Close to 10 percent of the student population have sought mental health services from June 2021 to January 2022, Garza said. The need inspired Counseling Services and its Peer Leadership Council to sponsor the University’s Out of the Darkness Walk, which benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
The Young Black Excellence Club at Bayonne High School (BHS) has been providing students with a safe space to foster discussion and engage on relevant social