“Especially seeing as how the overwhelming majority of campus administrators are white, it’s important to have counselors of color so that students have options in seeking support.”

Yale needs to hire more mental health counselors of color. I think it’s important for everybody to feel as comfortable as possible when they’re seeking out mental health counseling, and for many students that includes seeing their identities represented in the counseling relationship. Especially seeing as how the overwhelming majority Read more…

“If you’re not reaching out for help until you’re at a desperate point when you’re thinking about harming yourself or worse, and then you don’t hear back for two weeks, what message does that send?”

A lot of kids at Yale are suffering from depression and anxiety. The environment breeds that: the idea that you can’t stop, that you must keep going, and there’s so much on everyone’s plate. It’s a lot to handle, and I think it throws off everyone’s brain chemistry. When you’re Read more…