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Promote Awareness, One Story at a Time

Promote Awareness, One Story at a Time

By Brittany Feldott April 29, 2016

In my freshman year, I had no real understanding of mental health. Mental health issues were still a distant concept to me then, and to be honest, as much as I hate to admit it, I thought I was stronger...

Collaborate to Combat Mental Health Stigma

By Jake Dyson February 26, 2016

My bedroom doorknob will always hold a special place in my heart. After all, with just the right touch — wrist angled, palm pressed upward, skin digging into the incision of the lock — I could save...

Saving Lives By Fighting Stigma

By Annabel Schneider February 23, 2016

In the last three years since Sandy Hook, over 160 school shootings have taken place. As we witness and grieve over each of these incidents, pundits and politicians continue to point the finger at America’s...

GUMC Professors Analyze Gun Violence In New Book

By Molly Cooke December 8, 2015

Georgetown University School of Medicine clinical professors of psychiatry Liza H. Gold and Robert I. Simon argued that links between mass gun violence and mental health are exaggerated in their book...

A Different Neck of the Woods

By Jonathan Gillis April 20, 2012

Omar wears his life on his face. Swollen cheeks and a slightly crooked nose are the remnants of a boxing career that ended abruptly in 1995. Deep wrinkles run through his forehead, a testament to years...

A Different Neck of the Woods

By Sports Editor and Jonathan Gillis April 20, 2012

Omar wears his life on his face. Swollen cheeks and a slightly crooked nose are the remnants of a boxing career that ended abruptly in 1995. Deep wrinkles run through his forehead, a testament to years...

An Overlooked Disorder: Exploring Panic Attacks

By Philip Gardner November 17, 2011

When people meet me for the first time, they tend to assume that I'm a confident person — as they should, because I would describe myself that way as well. I feel at home in public forums, laughing...

Social Media May Worsen Depression

By Mike Berardo April 1, 2011

In an increasingly social-media savvy world, both doctors and law enforcement officials are warning against the dangers of "Facebook depression" and sexting among teens and young adults. The term "Facebook...

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