2020 Archives – Page 2 of 5

Mental Health Special Issue Podcast

As part of our mental health special issue, we interviewed Julian Pessier, director of CAPS, and vice president of The Humanology Project, SBU chapter, Aamna Aatif to gain insight into the handling of mental health resources during the pandemic.

The consequences of romanticizing mental illnesses

Mental Health 2020 Op-eds Special IssuesOctober 4, 2020October 9, 2020

#OPINION Do not rely on a show or movie that portrays someone with a mental disorder to make you declare that you have a disorder. The romanticization of mental health is harmful to all of us, whether you have a mental disorder or not.

Addressing students’ mental health during remote learning

Mental Health 2020 Op-eds Special IssuesOctober 4, 2020October 11, 2020

#OPINION Many students suffer from an increasing number of mental health issues because they don’t have access to the same resources as before. It is important that these issues are addressed and students are aware of the mental health resources available.

How a Stony Brook student artist copes during a pandemic

Arts Mental Health 2020 Special IssuesOctober 4, 2020October 5, 2020

Grace Noonan, junior biology major, felt a lot of uncertainty at the start of the pandemic. It led to people pivoting to new creative interests as a means to cope. For the Long Island native, the lockdown gave her a chance to brush up on her art.

SBU Humanology Project battles mental health stigma

Mental Health 2020 News Special IssuesOctober 4, 2020October 5, 2020

Students in Stony Brook University’s chapter of the Humanology Project aim to break the stigma against mental health one story at a time with the online “Unsaid Project”.

As COVID-19 negatively impacts mental health, CAPS offers students telehealth counseling

2020 Mental Health 2020 News Special IssuesOctober 4, 2020October 6, 2020

When a majority of the student body evacuated campus and classes shifted to an online format, Stony Brook University’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) transitioned quickly to a remote format for the rest of the year.

Student created social work project, Gifts of Gab, helps ease social isolation during the pandemic

Mental Health 2020 News Special IssuesOctober 4, 2020October 9, 2020

On August 20, Gifts of Gab, a student-created social work project that aims to ease social isolation through remote conversation made its academic journal debut.

Addiction needs to be addressed as a mental disorder, not a weakness

Mental Health 2020 Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesOctober 4, 2020October 7, 2020

#OPINION Stigmatizing addiction is dangerous – it needs to be addressed that people with addictions suffer from severe substance abuse disorder.

It’s okay to not be okay

Mental Health 2020 Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesOctober 4, 2020October 6, 2020

#OPINION September is National Suicide Awareness Prevention Month, and it seems more relevant to state this now: there is nothing wrong with having mental health problems.

Stony Brook student Carine Green refuses to let their mental health falter

Arts Mental Health 2020 Special IssuesOctober 3, 2020October 7, 2020

Stony Brook University student Carine Green recounts their adjustment to remote learning and how it felt to participate in the Black Lives Matter movement as a young Black American.

2020

Ford prepares for a different look in year two as head coach

After heartbreak, the Seawolves are looking to the future

A new wave of players leads the charge at Stony Brook

Following historic season, Women’s Basketball refuses to back down

Expectations high in Stony Brook despite rapid turnover for Men’s Basketball

Mental Health Special Issue Podcast

Addressing students’ mental health during remote learning

How a Stony Brook student artist copes during a pandemic

SBU Humanology Project battles mental health stigma

Addiction needs to be addressed as a mental disorder, not a weakness