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 experience with an eating disorder of any form, and I am writing this as an ally to people in recovery. I cannot speak from personal...

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, depression and anxiety. Depression—also known as major depressive disorder or clinical depression—is characterized as a mood disorder that...

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 school in the United States, and I am writing this as an ally to the international/BIPOC community. I stand in solidarity with...

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 Title IX civil rights protections for students. For background, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 is a federal law that...