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College Mental Health – Mid-Term Anxiety & More

This time of year - particularly with mid-terms can bring a great deal of stress in the lives of college students and their families. This is somewhat predictable given the high expectations and academic workloads. There are some things all parents need to know about your college student and their mental health.
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Jed Foundation: Summer & Back To School Tips for College Students

Depending on when your school starts, you're probably weeks or maybe a short month from the start of classes. How do the college mental health experts at the Jed Foundation suggest that you spend those remaining days?
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Utilizing Health Centers On Campus – A Vital Component Of Student Health

Student health centers are critical to student success. This is true on many levels. In recent years, we’ve seen data points like these:
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Jed Foundation: Helping a Friend in Need

   Facebook, the Jed Foundation and the Clinton Foundation, have teamed together to share potential warning signs that a friend might be in emotional distress and need your help. Since nearly half of students say that they have been so stressed at some point in the past year that they find it difficult to function, this information is incredibly useful. Parents, these talking points can be helpful ways of approaching your student for needed help in both times of severe trouble and minor stress. 
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Failures in collegiate accommodations of mental health disabilities

This recent Newsweek article on college reactions to student mental illness has made a big impact in the last couple of weeks. The article collected dozens of stories concerning a lack of ideal accommodations for college students afflicted with mental illnesses. Particularly compelling are the stories of Dan, Wesley and Shireen.
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Valentine’s Day Words & Ideas from the Jed Foundation

 <3 by flickr user danielle scott (cc license)  The Jed Foundation is an incredible organization that works on awareness of mental health issues, promotes emotional health and works to prevent suicide. Their work with college-aged mental health awareness is well documented. With Mtv, they're running wonderful sites like halfofus.com and loveislouder.com. On Valentine's Day, you probably know someone who could use some kind words or would appreciate an expression of your friendship or love. Here are a few Valentine's words and ideas from the Jed Foundation:
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World Mental Health Day

  (image from flickr user marsmet481) 
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“Incoming college students rate emotional health at record low”– UCLA HERI

(pic by flickr user Sara. Nel) UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute has a led a study on incoming freshman for over 25 years. However, the Fall 2010 study shows that college freshman are coming to school with lower levels of mental health.

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College Cost Increases Emphasize that those Paying Tuition Should Pay Attention to Fees

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Tips for Parents – Smartphone Monitoring

Talking With Your Teen About Smartphone Monitoring. Before we restrict social media or take away a child’s smartphone, we need to consider the positives gained by their profiles and online presence. By teaching our sons and daughters to use their presence responsibly, social media might be the key for setting our kids apart from the pack. One way we can help our kids achieve this is by using smartphone monitoring. Listed below are 6 essential tips for talking to a teen about smartphone monitoring.
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Combatting Seasonal Depression for Parents or Students

By: Reyna Gobel MBA, MJ When it’s cold and dark outside, it’s normal to want to curl up underneath a blanket or enjoy a hot chocolate, However, for 5 percent of adults, Seasonal Depression is much more than that. It may mean feeling lethargic up to feeling suicidal. If anyone is feeling suicidal, we recommend […]