Word: mhaag
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...weeks ago, 202 students took that step, receiving a screening for depression. The annual screening, previously held in the mental health wing of University Health Services (UHS), took place in Loker Commons this year, providing an easy outlet for concerned undergraduates. The Mental Health Advocacy and Awareness Group (MHAAG), a Harvard student group, played a large role in organising the event. According to MHAAG, the students filled out questionnaires that help identify signs of depression, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder. After the responses were scored, students were given short consultations with UHS mental health staff members...
Taking on a new, prominent role in the screening, MHAAG moved the event to Loker Commons, and held it from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., during the lunchtime rush...
...It’s very important for the starting point of care to be incorporated into students’ daily lives,” MHAAG co-chair David B. Canose ’04 said of the venue change. “By integrating the treatment with daily life, there is a higher probability that students will commit to a full course of care...
...They only got people who were willing to come into UHS anyway,” MHAAG co-chair Caitlin E. Stork ’04 said. “We’ve already gotten like 20 times the amount of response as last year...
...MHAAG also hosted a discussion Tuesday night about mental health parity in insurance, led by Richard G. Frank, Morris professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School...