Simone Biles. Michael Phelps. Kevin Love. Naomi Osaka.
These are some of the professional athletes who have openly talked about their struggles with mental health. However, other athletes, whose names...
Happy National Recovery Month! During September, we honor the approximately 20.9 million Americans who have struggled with substance use and found recovery. We also celebrate programs that support...
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about mental health, honoring lives lost to suicide and destigmatizing conversations about mental wellness. Here are...
The stares grew far too uncomfortable. The questions were redundant and aggravating. The weird looks were too much. I needed to stop picking my skin, but how?
I have what is known as dermatillomania,...
Portrait of Maddi McKay, Care Coordinator for the
Office of Counseling and Psychological Services
(CAPS). PHOTO COURTESY OF MADDI MCKAY
In February, Maddi McKay was appointed as the Care Coordinator...
The covid-19 pandemic significantly increased issues relating to mental health, particularly for college-aged students. The Center for Collegiate Mental Health at Penn State University examined 43,098...
When Jackie Moyer ’23 was first approached by her parents to try therapy, “it felt like the worst thing in the world that could happen to me,” Moyer said.
Moyer is not alone in that feeling,...
With Election Day on Nov. 3 quickly approaching, people are experiencing increased feelings of stress, anxiety and uncertainty. Luckily, there are strategies to help manage and cope with these uncomfortable...
For many students now under stay-at-home orders, trying to remain mentally healthy, let alone be productive, can be a challenge.
Greg Nicholls, Ph.D., director of St. Joe’s Counseling and Psychological...
The benefits of HawkHealth
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at St. Joe’s is releasing a new mental health resource app for the university community. The app is set to be titled HawkHealth...
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) in collaboration with Juliann Spara ’23, Lewis-Biden Chair of University Student Senate (USS), are in the process of developing HawkHealth, an app...
Community members gather to talk about mental health
The St. Joe’s community was asked a simple question on Nov. 10: how are you doing? With the light pouring from the lamp posts on Sweeney Field,...
