Isabel Enciso, Reporter
October 18, 2019
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) celebrated 17 years of NAMIWalks on Oct. 12 at Beach Park. NAMI is one of the nation’s largest grassroot mental health organization that is dedicated to helping millions of Americans who are affected by mental illness. NAMI help family members who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder,...
Paige Atkison, Reporter
September 20, 2019
Myth: Mental Health issues are uncommon
The reality is mental health issues and mental illness are incredibly common. According to the U.S. Department of H...
Paige Atkison, Senior Digital Editor
September 6, 2019
The stigma surrounding mental illness can be suffocating. It stifles conversation and breeds prejudice and discrimination. People with mental illnesses...
Jocelyn Sandusky, Reporter
September 6, 2019
It is 6:30 p.m., 30 minutes before I have to start getting ready for work, and I am sitting on my bathroom floor, crying hysterically. I am desperately trying to do my deep breathing techniques to calm my anxiety but it seems impossible because it feels like my throat is closing shut. I cannot breathe and I am starting to hyperventilate. My heart begins to race and I am feelin...
Stacie Norris, Reporter
March 25, 2019
Bakersfield College is now offering workshops in the mental health field to all current BC students free of charge.
These workshops, also known as Educate, Equip, Empower (or E3) will continue for the remainder of March and are facilitated by Natalia Hatley and Anabel Jimenez.
Currently both women are attending California State University Bakersfield and are soon to graduate...
Bryana Lozoya, Digital Editor
March 25, 2019
Current representatives for the Bakersfield College Student Government Association (BCSGA) held a town hall on March 21 at Levinson Hall where students...
Christina Benavides, Copy Editor
May 9, 2018
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
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
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
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
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
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...
