Mental Health and the Stanford Experience
At the Activities Fair last Friday, I tabled for the Bridge Peer Counseling Center, the peer-counseling group that operates out of the Rogers House (call us 24/7 at 650-723-3392). If you’ve tabled at...
View ArticleRankings, accolades and mental health
Over the summer, Newsweek released its rankings of the happiest schools in the country. I became aware of Stanford’s first place finish because many of my friends started posting links to the article...
View ArticleNaming names and taking numbers
In my last two columns on mental health, I’ve been rather vague in my references to mental health resources on campus. I want to take this opportunity to outline what’s available to Stanford students...
View ArticleFour acronyms to know
For week two of the Stanford student’s guide to resources on campus, I’ll be focusing on services that all too often go unnoticed and unused. (If you missed the first part of this list, check out last...
View ArticleIs week seven the worst?
In return for free housing in the beautiful Rogers House, summer live-in staffers at the Bridge do their fair share of answering calls in the middle of the night – and also complete a summer project....
View ArticleShould this be required reading?
I’m a senior, which means I’m double-checking my list of DBs and ECs to make sure I graduate. Every time I look over the list of required courses in the Bulletin, the thought hits me: Why are Stanford...
View ArticleHave space for one more class next quarter?
Last week I wrote about Stanford’s need for a “wellness” GER and explored how this might change campus perception of mental health stigma and personal happiness. This week, I’ve created a list of...
View ArticleTake care of yourself
It’s 8:30 a.m. on the Thursday of finals week. You wake up from four hours of sleep, wipe the crud from your eyes, grab some pretzels, and hop on your bike. As you make your way to your final, you...
View ArticleWe are all smart enough
While I was cleaning my room recently, I came across a piece of paper from three years ago that has shaped my academic trajectory at Stanford. I’m not even sure why I kept it in my stack of random...
View ArticleGuns and Mental Health
James Holmes, the infamous gunman who committed the movie theatre massacre in Aurora, Colorado this past July, attended a preliminary hearing yesterday in which police officers and witnesses testified....
View ArticleFighting over Soap
As a student in Psych 147 this quarter, I’m working at Bing Nursery School once a week with three- to five-year-olds. To the kids, I’m just “Teacher Emily,” not a psych student with very little...
View ArticleThe Stanford Connection
Over winter break, I had a bit of free time to file old documents that were lying around the Bridge Peer Counseling Center. Looking through old teaching manuals hand-written on yellowing paper and...
View ArticleStanford’s ideal mental health climate
The Bridge held its first-ever suicide drill last weekend. Staffers receive basic training about how to deal with suicidal callers, but this drill offered a unique opportunity for staffers to witness a...
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