Instead of hating myself for everything I didn’t do, I will apologize for everything I did. You did not deserve the hatred and blame I threw at you. You were a child. A little girl trying to figure out how to survive the big scary world all by herself. Iām Read more…
Trails to Wellness is a program brought to Umpqua Community College by the collegeās new wellness counselor, Casey Kohl. The programās purpose is to provide students with 24/7/365 access to a hotline for mental health counselors and local services such as resources for food, housing, and mental health. In order Read more…
Standing outside a capitol building, two strips of duct tape were slapped across communication studies instructor Christina Ballardās mouth ā another two to her chest, holding up a sign: āThe power of symbolic speech is that it conveys a special message.ā This was in 2012, after Wisconsin ā where Ballard Read more…
As a wrap up to our series on mental health, The Mainstream asked UCC students to share what they do to help relieve the stress and anxiety that comes from attending college during a pandemic. Within a few hours of putting out a request for information, many students sent us Read more…
Editor’s Note: The contents within this article are the opinion of the editor and staff. Overwhelmed, overworked and over it. The stress of working several jobs, attending college and juggling social responsibilities during a pandemic with inconsistent guidelines and a plethora of virus mutations is a vigorous hardship on studentsā Read more…
The World Health Organizationās predictions regarding the growth of depression and its negative impact on health were dire prior to the pandemic. Since the pandemic, numbers have been on the rise. In 2010, the World Health Organization said that by 2020, “depression will emerge as one of the leading causes Read more…
Like many other students, Gregory Koppel, a UCC welding student, has experienced an increase in anxiety during his first year of college that has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemiĀc. Koppel is a U.S. Navy veteran who decided to take on the challenge of college right after leaving the military. Read more…
Mental health issues are on the rise for college students. Boston University in a study led by Sarah Ketchen Lipson found, āHalf of students in fall 2020 screened positive for depression and/or anxiety.ā A total of 83% of all students participating in the study also said their school work was negatively impacted Read more…
Editorās note: We kept student interviews anonymous because of the stigma associated with mental health. Students were all interviewed in January 2022. It starts in the belly, the knot of tension that makes every other part of the body keyed up and ready to run from a tiger; but there Read more…
During the pandemic more than physical health has been at stake; mental health has been challenged. There is a need for healthy coping strategies to deal with the myriad of problems students and staff face that cause anxiety and depression. This list is based on a collection of evidence-based studies Read more…
While pandemic stress and fatigue have put more stress on college students than ever before, neurodivergent students like Jane, a pre-med major at UCC, especially have had their own unique set of challenges. A neurotypical person navigating the pandemic is now experiencing struggles similar to the level of upheaval a Read more…