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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.
The Boston University Student Health Services Wellness and Prevention Center. A new study underscored the need for an increase mental health services, as well as how mobile technologies can help do so. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Increasing demand for counseling services major concern of campus mental health studies

Jennifer Suryadjaja October 28, 2018
Increasing demand for counseling services is one of the most-discussed mental health issues facing college students, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Medical Internet Research Mental Health.
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...

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...

Terriers Connect aims to provide BU students and faculty with resources and training on how to respond to someone contemplating suicide. PHOTO BY JACQUI BUSICK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SHS’s new program trains community member identify mental illness

Joseph Martorana January 27, 2016

As a response to rising mental health cases across the nation, Boston University Student Health Services introduced a new training program for students and faculty to identify students struggling with...

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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