In an op-ed for The Poly Post, the student-run newspaper of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, a 23-year-old male college student argues that stigma surrounding men’s mental health exacerbates daily loneliness and suicidality among young men. A survey by the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment found that 63.1% of students feel lonely during the last 12 months of college, and men are less likely to receive mental health treatment or diagnosis. Men are also four times more likely to commit suicide than women, with gay and bisexual men under 25 at a higher risk of attempting suicide than the general population.
A profile in the GW Hatchet, George Washington University’s student-run newspaper, highlights graduate student Emily Htway’s efforts to expand the Office of Health Promotion and Education’s sexual education resources as the university’s first-ever sexual health specialist. Htway established the “GW Love Hub” in the Student Support Center, which provides free safe-sex products to GW community members, as well as a website that offers educational guides on topics related to sexual wellness, including information about consent, contraception, and STI testing.