Peer programs on college campuses have grown in frequency and popularity as anxiety and depression rates in college students continue to rise. Several peer programs exist on my own campus, and serve as an additional space for students to seek mental health support. Programs can range from advocacy and awareness…

For many universities this fall, students will be stepping onto campus for the first time after a lengthy quarantine for in-person instruction. Among them are student commuters. While most students may relish the opportunity to live on campus and socialize with peers, others choose to commute from home for financial…

As schools scrambled to remain in operation last fall, Tamara Allard, a Ph.D. student in developmental psychology, found herself not only balancing her own mental health on top of her research and work responsibilities, but also the mental health of over 100 students she supported as a teaching assistant. Throughout…