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Connections: Youth Suicide Prevention And Awareness, Catherine Baxter
Connections: Youth Suicide Prevention And Awareness, Catherine Baxter
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
This project is a suicide prevention and mental health awareness program created for Girl Scouts and other youth groups. Growing up as a Girl Scout in my hometown of Marysville, Washington, I have noticed there is a major lack of any sort of program within the organization focusing on mental health and suicide awareness. Children also don’t receive much information on this topic at school, if at all, and not until they’re in their late teens. Creating a program for young people involving such heavy topics is a difficult task that requires professional training. Under the advisory of Western Washington …
Depression Symptoms Of College Students During Covid-10 And The Universities’ Response, Anamika Paulay
Depression Symptoms Of College Students During Covid-10 And The Universities’ Response, Anamika Paulay
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
In early spring 2020, universities worldwide shut down their campuses in response to a global pandemic. The present study examines the potential effect of the shutdown and other pandemic-related stresses on student well-being at Western Washington University. It assesses students’ depression symptoms using the IDAS-II General Depression Scale. The study also considers two campus resources (the Counseling Center, and Prevention and Wellness Services) that students can turn to for help with mental health issues, and gauges students’ awareness and utilization of these resources. The study subjects were Western undergraduates (N = 252), who answered a survey that included the IDAS-II …