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Category: News & Views
Why does the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus have two counseling services?
By Megan Phillips and Holly Gilvary
A comprehensive guide to the differences and similarities between Boynton Health and Student Counseling Services
NAMI Minnesota and M Health Fairview host 20th annual research dinner
By Eitan Grad
The virtual event explored mental illness and sex differences.
PRISMH task force begins work a year after launching
By Anna Koenning
The three-year mental health initiative spent two semesters gathering a task force and will now begin to “transform the system,” its leaders say.
Mental health diagnoses among Twin Cities students have doubled in the past 15 years
By Matthew Voigt
Boynton Health surveys show that a quarter of students reported a diagnosed mental health condition in 2007— a figure that rose to 50% by 2021.
Program helps those who experience psychosis-like symptoms for the first time
By Taylor Rivera
The First Episode Psychosis Program at the University of Minnesota Physicians in St. Louis Park offers walk-ins and referrals for diagnosis, therapy, and community services.
COVID-19 exacerbated international students’ mental health challenges that existed before the pandemic
By Jihwan Paik
Students say they still face language barriers, the need for financial support and pressure to make friends, but those stresses are now greater.