Mental Health and its growing effects

Did you know that 50 million people across the world are suffering from mental health? Even 73% college students are having a hard time coping with mental illness. As a college student it is hard to cope with new environments, the troubles of making new friends or even trying to stay on top of all your work. Here at Southern University the Counseling center is available to all students on campus to ensure them that everyone matters, and you are never alone! Mental Health can affect the way a person thinks, eat, or even cause them to stop doing the things that they love to do the most.
The counseling center provides tips for settling into college such as “enjoying yourself, getting involved and communicating”. They also offer group or individual therapy to assure the students feel comfortable. Sophomore Courtney Davis, majoring in Criminal Justice stated that “mental health is something that everybody should take serious”. Courtney feels that the schools should discuss mental health more often, so that the signs can be more aware in the environment.
Getting in touch with the founder sophomore, majoring in psychology, Skye Williams of @HBCUsafespace on twitter. Skye says that she decided to “create an outlet for people battling things such as depression, anxiety, and anything that they may have trouble with”. Skye also explains that “as African Americans many of us have generational trauma that can take a toll on our mental health”. The importance of mental health should receive more attention than it has been receiving and it is up to us as HBCU to imply that we can make change within the world.
We must all strive to be the best we can be and continue our legacy for those who fight daily. For our fallen Jags and peers all around.