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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

A Meager Victory

By The Editorial Board March 18, 2016

Many students praised the announcement earlier this week that the administration will add three new employees to Counseling and Psychiatric Services — two of the three to work on the main campus —...

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CAPS Hires New Mental Health Staff

By Christian Paz March 18, 2016

Georgetown will hire three new staff members, two to Counseling and Psychiatric Services and one to the Division of Student Affairs, in an effort to expand mental health resources, according to a campus-wide...

When Friends Fill in the Mental Health Gap

By Stephen Cacace February 2, 2016

The guy who’s the life of the party at the Tombs. A friend who seems a little down lately. That woman at the coffee shop who is keeping to herself. Mental illness doesn't discriminate based on race,...

Creating a New ‘Mental Health’

By Scott Goldstein January 29, 2016

A university is meant to foster innovative ideas and social progress, but at the end of the day, it is also a business. Even a campus full of Albert Einsteins and Marie Curies will shut its gates if it...

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GUSA Releases Mental Health Initiative

By Ashwin Puri January 15, 2016

The Georgetown University Student Association Mental Health Committee announced the creation of the Project Lighthouse mental health initiative Wednesday, which will implement a peer-to-peer online...

End the Stigma Against Sadness

By Masha Stoianova January 12, 2016

In my younger and more vulnerable years, my friend gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like telling someone you’re sad,” she told me, “just...

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The Mind-Body Medicine Program, which launched 13 years ago in the Georgetown University Medical Center, has expanded to undergraduates over the past few years, catering students in the School of Nursing and Health Studies and the School of Foreign Service who experience stress.

Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Relief Program Expands

By Owen Eagan November 20, 2015

"There is nothing that I am prouder of," Georgetown University Medical Center professor Aviad Haramati said with a smile, recalling his role in the founding of the Mind-Body Medicine Program 13 years...

End The Stigma, Start The Dialogue

By Clare Mallahan November 3, 2015

My story is all too common, but unfortunately, it is rarely discussed. In the spring of 2015, my workload was unprecedented. As a junior pre-med, I was taking physics, biochemistry, Spanish and philosophy,...

Mental Health Needs Speed, Not Excuses

By Brittany Rios October 27, 2015

On Monday, Sept. 21, my first semester after transferring to Georgetown went from bad to worse. I learned that two students from my old college had died. The news sent me into a downward emotional spiral....

Hoyas For Mental Health

By The Editorial Board October 27, 2015

The proposed anonymous undergraduate peer-to-peer support network, in conjunction with Counseling and Psychiatric Services, represents a promising step toward mental health reform that students and administrators...

Students Discuss Mental Health Issues on Campus

By William Zhu October 9, 2015

The Georgetown University Student Association Committee on Mental Health hosted a panel discussion with administrators Monday in the Healey Family Student Center to address student concerns about mental...

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Founders of sexual assault prevention initiative One Student Kelly Addington, left, and Becca Tieder spoke about sexual violence at this year’s “Are You Ready?” on Thursday.

Sexual Assault Talk Returns

By Molly Cooke October 9, 2015

The 13th annual "Are You Ready?" event, a dialogue on sexual assault awareness and promotion of a survivor-orientated response culture, returned this year in Copley Formal Lounge on Thursday. Health...

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