The USC Aiken Student Support Group began in 2022. It is an organization that gives college students the opportunity to express their emotions and relieve some of the pressures at school.
All tagged mental health
Column: "Excused" and "unexcused" absences reinforce ableist academic policies
Kriegel writes, “there are ways instructors can alleviate suffocating policies that worsen mental and physical health crises: reject the narrow scope of functionality in academia, and recognize that students are unique and still maturing young adults. Some of us are sick, some of us are injured, or are parents, living alone, sole providers of finances, grieving, growing — and all of us are tired.”
Guest Column: "Us too," men's mental health matters
Guest writer, Dureal Dobbs, discusses the harmful impact of ignoring men’s mental health.
What is the difference between addiction and dependence?
“Many organizations like the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH) say that while dependence does not effectively mean addiction, the two are often accompanied hand in hand.”
Incomplete grades offer extended time to complete necessary coursework
Editor-in-Chief Noelle Kriegel explains another resort for students to complete classes outside of being assigned “W” or “WF” grades, along with her personal experience.
Opinion: USC Aiken counseling center changed my life
Lifestyle editor Brianna Richbourg shares how the counseling center has changed her life for the better.
Spring semester rages on: USC Aiken student population facing mental health crisis
Erin Weeks polled students on their mental health this semester. A common theme appeared to be all-time-lows.
Pacer Times check-in: Mental health Fall 2020
How was your mental health this semester? Take this survey and let us know.
University of South Carolina student newspaper staff takes "mental health" break
News Editor Chi Nguyen covers USC Columbia’s newspaper’s decision to go on a brief hiatus for mental health.
Column: What's it like in there?
Closing Suicide Awareness month, Reporter Angel-Hope Watts shares her experience with inpatient.
Mental health resources available during COVID-19
Reporter Angel-Hope provides a brief yet comprehensive list of the mental health services available for students to use during the pandemic.
COVID-19, isolation threatens mental health
News Editor Noelle Kriegel reports on the mental health statistics of college students.
Column: Why NEDA week is important
Reporter Angel-Hope Watts shares her opinion on the importance of National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week.
Free depression screenings in SAC to honor National Depression Screening Day
Free depression screenings will be provided to students in the SAC in honor of National Depression Screening Day.
World Suicide Prevention Day highlights importance of mental health
Last Tuesday, students raised awareness for suicide prevention, lighting candles in the quad.