{"id":18220,"date":"2023-02-02T15:04:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T22:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/?p=18220"},"modified":"2023-02-06T14:32:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T21:32:21","slug":"mental-health-at-colorado-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/2023\/02\/mental-health-at-colorado-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health at Colorado College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mental health used to be a taboo subject. That\u2019s changed, thankfully, but not quickly enough for our nation\u2019s youth. Suicide was the third leading cause of death for people ages 15-24 in 2020, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Rich, poor, urban, rural, in blue states and red \u2014 it\u2019s a tragedy affecting people all over the U.S. and at Colorado College. CC students want to know, and rightly so, what college leadership is going to do about it.<\/p>\n<p>Those who shared their thoughts on the subject with the <em>Bulletin<\/em> say they don\u2019t represent everyone\u2019s voice or experience \u2014 just their own. And some were afraid to speak out unless they could do so anonymously, which is against our editorial policy. We\u2019re sorry we couldn\u2019t include them and are deeply grateful for those who shared their stories \u2014 and their names.&#8217;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/2023\/02\/on-the-block-plan-emergencies-snowball-quickly\/\">On the Block Plan, Emergencies Snowball Quickly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/2023\/02\/founder-of-googles-empathy-lab-to-offer-insights-for-cc\/\">Founder of Google\u2019s Empathy Lab to Offer Insights For CC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/2023\/02\/creating-positive-change\/\">Creating Positive Change<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/2023\/02\/the-healing-power-of-song\/\">The Healing Power of Song<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradocollege.edu\/mentalhealthcommitments\">Read more about the college&#8217;s mental health commitments \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert\">\n<p><strong>From the editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students are at the center of the college\u2019s action plan related to mental health, but their voices are missing from this issue\u2019s narrative on mental health. The <em>Bulletin<\/em> team has been working to gather a representative group of student voices and we\u2019ll continue the conversation in the Spring 2023 issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Colorado College Mental Health Promotion Fund<\/h3>\n<p>CC is committed to providing comprehensive care and support to our community. We take a holistic approach to mental health and invite you to partner with us. Gifts to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradocollege.edu\/mentalhealthfund\">Mental Health Promotion Fund<\/a> support mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts on campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mental health used to be a taboo subject. 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