Outreach On Campus

Finals are approaching rapidly and that can mean that increased stress levels are starting to make an appearance throughout college campuses. TWLOHA at Washburn wants to make sure everyone is still practicing self care. We were thinking of ways that we could spread that message on campus and came up with the idea to make little baggies to hand out with a variety of stress relievers in them. Things like stress balls, chocolate, positive quotes, bubbles, etc. 

We are going to be tabling in the union during success week from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. If you are a Washburn student and are in need of some self care help, please stop by! 

Here's some photos from other tabling events we have done in the past:

 Photo Credit: Rachel Proffitt

 Photo Credit: Rachel Proffitt

 Photo Credit: Monica McDougal

 Photo Credit: Rachel Proffitt

Photo Credit: Monica McDougal

In The News Again

This article is an interesting read. It covers the topic of mental health services on college campuses. More colleges and universities are recognizing the need for these services but taking action is costing the students more money. Overall though, it's great that institutions are seeing this need and realizing the positive outcomes that can come from providing adequate services. I think it does a good job of raising awareness and also touches on the stigma associated with mental health over the years and how it affects students' use of these services.

Here's a quick figure from the article in case you don't have time to read the whole thing. 

Photo Credit: The Wall Street Journal