Word: distressingly
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...stifled productive discussion of mental health issues within our community. The aim of Mental Health Week is to share knowledge about issues of mental health, to stress the importance of students’ mental and emotional well-being, and to encourage students to reach out to friends in distress. If real change is to be made, however, we must incorporate this same culture of open discussion and caring into the everyday fabric of Harvard life...
...more tangible level, we can also work to simplify and ease the process of seeking help for students experiencing distress. Harvard provides by-appointment mental health services through UHS and the BSC, as well as 24-hour urgent care for students who need more immediate help than the appointment process can provide. In addition, students from Harvard’s peer counseling groups—Room 13, ECHO, Response, Contact, PCC—and the Student Mental Health Liaison program work to create a safe space for discussing mental health issues and can help students locate and access appropriate mental...
...look toward the future of mental health quality and care at Harvard, the vision is not one of despair but rather of hope. Of course, an unsettling percentage of our classmates experience severe emotional distress, and yes, a significant number of these students feel too ashamed to reach out for help. Yet by actively working to reduce the stigma surrounding issues of mental health, by looking out for signs of emotional distress in our friends, and by supporting efforts to increase the transparency and accessibility of campus mental health services, we each have the power to improve the state...
...principles guide our efforts. First, we know from various surveys that students rely first on each other for help. But if students feel embarrassed or humiliated to share how they are feeling, they remain alone with their suffering. Second, many students are misinformed about the basic facts of emotional distress and the resources available to help them. Third, we all learn by example and students provide the most visible and meaningful examples for their friends and fellow students...
...pieces written by students on this page are wonderful examples of students sharing their experience and knowledge. Students lead by example when they speak without embarrassment about their treatment, or about feeling overwhelmed and finding help in conversations with friends and counselors. They teach us that emotional distress is common and remind us that we are more than a psychiatric diagnosis...