mental health Awareness: How can students get the help they need?
By:Krystal Duran
El Rodeo Staff Writer
El Rodeo Staff Writer
As our school year starts off, it is important to recognize students’ mental health and provide any resources for those in need, especially during these tough times.
Mental health concerns always need to be taken into consideration. Students have access to guidance counselors whose contact information are displayed on the Don Page as well as student assistant phone numbers.
Hotlines and online resources are also available: The National Suicide Prevention Hotline (800) 273-TALK, which isn't just a crisis line; students can get advice and have someone to talk to.
Crisis text line is a free 24/7 confidential text message service for people in crisis. Text HOME to 741741 in the United States.
Distance learning in these isolated circumstances has impacted many individuals. These situations can affect a student's ability to work, study, interact with peers, or take care of themselves.The stigma associated with mental health may stop many students from seeking help. There can be concerns with confidentiality or shame, but these should not be reasons to not seek help if someone’s mental health is in harm’s way.
These issues need to be recognized and for the sake of many students, mental health should be promoted more often during distance learning.
Mental health concerns always need to be taken into consideration. Students have access to guidance counselors whose contact information are displayed on the Don Page as well as student assistant phone numbers.
Hotlines and online resources are also available: The National Suicide Prevention Hotline (800) 273-TALK, which isn't just a crisis line; students can get advice and have someone to talk to.
Crisis text line is a free 24/7 confidential text message service for people in crisis. Text HOME to 741741 in the United States.
Distance learning in these isolated circumstances has impacted many individuals. These situations can affect a student's ability to work, study, interact with peers, or take care of themselves.The stigma associated with mental health may stop many students from seeking help. There can be concerns with confidentiality or shame, but these should not be reasons to not seek help if someone’s mental health is in harm’s way.
These issues need to be recognized and for the sake of many students, mental health should be promoted more often during distance learning.