FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 1, 2021 Virginia Medicaid Contact: Christina Nuckols Christina.nuckols@dmas.virginia.gov...
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As my internship with Mental Health America of Virginia (MHAV) comes to a close for the summer, I have done extensive reflection on...
Grief, Loss, & Trauma During COVID-19
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Financial Strains of COVID-19 on College Students
As higher education institutions began to cancel the spring 2020 semester and some even through this upcoming fall semester, a huge...
Steven Walker: on “Mental Health, Death, and Unemployment in the Black Community”
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Remote College Education & Mental Health
Since the onset of COVID-19, college students have faced a huge shift in their educational experience. As colleges and universities...
High-Risk People in COVID-19: Physical & Financial Implications of the Pandemic
I would like to preface this blog post by mentioning that I am not a person with lived experience with a compromised immune system or...
Eating Disorders and COVID-19
**Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders** I would like to preface this blog post by mentioning that I am not a person with lived...
Depression & Anxiety During COVID-19
It is no secret that a large percentage of high school and college students suffer from mental health issues; most notably,...
Xenophobia and COVID-19
**Trigger Warning: Racial/Ethnic Violence** I would like to preface this post by mentioning that I am a U.S.-born citizen who attends...
Substance Use Disorders in College Students and COVID-19
Last semester at the University of Richmond, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, I researched how individuals and society prejudice...
College Sexual Violence Survivors and COVID-19
**Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence/Assault** In September 2017, Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, began the process of rescinding...
LGBTQIA+ Youth and COVID-19
**Trigger Warning: Transphobia/Homophobia and Violence** June is Pride Month! Happy Pride to all. I would like to preface this post...
Racism and Mental Health
**Trigger Warning: Racial Violence / Police Violence ** I would like to preface this post by mentioning that I am a white person who...
Abusive Homes and COVID-19
**Trigger Warning: Violence/Abuse** During the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns of college students reentering abusive home environments...