“Transitioning to Yale from a public high school in rural Wisconsin posed both academic and cultural challenges that exacerbated my anxiety and imposter syndrome. I struggled everyday with homesickness and depression but still refused to reach out to Yale Mental Health and Counseling to avoid false hope of getting actual Read more…
“First year pushed me to my mental and physical limits even as someone who didn’t have to work a job. The college transition is tough enough just taking classes, but with extra pressure created by the coronavirus and ongoing police violence, I know it must be even worse. I believe Read more…
Yale MH&C has proven to me time and time again that change is necessary in order for it to fulfill its mission of serving its community. Personally, after going to the intake appointment and having one follow-up appointment, the psychologist cancelled for multiple different reasons (sickness, lack of staff) seven Read more…
Because I do not have to pay the student income contribution, I have been able to find time in my schedule for counseling appointments, and have had enough flexibility during business hours to get matched with a therapist much faster than some of my peers. However, when I asked to Read more…
“Ever since I arrived at Yale as a freshman, I have heard horror stories of Yale Mental Health Services and how getting an appointment could take months. As someone who has struggled with anxiety and depression all throughout highschool, the transition to college was not easy for me. I am Read more…
I got an appointment right away. However, throughout the process, I felt like my therapist was constantly trying to tell me I was ok. I think that if you’re not in immediate danger, Yale mental health and counseling tries to brush you to the side. There needs to be people Read more…
I had a massive safety net to fall back onto– stable home in a relatively affluent suburb that I could come home to. All income earners in my house worked jobs that could go remote, which meant that we continued making money without risking exposure. We could keep ordering food Read more…
I haven’t beared the same emotional and financial burdens that many of my FGLI peers have during these past few months. My rage towards Yale, which is demanding that students pay beyond what they can afford, doesn’t compare to that of many of my peers whose lives and beings are Read more…
“When I went to my first intake and then waited to be paired with a counselor, I remember doubting whether therapy was even a good idea. I was already not in a good place, and the last thing I wanted to do after was go back. If I had gotten Read more…
“I think hiring more mental health professionals is important, since there seems to be an inadequate amount of psychologists/psychiatrists for the population that needs them. I know that I would have sought mental health counseling earlier, and had stuck with it, if there wasn’t this pattern of counseling services being Read more…