demand for mental health resources, many students are unable to get the help they need. 
At Miami-Dade County Public Schools there is a ratio of nearly 1,600 students per psychologist,… Read the rest at our website.

Public Schools Need To Take Responsibility For Students’ Mental Health

]]> Hialeah Campus Creates ‘Chill Spot’ To Promote Mental Health Wellness https://mdcthereporter.com/hialeah-campus-creates-chill-spot-to-promote-mental-health-wellness/ Sat, 04 Feb 2023 03:46:53 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=33770 Sherri Sinkoff always had a place to relax while she was a student at Long Island University in Brookville, New York.
She disconnected from classes at the campus’ botanical garden, which featured tulips and cedar and elm trees. 
Four decades later, that experience inspired her and a band of… Read the rest at our website.

Hialeah Campus Creates ‘Chill Spot’ To Promote Mental Health Wellness

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