Mental health problems are rising among college students

February 26, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes College is challenging within itself, but adding mental illness to the mix takes the word “challenge” to a whole new level. According to research by National Alliance on Mental Illness, mental health is a growing issue among students. NAMI found that one in four students have a diagnosable illness, and 40 percent do not seek […]

A wide range of generational and situational factors affect poverty

February 15, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Attendees met in the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center where they shared experiences and ideas about poverty. Photo by Jonah Hokit Mental illness and poverty have a close relationship   Organizers and attendees of the Real Talk session on poverty clarified the definition of poverty and discussed the various factors that cause poverty and how life […]

Motivational speaker brings hope to those in mental darkness

October 12, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Collin Cooper   Josie Thompson Soloman, founder of the 444 project, shared her journey through mental illness and the creation of the 444 project in the Grande Ballroom Oct 12. At age 19, Soloman began to feel darkness in her life and was diagnosed with severe depression. Getting out of bed in the […]

Jade Dansie uses music to inspire those with mental illness

June 26, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU student Jade Dansie, a sophomore studying community health, has been a musician since she was 3-years-old. She has composed her own music, recorded songs and performed in vocal competitions. Her passion for music inspired her to help others through a project named The Alive Movement. Through this program, Dansie will tour schools nationwide to […]

Your education might be your last hope

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: 5 minutes I have a friend who was told by a prospective employer that she would not get the job because she is not a Mormon.   I have another friend who published an article examining her personal experience with racism in the course of her education. She got more than a few angry replies. One man […]

Mental health: Don’t be shy

January 10, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes One out of every four people in the U.S. are suffering from some sort of mental illness at any given moment. The odds that a person will experience mental illness at some point in their life are even higher, at about 50 percent.   While depressive illnesses are the largest contributors to mental illness, social phobia […]