This school year has begun with increased attention in the Daily Bruin and elsewhere on mental health issues facing students. The safety and well-being of our students is at the very core of our mission at UCLA, and we welcome the opportunity to highlight the care and support options available to any student who may be struggling with a mental health concern. Read more...

While tabling at the Enormous Activities Fair for “All of Us: A Campaign to Rethink Mental Health,” I asked several people what the first thing that came to their mind was when I said “mental health.” Unfortunately, most answers to that question included “disorder,” “disability,” “disease,” “insanity,” “craziness,” “suicide” and “depression.” Most of these responses gave evidence to the fact that mental health is very stigmatized. Read more...

The conventional view is that the UCLA campus goes into sleep mode during the summer, and that the weeks of late September bear witness to the rebirth of life on campus. Read more...

The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. If the Westwood Community Council had its way in the 19th century, then we may never have progressed from typewriters to laptops. Read more...

The anticipation of starting a new academic year reminds us of the academic and social stressors that impact our overall well-being during the year. Stressors can be related to academics, financial problems, family and friends or campus climate issues, and they all contribute to anxieties that can affect our mental health. Read more...