mental illness education

Opinion: People with schizophrenia should be supported, not stigmatized for their betterment

Imagine a situation, a circumstance or an event that has caused you to get highly nervous. In the instance you imagined, you are stressed. You feel your heartbeat gradually increasing. It’s so high up and you are so out of breath that it’s as if you’re about to jump...

Why “Turtles All The Way Down” is the young adult novel the world needs

by julialflaherty

The Netflix original television series "13 Reasons Why based on the 2007 young adult novel, was an extreme success in its target audience, which was, of course, the high schoolers it tells a story about. The tear-jerking story of a teenage girl who commits suicide due...

Opinion: Why we need to talk about mental health in schools

by nooraldayeh

We’ve all been there. On the brink of an emotional breakdown, (maybe even in the middle of one) concerned about school, extracurriculars, college, what the heck we’re going to be and do in the future. Every negative emotion you know bottled up and boiling, and feeling...