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Guest essay: Shining a light on mental health

by Azeem Khan and Olivia Dowler It is discouraging that a recent effort from members of the West Virginia University Student Government Association to engage Gov. Jim Justice on funding for mental health was met with cynicism from the administration. We still hold hope to engage with ...

COLUMN: Coping with stress

Do you have something in your life consuming you? You wake up every day and you know what you have to get done and maybe you  do, maybe you don’t. There is nothing physically stopping you from going about your day, but you feel it. Mentally, a fog is clouding your judgment, a simple ...

Beating the winter blues

There is something about the holidays that fills your entire body with joy. Joy from being with family, staying inside more with people you love, holiday cheer all around, chilly weather as an excuse to warm up by the fire, and sweets and treats from now until the new year. With all the joy ...

Psychotherapist with a purpose

WVU staff member is passionate about helping students, creating community WVU Today For two years, a psychotherapist-turned-administrator at West Virginia University said COVID-19 has necessarily forced members of the University community — students, faculty and staff — along with ...

Guest essay: W.Va. needs to develop a better mental health system

by Jason D. Parmer In the 2022 Regular Session, the West Virginia Legislature will be presented with proposals to change the “mental hygiene” court process. Mental hygiene courts involuntarily hospitalize people in crisis if they are found to have a mental illness which presents a ...