“When I was diagnosed, they thought it was genetic… but for me, it comes in waves,” explained Nicholas Swanton. “There’ll be times where I’m fine,…
Columbia College students, faculty reflect on mental health, therapeutic solutions
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Increase in mental health resources needed on college campuses
Tiffany Walker first started seeing and hearing things as a 20-year-old college student. Unable to get the help she needed, Walker said she had to…
Town Hall Examines Teen Mental Health
As a child, Kelvin Roston Jr. never invited any friends over to his house. He wasn’t anti-social and he had friends, but his mother had…
Life after Military Combat Hard for Returning Vets
The U.S. Army trains its soldiers on how to go to war, but not necessarily on how to come back home, so say some Chicago-area…
Medicaid Users Wait for Budget Outcome
The blood and food stains on Randy Boese’s shirt and bed are highlighted by the sun, which is shining through Boese’s bedroom window at his…
Mental Health Patients Demand a Doctor
Mental health activists and patients descended upon the Chicago Department of Public Health and the mayor’s office to demand the North River Mental Health Center…
Mercy AfterCare program focuses on helping homeless youth
Nora Bondi, therapeutic supervisor in the AfterCare program at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls is just one of the many staff members at Mercy…
Conversation on Mental Health
Columbia College Chicago Journalism Department and the Chicago Headline Club are hosting “The Conversation on Mental Health” on Thursday, May 2nd in Room 101 of…