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Governor Charlie Baker mental health budget

Baker-Polito Administration allocates $115 million in funds for behavioral health initiatives

Phoebe Chen February 1, 2022
The Baker-Polito Administration announced Jan. 26 an allocation of  $115 million to help facilitate easier access to behavioral health clinical services for adults and youth in Massachusetts. 
The Boston University Student Government Office. BU Student Government endorsed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report and heard committee updates in a meeting Monday night. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE

StuGov discusses boosting mental health, increasing diversity, equity, inclusion on campus

Anna Vidergar October 5, 2021
Members present DEI improvements proposal and announce upcoming consent education, mental health events.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston University’s Student Health Services has taken on a number of new roles, such as carrying out large-scale coronavirus testing for faculty and students and conducting contact tracing. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students reflect on COVID-19 testing procedures on campus

Anuj Sawhney November 19, 2020
SHS transformed this Fall, but some students still worry about how safe BU really is
“Crazy in College” is a mental health podcast started by Boston University sophomores Emma Cohen and Abbie Johnson. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student-run podcast sparks conversations on mental health, well-being

Caroline Bowden October 22, 2020
Campus tours may promise prospective students mental health resources, but life on campus oftentimes does pose unique hurdles for those struggling with mental illness. At BU, that’s no different.
Students socializing on the Boston University Beach. First-year students have had a difficult time making new friends and forming social connections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New students feel isolated without avenues for socialization on campus

Colin Boyd October 8, 2020
A lack of opportunities for social connection has left students, especially freshmen and transfers, at a disadvantage this year for meeting new people.
With the COVID-19 pandemic upending the lives of many, the mental health of students takes a hit. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DFP FILE

COVID-19 affects stress levels among students

Daily Free Press Staff September 24, 2020
Students are not getting the expected college experience, but the result of an increasingly dystopian world. Amid the pandemic, students' academic performance and general well-being are threatened.
The Massachusetts State House in Boston. The Massachusetts Senate will vote on legislation Thursday to improve mental health care access by reforming insurance policies and devoting greater resources to mental health services. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE

Mass. Senate releases comprehensive bill to boost access to mental health care

Angela Yang February 12, 2020
State senators released legislation that would tackle issues in all facets of the Massachusetts mental health care system, in which services remain inaccessible to many who need them.
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