CAPS
Stanford Student Suicide Spurs Widespread Discussion Surrounding Mental Health
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Students discuss their experiences regarding mental health struggles at Cornell in the light of the recent suicide of a Stanford student.
community liaison for indigenous students
New Community Liaison Expands Mental Health Access for Indigenous Students
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As Cornell Health’s first Community Liaison for Indigenous Students, Wahieñhawi Hall is working to expand mental health resources across campus.
alcohol emergencies
A Guide to Student Resources for Alcohol or Drug-Related Emergencies
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With student partying being prominent this fall after last year’s harsh COVID restrictions, resources for alcohol and drug use are prominent and available to Cornellians.
EARS
With Peer Counseling Shuttered, EARS Community Plans To Adapt
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As EARS approaches its 50th year, Cornell puts an end to its peer counseling capabilities – but training may continue.
CAPS
New CAPS Director Arrives With Challenging Semester Ahead
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Cornell Health welcomed Alecia Sundsmo as its new CAPS director on July 1.
beijing
International Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts University Ban on Travel to China, Study Abroad Cancellations
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The University will not permit any Cornell students and faculty to travel to mainland China for University-related reasons in light of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak — which has sickened over 7,700 worldwide.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Discussion and ‘Teach-In’ Brings in Two Student Speakers to Shed Light on Protests
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Through the “teach-in,” Professor Carlson hoped to “draw the attention of students who might not be focused on Hong Kong.”
appointments
Mental Health Service Wait Time Decreased by 22 Days Since Reforms, CAPS Officials Say
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Two months after the implementation of these reforms, CAPS reported a decrease from 37 days to 15 days in students’ average wait time of scheduling appointments. It has also seen increases in both the number of unique clients and the number of student visitors it has had in 2019 by 23% and 34%, respectively, compared to the numbers from 2018.
CAPS
HUA | Mental Health Madness
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Warning: The following content contains sensitive material about mental health, depression and suicide. Two days before last year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, I found out one of my best friends from middle school died by suicide. He was like me in every sense. We did middle school debate together and agreed that we peaked then, grew up in a predominantly Asian community filled with academic competition and parental stressors, attended an Ivy League institution (he went to Columbia) and started out as pre-meds (he later switched to finance while somehow I still cling to that track). After I found out about his death, I cried for two hours and then channeled all of my energy into repressing the news to execute the best MHAW I could muster.
CAPS
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Let’s Talk, Cornell. Enough With This ‘Grin and Bear It’ Stuff.
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To the Editor:
CW: Mental health, suicide
When I moved to Ithaca as a freshman in fall 2010, Cornell’s response to multiple deaths by suicide the semester before was both swift and controversial, yet undeniable: fences on the bridges. Today? It’s deafening silence. It’s now been two weeks since Gregory Eells, the former Director of Cornell’s Counseling and Psychological Services, died by suicide. Until his departure to the University of Pennsylvania just months ago, Eells spent the past 15 years working intimately with students here in both his capacity as a health care provider to our community and alongside us in our campus governance and advocacy efforts. The Sun’s reporting of this tragedy misses the mark.