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Xenophobia and COVID-19

June 23, 2020 Anna Marston

**Trigger Warning: Racial/Ethnic Violence** I would like to preface this post by mentioning that I am a U.S.-born citizen who…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: covid-19, mental health, racism, xenphobia

Substance Use Disorders in College Students and COVID-19

June 21, 2020 Anna Marston

Last semester at the University of Richmond, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, I researched how individuals and society prejudice addiction…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: college students, covid-19, Recovery, recovery education

College Sexual Violence Survivors and COVID-19

June 17, 2020 Anna Marston

**Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence/Assault** In September 2017, Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, began the process of rescinding Title IX civil…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: college students, covid-19, mental health, public education, titleix, violence prevention

LGBTQIA+ Youth and COVID-19

June 9, 2020 Anna Marston

**Trigger Warning: Transphobia/Homophobia and Violence** I would like to preface this post by mentioning that I am a white woman…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: covid-19, lgbtq, mental health, pride

Racism and Mental Health

June 3, 2020 Anna Marston

**Trigger Warning: Racial Violence / Police Violence ** I would like to preface this post by mentioning that I am…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: black lives matter, health, mental health, racism, violence prevention

Abusive Homes and COVID-19

May 28, 2020 Anna Marston

**Trigger Warning: Violence/Abuse** As the COVID-19 pandemic has spanned over the past three months, entire families are quarantining together. As…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: college students, covid-19, Mental Health Recovery, violence prevention

College Mental Health and COVID-19

May 21, 2020 Anna Marston

When the University of Richmond announced that learning would switch to entirely remote education due to COVID-19, my heart sunk…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: covid-19, mental health

Proposed State Budget Great Opportunity for Mental Health

March 2, 2020 Bruce Cruser

[Condensed from our opinion column published March 2, 2020 in the Richmond Times Dispatch.] Virginia ranks 37th out of 51…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: Community service boards, mental health, mental health workforce, mental illness, peer support, veterans

Advocacy Day 2020

February 6, 2020 Bruce Cruser

There was a mother who lost her son to addiction and suicide. A Navy veteran described not being able to…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: advocacy, behavioral health workforce, Community service boards, mental health, Mental Health Recovery, mental illness, Substance Abuse Recovery, Virginia legislature

College Student Mental Health

December 7, 2019 Bruce Cruser

“We’re overwhelmed.” I heard this over and over from college counselors who stopped by our exhibit table at the Virginia…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: college counselors, college students, mental health, Mental Health Recovery, mental health screenings, mental health workforce, mental illness, peer support

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