Mental Health - The Cengage Blog

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Breaking Down the Myth of Summer Vacation for Instructors

It’s a familiar beat in adventure stories. Weary travelers, trudging through the desert, believe they’ve spotted an oasis, where they can rest, hydrate and regroup. However, it isn’t real. Rather, it’s...

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How Getting Involved in Clubs Kept Me in College

Starting college is a huge social shift that can be challenging for new students to navigate. After completing my senior year online, I arrived at Arizona State University with rose-tinted visions...

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Mental Health on Campus

I met my first suicidal student while serving as a 23-year-old instructor at a local community college. The student was calm and matter-of-fact. She saw no alternatives other than taking her...

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Mental Health Awareness Month: Providing Support in Higher Ed

College ― it should be an exciting time and the ideal space for learning and personal growth, yet many of today’s students are struggling more than ever. Between recovering from an...

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Why I’m Still Teaching (Part 2)

“One day it’s fine and next it’s black” The song lyric from The Clash: “one day it’s fine and next it’s black” might describe what happened at all levels of education...

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Meeting Students’ Changing Needs in a Post-Pandemic World

Take a deep breath and think back briefly on the last three years. How much collective trauma has the world experienced? Many of the college students of today, and particularly those...

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Navigating Mental Health Issues on Campus [eBook]

Reading Time: < 1 minute “College is the best time in a young person’s life.” We’ve all heard it, but we know it’s truer for some students than it is for others. But how should...

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