INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND MENTAL HEALTH: “YOU’RE A TOTAL AMERICAN!” – The challenges of university course work are stressful for every student, but international students experience some stressors that are unique. Brought to you by The University of Michigan’s Counseling and Psychological Services and MiTalk.Org. This site is not monitored by mental health professionals, but is provided as an education-only resource by UM-CAPS. Note: These are actors portraying real student stories.

 

Emily Rosen: Mental health issues must be addressed

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This year marks the 40th anniversary of "The Center For Group Counseling" on Boca Rio Road in Boca Raton, soon to be renamed and rebranded to accurately depict the totality of the mental health issues they address. No one has ever been turned away for …
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Violence and Mental Illness in Middletown, Connecticut

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As Gionfriddo writes, "When Tim turned eighteen, he had no high school diploma, no job prospects, and a debilitating mental illness." Unwilling to accept community health services sought by his parents, he broke off ties with overextended counselors …
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Local Group Walks To Raise Funds For Sandy Hook

Filed under: mental counseling

… Hook Elementary School, the counselors and staff of Integrative Counseling Services in Oswego felt that we needed to do something to honor the tragically lost children and adults of the shooting,” Rikki Ziegen, a mental health counselor at ICS …
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