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Exploring the Mental Health Crisis: A Conversation with Maggie Rose Macar

As a student, Maggie Rose Macar lost a close friend due to suicide, which eventually led her down a path to creating zant, which aims…
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Challenges of College Life: Mental Health Perspectives and Solutions

As the world is still recovering from the toll that COVID-19 took on society, the aftereffects of the lockdown can still be felt all around.…
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Teen Mental Health Matters

What are societal pressures that teens face?  Teens face many societal pressures to do well academically, socially, and physically. Gender, race, and income can contribute…
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Unveiling the Hidden Complexity of ADHD Symptoms and Diagnosis

When someone thinks of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, often shortened to ADHD, they may picture a young child who has a hard time standing still and…
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Mental Health Conversations in the Latinx Community

For the Latinx/Hispanic community, mental health and mental illness are often stigmatized, whether that be seeing it as a weakness or simply as something that…
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How Cisnormative Beauty Standards Affect Transgender and Nonbinary Mental Health

The beauty industry is one of the biggest capitalist industries in the world, estimated at over 500 billion dollars. The market is expected to grow 5.86%…
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The Asian American Community Is Not Seeking Mental Health Care. Why?

Previously, we discussed the overall picture of Asian American mental health. In this article, we will find out why many Asian Americans do not seek…
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What Is Going On With Asian American Mental Health?

Asian Americans are becoming the largest race in the United States. However, many underlying problems are facing this race. One of the most serious problems…
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How Street Dance Can Improve Mental Health

Dance has been a core component of humanity and culture since the beginning of time. Besides the obvious physical benefits that it provides as a…
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Las chicas del barrio, meet Natalia Estrada and Britney Conroy.

Natalia and Britney met in 2017 and became inseparable friends. During the pandemic, they talked about how their mental health has changed during the lockdown,…
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