mental illness

Drag Queens Destress at FIU Mental Health Panel

Laura Antunez/Contributing Writer Drag queens performed in the Steven and Dorothea Green Library to vicious applause and formed a panel about mental illness. On Nov. 6, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) at FIU and the Sexual Health Alliance Revolutionizing Positivity (SHARP) came together to host six drag queens to discuss mental health, especially […]

The community should come together for veterans

LaJayah Blain/ Contributing Writer Veterans are the strong men and women that braved the unimaginable to make America the place we know today. Throughout history our veterans have been fighting for our freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Don’t you believe they deserve the same? Imagine enduring such traumatic events and seeing the unthinkable. Combat […]

Support System: emotional support animals assist with student disabilities

Emotional support animals, a growing demographic among universities nationwide, have taken up a role in the lives of students with diagnosed psychiatric disabilities — as residents of dorm rooms.

American college students facing mental health crisis

More and more people are attending college, but due to the many emotional, financial, and personal stresses, psychological distress has increased, and today’s students lack the coping skills to succeed independently.

Editorial: Mental illness more than a triviality or trope

FIU is a diverse community and our students come from all different walks of life, have different experiences and different lifestyles. This is why students should take the time to learn, understand and respect the different situations members of our Panther family are facing, such as mental health disorders.

CAPS bring group counseling sessions

Lisa Lewis Arango said that group therapy is a way to treat addictions, eating disorders and chronic mental illness. Group counseling sessions by Counseling & Psychological Services are held every day.
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