Mental health

Mental Health on Campus: Covid Crisis or Outreach Success?

This article is the first in an in-depth three-part series exploring the current state of mental health matters on campus. In the past year, the St. Ambrose University Student Counseling Center has experienced a significant increase in counseling sessions.

Wellness tips and tricks

Wellness tips and tricks with Lindsay Hohertz, a mental health Outreach Specialist at St. Ambrose. 

End the stigma: Mental health education on campus

The St. Ambrose University Counseling Center is taking steps to reduce the negative stigma surrounding mental health on campus through an increase in access to mental health education for everyone. 

Suicide prevention month: Let’s end the stigma

For Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the SAU Counseling Center is putting on a Mental Health Fair to spread awareness to the community in hopes to end the stigma around mental health.

Help yourself heal: Therapy Assistance Online

Therapy Assistance Online is an interactive, guided program that’s helping the SAU community deal with mental health concerns, Covid-19 related or otherwise.

Managing mental health and student success

Mental health can affect students’ performance in the classroom. Sarah Oliver, the director of the counseling center, has many options to help students in a way that is catered to them.