Mental Health
Coming Back
Students who have gone home for mental health reasons say they came back to Harvard with a new approach to addressing the difficulties of campus life.
Going Home
For most, taking time off allows them to heal in an environment removed from the chaos of Harvard life and return to campus, while for others, the initial leave turns permanent.
Getting Better
Taking a leave of absence for mental health reasons forces students to deal with new health care providers, a job, and loneliness, but those who have gone through it often said they were better for doing so.
Happiness Challenge Expands To New Campuses
The Happiness Project, a Harvard wellness group, has partnered with student organizations at MIT, UCLA, Wellesley, and Yale to expand the student health initiative The Happiness Challenge to those four college campuses this spring.
Feeling Like a Small Fish?: 6 Ways to Boost Your Self-Esteem
In a recent interview with Anderson Cooper, Malcolm Gladwell discussed his new book, "David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants." Gladwell took the time to comment on the kinds of damage an Ivy League education can do to one's self esteem. Flyby's here to make sure you don't always have to feel like a small fish in a big pond.
Mental Health Panel
Dr. Shelley H. Carson, author of Almost Depressed: Is My (or My Loved One's) Unhappiness a Problem?," speaks about the importance of maintaining an appreciation of small details in life in Sever on Wednesday. Dr. Carson was one of four speakers at the "Stress, Depression, & Disordered Eating: When is it More Than Just a Bad Day?" panel held by the Harvard Student Mental Health Liaisons.
Panelists Examine Depression, Disabilities
Though it is possible to recognize and accommodate some physical disabilities, according to a college-wide panel that met Wednesday night at Gutman Library, there is still much work to be done in understanding and treating mental disabilities.
Depression as Disability
Panelists Dr. Lawrence Ian Reed (Psychology), Rue Wilson (Associate Chief of Mental Health Services at UHS), Dr. Christine Looser (HBS), and Sam Peinado (SMHL) take part in the Depression as Disability Panel as part of Disability Pride Week. In this panel, which took place at the Gutman Library Conference Center on Wednesday evening, the Harvard College Disability Alliance, International Higher Education and Disability, and Student Mental Health Liaisons discussed depression as a disability and how to raise awareness of invisible disabilities.
Art Therapy
The arts have collectively provided Harvard students with an outlet for creative self-expression, allowing them to explore issues of mental health in safe spaces and with freedom of expression. One campus artist who has utilized art to generate discussion about mental health, Bex H. Kwan ’14, sees the two as inseparable: “What is art not on mental health issues?”
UHS Advises Students To Carefully Consider New ACA Health Options
As the White House works to repair the technological glitches that impacted the rollout of the new online health exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act, University Health Services has a clear message for students: think carefully before jumping onto a new plan.
Students Satisfied with Mental Health Care, Survey Suggests
The majority of students who sought treatment for mental health care at Harvard University Health Services last year felt satisfied with their experience and said they would be willing to recommend their clinician to a friend, according to the results of a patient satisfaction survey released at a UHS-sponsored “Community Conversation” Tuesday night.
Q&A: The Creative Supplement, Mental Health, and More
Is it risky to send in a creative writing supplement? If I have a mental illness, how should I factor that in when deciding what schools to apply to? What do Ivy League schools look for in an applicant other than grades and test scores?
Kittens and Bunnies and Pigs, Oh My!
Well, it’s a jungle out there. Every Thursday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., the grass outside the Science Center Plaza is gifted with the presence of farm animals.
Wife of Massachussets' Longest-Serving Governor Endorses Electroconvulsive Therapy
Alongside her husband, Katharine D. Dukakis called for an increased awareness to the benefits of electroconvulsive therapy at an event in Kirkland House Wednesday evening.
Going Home
For a handful of students each year, Harvard’s environment is too much to bear. In search of wellness, these undergraduates leave Harvard, returning home to a world without the worries of college life. But before they go, students must navigate a complex and often stressful web of choices and procedures that at times are beyond their control.
The UC: Forceful + Weak
Former and current UC representatives say that Council president Tara Raghuveer and vice president Jen Zhu are more assertive than their immediate predecessors, but that they are no more effective in convincing administrators to take action.
Where We Stand: The Class of 2013 Senior Survey
In a year marked by a major cheating scandal at Harvard, more than 30 percent of graduating seniors admit they have cheated on a homework assignment during their four years as undergraduates.