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Mississippi receives over $20 million in mental health funding

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has recently received millions in federal funding from two grants. In total, the state will take in over $20.5 million in order to provide resources to

April 9, 2021

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‘Everything I do’: student dedicates life to mental health advocacy

Sophomore mental health advocate Alex Bush centers her life around positivity — from her vibrant social media presence to her presentations encouraging students to take care of themselves. However, this positivity has

March 3, 2021

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OPD creates new community response team

On Monday, the Oxford Police Department announced the outset of its Community Response Team, a new unit dedicated to cases that require additional police responses like victim services for people who experience

March 3, 2021

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Students, faculty express the frustrations of compressed semester

Students are struggling to keep up with classes during the condensed semester, and professors feel the pressure to deliver a quality product in a different format. Over the summer, the university announced

November 3, 2020

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NAACP to focus on Black mental health at UM

Typically, college chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) focus their efforts on promoting social justice protests, advocating for voter registration and educating students to protect against

October 29, 2020

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Election season, politics cause stress for students

As the 2020 election has grown nearer, students have become overstressed about the modern political climate and the possible implications of the election results to the point where it is negatively affecting

October 29, 2020

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Telehealth at UM: How the counseling center is handling out-of-state restrictions

Between switching to telemental health and brainstorming new events, students and faculty alike have been working to adapt the University Counseling Center to the pandemic, but counselors are facing challenges with treating

September 30, 2020

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Opinion: Mississippi’s mental health excuse for gun violence doesn’t hold up

After mass shootings, we often hear pro-gun politicians coming forward with prayers and vague assertions that improvements to mental health — without any adjustments to gun laws — will prevent a “next

September 23, 2019

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OPINION: It takes a village: Student mental health and well-being

Last Tuesday, March 19, Active Minds held its second exhibit of Send Silence Packing in the Grove. This eye-opening event commemorates college students across the nation who die by suicide each year,

March 25, 2019

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Ole Miss alumnus publishes stories, creates scholarship to memorialize twin brother

A year after graduating from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at Ole Miss, Ben Ingram died by suicide. Ben’s twin brother, Lee Ingram, has worked to preserve his brother’s legacy by

October 5, 2018

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