After enduring a worldwide pandemic and persevering through unprecedented times, could it be possible that the world should be more understanding of Naomi Osaka’s struggles?
Read moreBreak Day: A Reminder to Prioritize Self-Care
I realized that break days shouldn’t just be a school-scheduled once-a-semester occurrence. A break day can be your own creation. Think of something you’ve been putting off because you “haven’t had time” or something you love to do that school has eclipsed in importance. Take out the box of paints in the back of your closet, the journal on your nightstand with the wrapping still on it, the book you are “going to find time to read” but never did. Turn off your phone, shut down your computer, and do it! Take a day off, an hour off, or even just twenty minutes off, and do yourself a favor.
Read moreWhy Mental Health Matters Now More Than Ever
When you get sick or scrape your knee, the immediate reaction is to take medicine or grab a bandage. But what about when you are having a mental health day; when your anxiety or depression is making you feel worse than a cold or a scraped knee could? The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives more than any other time in history. Quarantine became the new norm and, for months on end, our mental health has paid the price.
Read moreSkidmore Faculty Member Credited in NYS Mental Health Guide
As the school year begins, students entering K-12 classrooms will be welcomed by a new curriculum that includes instruction on mental health. The new lesson is part of a 2016 NYS law that is finally starting.
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