One of the biggest concerns for Amy Clark, director of Student Counseling Services, during the past year has been being able to meet students’ needs—wherever they are. Because of COVID-19 and the need...
Madison Plank, Assistant News Editor
• January 19, 2021
NKU has suspended counseling fees for the Spring 2021 semester, according to an email sent out by Vice President of Student Affairs Eddie Howard.
“The challenges facing college students today are...
The international spread of the COVID-19 virus has unfortunately brought harm to many physically, but what’s often overlooked are the mental health issues brought about by the pandemic, which can be...
Editor’s Note: The terms counseling and therapy are used interchangeably throughout the story.
Amy Clark realized the importance of therapy as a teenager. Her mother, a clinical social worker, was...
With suicide being the second largest leading cause of death for those age 15 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and LGBTQ+ students being about five times more likely to attempt suicide compared to their non-LGBTQ+ peers, suicide prevention awareness month and its importance to the LGBTQ+ community is more crucial than ever.
“There’s no shame in being depressed; there’s no shame in feeling suicidal,” Dr. Kathy O’Connor said.
In any one year, over 17 million Americans report feeling depressed, and over half of...
