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[OPINION] A proposed plan for trauma-informed care at SUNY Fredonia

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ABBY TARTARO Special to The Leader  Trauma-informed care is a therapeutic style approach to assisting those who have endured trauma.  The natural instinct when someone sees something as “not normal” is to wonder what is wrong with the person. Trauma-informed care shifts the question from “What is wrong with you?”......
Sports

Fredonia lacrosse brings mental health to forefront with Morgan’s Message

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PARKER GURNETT Staff Writer  Content Warning: mentions of suicide When athletes take the field, to some, they lose their human characteristics.  They become the face of a sport and are almost meant to be robotic and perfect at their sport in every way imaginable.  Many believe it is not fair......
Opinion

[OPINION] University counseling centers in crisis

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JOSEPH BORYNSKI Special to The Leader It’s no secret that being in college can be stressful.  The pressure students often face while trying to balance their coursework with the rest of their life responsibilities can feel overwhelming.  Campuses have implemented counseling centers to help students combat their mental health issues,......
Opinion

[Opinion] The ‘anonymous’ SUNY mental health survey

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CHRIS SILL Special to The Leader If you attend Fredonia, you probably received an email from the SUNY Student Association on April 3, asking you to fill out a “SUNY Mental Health” survey regarding SUNY’s mental health resources. In the email, students were told that this survey would be completely......
News

Counseling Center to offer a new option for virtual sessions

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYK          Managing Editor SUNY Fredonia students just gained another opportunity to get virtual counseling sessions through the college’s Counseling Center.  Fredonia’s Counseling Center, based in LoGrasso Hall, has recently partnered with “BetterMynd,” a startup company that works closely with colleges and universities to provide students with online therapy sessions......
News

Mental health support on campus: What resources are available?

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EJ JACOBS Special to The Leader Being a college student can be incredibly stressful and taxing on your mental health. Between balancing a collegiate life and a social life, there is also the struggle that comes with this newfound entry into adulthood. Most students are on the search to find......
News

SUNY Fredonia’s counseling center is back in person

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CLARE NORMOYLE Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia’s counseling center is officially back in-person. Like the rest of Fredonia, the counseling center had to change the way it offered services. Instead of meeting in-person, sessions, consultations and activities were offered online or via phone call.  But since the counseling center......
Life & Arts

SUNY Fredonia hosts event for World Mental Health Day

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CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day, an internationally-recognized day that observes mental health issues around the world.  According to the World Health Organization, “the overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize......

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