mental health

You matter: Mental health and stress culture

In an academic culture that claims to be aware of and committed to prioritizing mental health, it’s necessary to investigate why said prioritization of mental health is still failing to take place within student cultures and in student-teacher dynamics.

| Contributing Writer

Editor’s Note season 2 episode 5: Mental health on campus

Recent news on campus mental health includes the introduction of a new telehealth service and Uncle Joe’s focus on suicide prevention efforts.

| Senior Scene Editor

Uncle Joe’s hosts suicide recognition and prevention workshop as demand for mental health care increases on campus

Uncle Joe’s taught around 25 students how to assess and help prevent suicidal ideation among their peers at a workshop, Friday

| Senior News Editor

WU partners with telehealth company TimelyCare to provide students with medical and mental health ‘safety net’

Washington University students will be able to access a variety of mental and medical health services from telehealth provider TimelyCare, starting in November

| Managing Editor

It’s time for students to get a real break

Fall Break should be a time for rest — that doesn’t happen when students have assessments right when they get back.

| Contributing Writer

Here’s what’s in Student Union’s platform this fall

Student Union’s 2021-2022 platform includes plans to address health, equity and connection on campus.

and | Contributing Reporters

‘We are here and we want to listen’: Uncle Joe’s reopens its office after pandemic shift to virtual services, reports uptick in student usage

After suspending in-person counseling during the pandemic, Uncle Joe’s has reopened for the fall semester

| Contributing Reporter

Opinion Submission: Sam Fox’s mental health crisis

Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is one of the most grueling places to be a Washington University student. It needs to better serve its students.

| Class of 2022

Staff Editorial: Wellness is more than a day off

Wellness days aren’t the answer to student mental health problems at Wash. U.; we need improved, equitable mental health services.

‘During times of adversity we become like social magnets’: How the pandemic has affected WU extroverts and introverts differently

Introverts and extroverts at Washington University have experienced the pandemic differently, due to fewer opportunities for environmental stimulation

| Senior News Editor

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