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On-campus mental health services, student organizations collaborate to spread awareness about mental health

Paul Birmingham October 18, 2021
Terrier Thrive Together features mental health awareness events throughout this month.
A student attends a college suicide awareness event organized by Active Minds at Boston University in September 2017. A team of BU students will take part in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walk Saturday. LILIAN LI/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU students raise funds for suicide prevention walk

Joel Lau November 1, 2018
A team of Boston University students will participate in the AFSP Boston Out of the Darkness Walk to raise funds and awareness about the topics of suicide and mental health.
BU's Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Chitra Khare is a Ph.D. candidate in Sargent. PHOTO BY PAIGE WARD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sargent doctoral candidate brings mental health aid to hometown

Amelia Griffiths March 21, 2018

In the United States, mental health resources are often lacking or inaccessible. For a large portion of her life, Chitra Khare, a graduate student in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation...

The Hechinger Report releases an article detailing a disparity among students with disabilities that receive college degrees. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students with disabilities face dismal graduation rates, but not at BU

Camille Fowler November 14, 2017

A recent report found that about two-thirds of students with disabilities who attend a four-year college do not graduate within eight years — a trend that Boston University has attempted to remedy...

Active Minds at Boston University hosts Send Silence Packing Sept. 28 at the BU Beach to raise awareness of college suicide. PHOTO BY LILLIAN LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Send Silence Packing’ exhibit brings suicide awarness to BU

Julia Maruca October 5, 2017

One thousand colorful school backpacks lay in the grass of the Boston University Beach as students and faculty walked to class. Each backpack symbolized a college life that is cut short every year...

Student Health Services’ behavioral medicine department provides counseling for people who report having suicidal tendencies. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA /DFP FILE PHOTO

BUPD sees spike in suicidal reports

Camila Beiner September 28, 2017

The Boston University Police Department charted three instances of suicidal behavior in the department’s crime logs last week, which BUPD Deputy Chief Robert Molloy said is not unusual — though...

Boston University Student Government sent out a survey Oct.16 to gain feedback on BU’s mental health resources. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ANNALYN KUMAR/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Students, SHS push for campus mental health reform, introduce upcoming program

Lauren Fogelstrom November 12, 2015

Widespread conversations on the importance of mental health on campus have led several student organizations and administrative departments to push for mental health initiatives. Boston University Student...

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