The Fall 2021 Quarterly’s peer-reviewed section, Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare, features an article by Samantha Smith, MPH, CHES, the Associate Director for Health Promotion at University of Maryland Baltimore County, where she describes her current research examining the relationship between student activism and emotional wellbeing. Smith explores the possible ways in which student activism connects to student health, both positively and negatively.
“While actions such as activism are vital to addressing social justice issues and can lead to internal and social benefits for participants, the effects on one’s emotional wellbeing are largely unknown but could be significant.”