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Mental Health

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Suicide Prevention

SPH Launches Series of Panels on Suicide Prevention Thursday

September 30, 2020

Mental Health

Finding Resources and Hope during Suicide Awareness Month

September 28, 2020

Photo of two signs outside of warren towers. The one on the right is purple and says “Don’t go Viral, respond to tracers.” The right one is green and says “Don’t go viral, address stress”

Contact Tracing

Q&A: BU’s Contact Tracing System Explained

September 15, 2020

Maureen Mahoney, pictured here with Boston Terrier Augie, is retiring after 26 years at BU as a crisis counselor, helping people traumatized by sex asssault, domestic violence, hazing, fires, accidents, and deaths. Mahoney and Augie sit on stairs.

Mental Health

Maureen Mahoney, SARP Founding Director, to Retire

July 30, 2020

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LGBTQ+

A Snapshot of How COVID-19 Is Impacting the LGBTQ Community

June 12, 2020

Four screenshots from SPH’s second virtual seminar on the mental health effects of coronavirus, clockwise from top left: Sandro Galea, dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at SPH; Patricia Watson, assistant professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine; Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and Sarah Lowe, assistant professor of social and behavioral sciences, Yale School of Public Health.

Mental Health

How to Reduce the Psychological Harm of the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 30, 2020

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Mental Health

How to Talk to Kids about Coronavirus

March 25, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Coronavirus Is Taking a Toll on Mental Health

March 24, 2020

A photo of Ali Gold (SAR'20) sharing her experience of studying and struggling with mental health issues during the "This is My Brave," storytelling performance at the Tsai Performance Center

Mental Health

Live Storytelling Designed to Erase the Stigma around Mental Health

February 19, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Setting the Record Straight on Traumatic Brain Injury

February 18, 2020

Screenshots of the Sleep and Student suggestions area of the Headspace mediatation and relaxaation app.

Mental Health

Headspace App

February 13, 2020

An icon for our wellness wednesday series depicting a cross-legged figure inside of a stopwatch.

Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: How to Chill Out during Finals

December 10, 2019

A woman and a man in army uniforms salute the American flag

Mental Health

POV: When It Comes to Reducing Suicides, the US Army Offers Some Lessons

November 11, 2019

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Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: Resiliency—How to Bounce Back from a Setback

November 6, 2019

A few leaves hang on to branches at foggy dusk

Mental Health

Seasonal Affective Disorder Impacts 10 Million Americans. Are You One of Them?

October 31, 2019

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Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: BU Student Opens Up about Her Depression

October 8, 2019

Learning to Deal with Freshman stress, Boston University Student Health Services

Mental Health

Campus Life 101: Managing Stress and Anxiety and Where to Seek Help When Needed

September 6, 2019

Portrait of Jade La Rochelle, Natalie Petrone, and Emily Briggs next to a brick wall.

Social Sciences

Occupational Justice

August 6, 2019

NIick Buoniconti #85 of the Miami Dolphins in action during an NFL football game at the Orange Bowl circa 1972 in Miami, Florida.

CTE

Patriots Legend Nick Buoniconti Dies

August 1, 2019

Immigrant families overcrowded at U.S. Border Patrol Weslaco Station on June 11, 2019, in Weslaco, Texas

Immigration

POV: Child Detention at the Border Is Torture

July 18, 2019

POV: Child Detention at the Border Is Torture