Word: mhaag
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...including tutoring, procrastination workshops and a course on reading and study strategies—some say that the bureau deters some of the students who most need its help, says Sarah J. Ramer ’03, former co-chair of the Mental Health Advocacy and Awareness Group (MHAAG...
...cannot just do this all piecemeal,” says MHAAG founder Jeremy R. Jenkins...
...impressed at how the administrators and clinicians who are there really do know the problems with [University Health Services] and the Bureau,” said task force member Caitlin E. Stork ’04, who is also co-chair of the Mental Health Advocacy and Awareness Group (MHAAG). “They actually do have really detailed information on all the problems, and don’t know how to fix them...
...task force also reviewed figures from a depression screening run by MHAAG in November, which showed high rates of depression and anxiety disorder among students—in seniors and black students in particular—Stork said...
...also noted that many students dismiss the common symptoms related to the illness. “When students aren’t sleeping, or they are feeling negative, they don’t think of these as signs of depression,” Kadison said. Greater outreach, like the MHAAG screening in Loker Commons, will continue to help students identify these symptoms in themselves and others and direct them to the appropriate University resources for treatment. Loker’s accessibility succeeded in attracting greater numbers than in the past; bringing mental health education to students is much more effective...