Former Women s National Basketball Association player Imani McGee-Stafford and podcaster Cameron Rogers were guests at the Women s Resource Center s inaugural REALtalk speaker series event.
It s the psych ward. There s no way out of it. No one wants to be there. I m not in any way glamorizing suicide and hospitalization. I just want people to know that it s not as scary and stigmatized as people make it out to be.
This semester, Cornell s Student Mental Health Collective is launching a campaign that aims to foster dialogue about mental health and improve accessibility to resources.
Furthermore, the role of privilege is also evident when it comes to mental health care on campus; it’s not only prevalent in college admissions and the culture of attending an Ivy League school. One of Cornell s Mental Health Initiatives includes their Fall 2020 Mental Health and Well Being Survey. Regarding mental health disparities, students of color, those who identify as a gender out of the binary or as transgender and those whose sexual orientation doesn t fit societal norms struggle the most.
Following a new College of Engineering credit limit, some students express concern about graduation requirements, while others appreciate the increased awareness of mental health on campus.