Word: mentality
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There was a lot to be aware of at Harvard last week: Islam, Mental Health, probably something else I missed the e-mail about. One thing that seemed to escape everyone’s notice, though, was self-awareness...
...though we are accomplishing things. But we have to be careful not to wash our hands of our causes after the week is over. Islam does not stop on campus once March rolls around, nor do students’ psychiatric issues. One study break to raise awareness of mental health is valuable, but not as valuable as the students who spend many nights and weekends manning crisis hotlines...
...service of this goal, we have elected to offer a special forum for a range of student, faculty and administrative voices on the subject of mental health at Harvard. Certainly, the situation is a complex one, and it invites a range of vigorous, sometimes dissenting opinions. We have done our best to sample from the whole breadth of these...
...problems, such as eating disorders, silently pervades our community. Indeed, according to my recent conversations with University Health Services and Bureau of Study Counsel counselors and Dr. Paul Barreira, Director of Behavioral Health & Academic Counseling, depression on campus is far more common than one would expect. The stigma of mental illness, though unfounded, remains a major obstacle for many who could benefit from the ample mental health services on campus. According to a 2006 senior thesis studying the state of mental health at Harvard, 56 percent of Harvard undergraduates surveyed reported needing, but not seeking, mental health help. Of those...
...experience can be devastating to even the most grounded of Harvard’s science talents. It is not uncommon for a sophomore pre-med or biology concentrator to have 20 to 25 hours of class and labs per week, leaving little time for self-reflection, let alone mental health therapy. Pressure escalates and feelings of hopelessness abound, yet relief seems to be nowhere in sight. Honest recognition of this problem is the first step to its resolution...