Mental health matters and impacts our lives in unique ways. It\u2019s more than weathering life\u2019s normal ups and downs. And it never means you\u2019re weak, lack character or weren\u2019t \u201cbrought up right.\u201d It\u2019s something you deserve to know, and something we should all strive to help each other understand.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why, beginning Oct. 7, members across the entire University will raise awareness and highlight mental health resources on campus during Mental Health Awareness Week<\/a>. For one full week, the University community will come together to educate and advocate and make sure we\u2019re all heard and seen.<\/p>\n Why Does Mental Health Matter?<\/p>\n Mental illness affects more people than you think. A 2018 research survey<\/a> of around 14,000 first-year students across eight different countries found that 35% of them struggled with mental illness. And in the U.S alone, college students who visited their campus counseling centers reported anxiety<\/a> as their number one concern, followed by depression, relationship concerns and suicidal ideation. Many students reported experiencing multiple of the above concerns at once. If you\u2019re interested, learn more about the numbers at the National Alliance on Mental Illness website<\/a>.<\/p>\n How Can I Participate?<\/p>\n There are a ton of ways to be involved in mental health initiatives on campus.<\/p>\n Be sure to take care of yourself, and know that you\u2019re never alone. If you\u2019re experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 315.443.8000 to access 24-hour support, seven days a week.<\/p>\n Written by Sayem Sinha \u201921, College of Arts and Sciences, SAHME Peer Educator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mental health matters and impacts our lives in unique ways. It\u2019s more than weathering life\u2019s normal ups and downs. And it never means you\u2019re weak, lack character or weren\u2019t \u201cbrought up right.\u201d It\u2019s something you deserve to know, and something we should all strive to help each other understand. That\u2019s why, beginning Oct. 7, members…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":319,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-and-wellness"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n