Christina Benavides, Copy Editor
May 9, 2018
Filed under Columns
There are many resources for suicide prevention, and one of my newest findings are crisis hotlines that are online or through text. I believe this way...
Christina Benavides, Copy Editor
April 16, 2018
Filed under Columns
There are many ways that society has heavily influenced people that are dealing with mental health issues, and it may be for the worse.
One of the negative...
Christina Benavides, Copy Editor
March 23, 2018
Filed under Columns, Opinion
It can be hard to deal with mental illness when you have no support at home or have friends who understand what you’re going through, but there are ways...
Paige Atkison, Reporter
March 23, 2018
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Though depression can be a taboo subject in American society, it is not uncommon. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, depression...
Christina Benavides, Copy Editor
March 7, 2018
Filed under Columns
I’ve learned a lot about myself within the past few years of dealing with mental illness, but the mistakes I made along the way are what I want to elaborate...
Christina Benavides, Copy Editor
February 25, 2018
Filed under Columns, Opinion
My journey with self-love has been difficult due to mental illness, but not impossible. I’ve learned a lot about myself the past few years. It took me...
Christina Benavides, Copy Editor
February 11, 2018
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Some of us are whole hearted, and we are willing to accept almost anyone. Especially because those of us dealing with mental illness already feel cast...
November 30, 2017
Filed under Columns
Suicide is a controversial topic. Even those who have never experienced it have a heavy opinion on the topic. I speak from my own experience of having...
Christina Benavides, Reporter
October 23, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
For some people social media is a place to escape and unwind. For those suffering with serious mental health issues, this could be a triggering place.
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Megan Fenwick, Social Media Editor
October 4, 2017
Filed under Features
Bakersfield College’s Student Health and Wellness Center hosted a Movies for Mental Health workshop for students in collaboration with Art With Impact, a charity organization that strives to destigmatize mental illness through art.
The event took place in Student Services 151 on Sept. 13 and provided students with material about resources on and off campus and food and...
Elizabeth Fernandez, Reporter
April 23, 2014
Filed under Features
The Student Health & Wellness Center fee is included into every single Bakersfield College student’s tuition, and yet not many know or take advantage of the services being provided to them.
The center is split into two departments – medical and mental. While the medical center is run by a doctor and a nurse, the mental division consists of Edie Warkentin, a licensed...
