{"id":14453,"date":"2025-05-07T13:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/?p=14380"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:48:48","slug":"mental-health-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2025\/05\/07\/mental-health-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We have many books covering topics of mental health, anxiety, depression, as well as mindfulness, therapy, psychology, and counseling. Below are a few from our collection for you to check out. We know that the last two weeks of the semester can be a struggle, but please know that we are here to help you through with your projects and studying and there are additional services on campus for students too.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know needs assistance, the Center for Mental Health and Wellness offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scranton.edu\/studentlife\/studentaffairs\/chew\/mental-health-screenings-.shtml\">Mental Health Screenings<\/a>, events for Stress Less Week featured on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uofschew\/\">Instagram<\/a>, and weekly wellness classes all semester long.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scranton.edu\/studentlife\/studentaffairs\/counseling-center\/index.shtml\">The Counseling Center, <\/a>offers free and confidential counseling for students with licensed psychologists, counselors, and social workers. They also offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scranton.edu\/studentlife\/studentaffairs\/counseling-center\/groups.shtml\">group counseling<\/a> for topics like anxiety, depression, stress management, and grief.<\/p>\n<p>There are also national organizations and local services that you can also look into.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/\">The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naminepa.org\/\">NAMI Northeast Region<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theadvocacyalliance.org\/index.html\">The Advocacy Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you or someone you know is in crisis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If it is an emergency, call the University Police (570)-941-7777<\/li>\n<li>Call or Text the Crisis Hotline at 988 available 24\/7<\/li>\n<li>Call the University Counseling Center 570-941-7620<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14453 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/atlas-of-heart.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"122\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/atlas-of-heart.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/Mindfulness.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/Mindfulness.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/mindful-self.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/mindful-self.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/daring-greatly.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/daring-greatly.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/bitter-sweet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/bitter-sweet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_1105-scaled-1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_1105-scaled-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_1104-scaled-1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_1104-scaled-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_1106-scaled-1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_1106-scaled-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_1107-scaled-1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_1107-scaled-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May is Mental Health Awareness Month. 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