Tag: Mental Health

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Mental Health at MC leads Forum on Eating Disorders for NEDA Week

Students were welcomed to learn and discuss eating disorders and other mental health issues. @MENTALHEALTHTHATMCINSTAGRAM/COURTESY By Mary Haley, Asst. Social Media Editor Mental Health at Manhattan College, a new club on campus, hosted a panel led by The Hidden Opponent (THO). Several organizations contributed, with members discussing resources available for anyone struggling with an eating disorder and how to help people who may not know they’re … Continue reading Mental Health at MC leads Forum on Eating Disorders for NEDA Week

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SAAC Strides Towards Mental Health Awareness with Support Awareness and Care Initiative

By Nicole Fitzsimmons, News Editor In coming weeks, the Manhattan College Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will begin bringing their “Support Awareness and Care Initiative” to campus for students to access important mental health resources. This semester, SAAC began spearheading the initiative to create accessible items such as bag tags and phone wallets with business cards which provide important resources for students. These items would … Continue reading SAAC Strides Towards Mental Health Awareness with Support Awareness and Care Initiative

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Mental Health Services at Manhattan – What’s Going On?

By Kyla Guilfoil, Editor-in-Chief  Changes in Manhattan College’s upper administration and long-held confusion about what services the college actually offers has sparked calls for change when it comes to mental health support.  Tension rose when students called on the college’s administration last spring in a walkout on the quadrangle, advocating for the improvement of mental health services on campus in the wake of junior Christian … Continue reading Mental Health Services at Manhattan – What’s Going On?

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LWGRC to Host Mental Health Training Session

By Alexandrea Velez, Contributor The Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center is hosting a mental health training event to better equip students to identify and assist with mental health-related situations.  This is the first Mental Health First Aid training course that is being provided to MC, and it is being planned to run once a semester yearly.  Alixandria James, an intern in the center majoring in public … Continue reading LWGRC to Host Mental Health Training Session

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Walkout Held in Protest of Lack of Counseling Services at Manhattan

By Jilleen Barrett, Features Editor/Managing Editor The Student Government Association held a walkout on Friday, April 8, in protest of the lack of support from administration regarding mental health concerns on campus. Liola Moody, vice president of the SGA, told The Quadrangle that she and the rest of the board saw students and faculty becoming frustrated with the lack of mental health resources available on … Continue reading Walkout Held in Protest of Lack of Counseling Services at Manhattan

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It’s Time We Back Up Mental Health Awareness with Action

By Pete Janny, Senior Writer Starting out the spring semester online is disappointing, but hopefully temporary as expected. And if this strategy ensures that everybody at Manhattan College has a fair shot at having a successful semester, then so be this first week of online classes.  Hopefully one day we’ll look back and share some laughs about how professors couldn’t navigate google meet or zoom … Continue reading It’s Time We Back Up Mental Health Awareness with Action

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