The Imminent Danger of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Other Than Dying, Of Course

Introduction As you scroll through the news, you see articles on top of articles about the COVID-19 pandemic. From the death rate to how to protect yourself to what to do while in isolation, it seems like everyone has something to say. However, one crucial piece of the puzzle is often overlooked. That piece is […]

Anxiety In The Classroom: A Silent Battle

Introduction Have you ever felt the sensation of having butterflies in your stomach? Maybe your legs went numb at the prospect of delivering a speech in front of a large group of expectant people? That’s normal! Everybody experiences feelings of anxiousness in their lives. Anxiety is a physiological response that is triggered when danger is sensed […]

Free Mental Health Care For America

Too Expensive For Care Over a decade ago, the United States Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. The act, passed by the United States Congress over a decade ago, requires insurers to cover mental illnesses fairly and as they would normally treat a physical illness in the body. Its […]

Oregon Passes a New Law Allowing Students to Take Mental Health Days

Introduction Across the country, the majority of American students attend school for nine months out of the year, only excused from showing up due to physical illness. Simultaneously, more school shooting incidents, suicides, and mental illnesses are taking place within the teenage population than ever before. Do these two facts have anything in common? Student […]

Implement Psychological Programs In Coaching Centres: The Need Of The Hour

India Facing Severe Student-Suicide Crisis An Indian student commits suicide every hour.  The country suffers the highest such rate in Southeast Asia, yet policymakers and communities remain ambivalent, unwilling or unable to address the debilitating pressure of academics on its youth. The Bane of Coaching Centres Pressure builds early, right from class X. The norm set by […]