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A recent study found that one in five college students have had suicidal thoughts. PHOTO BY MADHAV KOHLI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Study finds one in five college students report suicidal thoughts

Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 10, 2018
One in five college students have experienced thoughts of suicide in the past year and nine percent have made a suicide attempt, according to a study out of Brigham and Women’s Hospital reported last week.
Mercedes Cisneros, a member of Active Minds, speaks about the stigma surrounding mental health during a panel Tuesday evening at the George Sherman Union. PHOTO BY NATALIE CARROLL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students, experts talk mental health in minority communities

Jacqueline Contreras November 30, 2016

Alianza Latina Boston University and Active Minds at BU hosted a mental health panel called “No Estamos Locos: Destigmatizing Mental Health in Minority Communities” Tuesday night in the George Sherman...

Group members listen as Hanaan Yazdi (CAS ’18) discusses the challenges of organizing events at BU, during the first BU Coaltion of Student Activists meeting Friday evening. PHOTO BY JESS RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU student activists exchange advice, frustration

Naba Khan October 2, 2016

Sitting in a circle of chairs, two dozen Boston University student leaders and activists gathered in the Community Service Center Friday evening to discuss the importance of student activism. College...

Frank Warren, founder of online community art project PostSecret, gives a presentation as part of a "PostSecret Live" event at the Harvard Cooperative Society on Nov. 3. PHOTO BY NAVRAJ NARULA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Active Minds at BU hosts PostSecret founder Frank Warren last Thursday

Navraj Narula November 12, 2014

Frank Warren labels himself as a “trusted stranger” — and with good reason. He is the sole founder of PostSecret, a community art project started in 2005 featuring a collection of “secrets”...

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