Tag Archives: mental health
By opening up, youth lessen mental health stigmas
By Justin Miranda When he was 13, his 15-year-old best friend raped him. His parents made sure the police pressed criminal charges but that 15-year-old wasn’t convicted. “I wasn’t shocked with him being released because he is white and rich,” said the now 19-year-old, whose mother is Korean and father is Black. Because his crime […]
Oh, the pressure! (To get into a top college)
By Isabella Alvarez-Gomez On a typical school day, Aryan Vadlamudi, 16, dashes through the front doors of Troy Athens High School at 7:20 a.m. From then until 3 p.m., he trips from class to class: AP chemistry, AP US history, honors pre-calculus and honors English. When classes end, he dives into his duties as treasurer […]
Aiming for mental wellness at NYU
By Aaron Baluyot “I think we are still coping and we are not yet there,” said grad student Chrysolite Mongoly when asked if the pandemic affected the mental health of individuals, mainly youth and young adults. ”It’s still a long way to go because mental health is a challenge for every single individual.” As a […]