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Psychological Services offers resources for those with anxiety

Shane Beneke September 10, 2015

Starting a new semester of school can cause feelings of anxiety and stress amongst students, which can become a particularly serious  problem if not handled correctly,and potentially lead to mental illness.Danielle...

 Luminaire memorials to individuals who committed suicide line the sidewalk of Risman Plaza during the Out of Darkness Campus Walk on April 18, 2015.

Kent community comes together for Out of the Darkness Walk

Tristan Buirley April 19, 2015

After her personal struggles with suicide, Crystal Russell considers herself lucky to have made it to college. Russell, a graduate clinical mental health counseling major, raised $610 for the Out of Darkness...

Maggie Wachtel is a sophomore public relations major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at mwachte2@kent.edu.

Opinion: It’s time for this country to talk about mental illness

Maggie Wachtel October 27, 2014

Two students were killed and three were injured after a student opened fire at Marysville-Pilchuck high school in Washington on Friday.Headlines like these have become all too familiar, and the debate...

Maggie Wachtel is a sophomore public relations major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at mwachte2@kent.edu.

Opinion: The media needs to stop glorifying mental instability

Maggie Wachtel October 13, 2014

It’s hard to go a day without seeing another troubled celebrity making headlines for his odd behavior. For the last year, it has been Amanda Bynes who has been the target of constant media scrutiny....

Pictured from left to right are Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County Chairman William Nome; Kent State Police Officer Will Scritchfield, who is a 2013 Crisis Intervention Team Officer of the Year; Kent State Assistant Police Chief Dean Tondiglia; Major Dennis Missimi of the Portage County Sheriff’s Office; and Portage County Sheriff David Doak.

Campus police receives crisis intervention award

Nathan J. Havenner March 3, 2014

The Kent State Crisis Intervention Team — a team of law enforcement officers trained specifically to handle situations involving mental health issues on campus — recently was awarded the 2014 Crisis...

Our View: Kasich emphasizes addiction issue in Ohio

DKS Editors February 25, 2014

Many Ohioans probably expected Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State address on Monday to sound like a droning repetition of the same issues discussed at each annual speech, such as higher education,...