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    Students protest campus ADA violations

    by Mike AdamsFeaturedNewsApril 11, 2019April 16, 2019

    Nizam, along with around 80 other students and campus activists, gathered on Wednesday afternoon for a march to demand better accommodations for students with disabilities.

    Stony Brook has major accessibility issues

    by Allilsa FernandezOpinionsTop StoryMarch 24, 2019March 24, 2019

    I asked if a wheelchair was provided, as requested in my accommodation email, to which I was told no one made sure I would have one. When I asked who is responsible for accommodations, I was told they didn’t know.

    Student orgs talk mental health in the Latinx community

    by Vincent SparagnaArtsNovember 11, 2018November 11, 2018

    Several Stony Brook groups associated with Latinx community came together to discuss issues of mental health. Issues include the need for Latinx healthcare professionals and stigma of mental health care in Latinx community.

    PMHA works on new program to bridge the gap for students struggling with mental illness

    by Maya BrownNewsTop StoryOctober 2, 2018October 2, 2018

    The Peer Mental Health Alliance (PMHA) wants to bring a program to campus to fill certain gaps in mental health coverage that they say are not being addressed by Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).

    CAPS is failing its international students

    by Mike AdamsOpinionsTop StoryOctober 1, 2018October 1, 2018

    So why does Stony Brook, a university with 3,117 students from China, South Korea and Taiwan alone, have zero mental health counselors on site that speak Mandarin or Korean?

    Students discuss mental health for minorities

    by Abishek ChandrasekarNewsSeptember 27, 2018

    Fernandez pointed out that minority patients often feel uncomfortable with therapists who don’t understand their culture, background and language. “If you can’t be fully understood at all levels, then how can you be healed?” she said.

    Peer Mental Health Alliance founder pushes to improve CAPS

    by Brianne LeddaFeaturedNewsTop StoryDecember 10, 2017

    Fernandez, a senior psychology major, took issue with the fact that these surveys did not evaluate students’ awareness of available resources. She also criticized CAPS for not doing everything in its power to support PMHA and other student-led mental health groups.

    New club works to promote mental health care for students

    by Brianne LeddaNewsDecember 3, 2017

    The group’s mission is twofold – to advocate that students with disabilities have access to necessary resources and to help destigmatize mental illness.

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