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Wellness Advocates Create Well-being Across Campus

9/18/2024
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges have observed a marked increase in students struggling with transitional issues, particularly those related to mental health and emotional well-being. The pandemic disrupted the typical middle and high school experiences, leading to a new generation of students who missed out on crucial social development during their formative years. Many of these students, now in college, are grappling with heightened anxiety and self-doubt. They often find themselves in a unique position: needing support that falls between informal peer advice and formal clinical therapy. This has been compounded by lessened social integration due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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Acting Out - Students Find Getting into Character is Good Therapy

1/11/2024
A breakup with her boyfriend of four years rocked Phoebe Lansbury. An undiagnosed panic disorder and general anxiety about her own wellness paralyzed Anna Trenton. And Isabella LaFollette spiraled into a very dark situational depressive episode after an abrupt end to a relationship. Concerns about their mental health and emotional well-being led each to seek out help. As the fall semester unfolded last year, each began online sessions, meeting with graduate students in Carroll’s Behavioral Health Psychology (BHP) program. Nothing remarkable there, except that Phoebe, Anna and Isabella weren’t real people.

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Carroll announces master's in Behavioral Health

3/5/2021
Carroll University is helping to address the severe shortage of mental health professionals by offering a new Master of Science in Behavioral Health Psychology degree for fall 2021.

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