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February 4, 2022 — In February of 2010, when the Winter Olympics were being hosted in Vancouver, Canada, my high school social studies teacher approached me. “Markie, I was watching figure skating last night, and you are the only figure skater I know. I have to ask… How do skaters get to the Olympics after training for years, doing […]

February 3, 2022 — The “hbcU Matter: Mental Health on Campus” webinar was coordinated by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCATSU) and Active Minds to highlight the importance of mental health and well-being on HBCU campuses. With the disproportionate effects of the pandemic and continued experiences of racism the Black community has faced over the past few […]

February 1, 2022 — In honor of Black History Month, we are excited to share with you ten leaders in mental health and psychology who helped to pave the way despite facing systemic barriers. Each of the individuals listed made extraordinary contributions to their field, and we are proud to share their contributions with you. Inez Beverly Prosser, Ph.D. […]

January 26, 2022 — Welcome to our awesome group of spring 2022 interns! We’re so excited to work with them to change the conversation around mental health. Ja’Mi Barnes 1. Where do you (or did you) go to school? What do you study? I am currently a senior at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, GA. I am a […]

January 20, 2022 — Returning home from school is often characterized as being a joyful time, marked by the reconciliation of family and friends. College students that have moved away from home, whether it be by moving into an apartment down the street or to another city, have the opportunity to return to their loved ones after not seeing […]

January 17, 2022 — Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 17, we share this message from Tuskegee University’s Active Minds chapter, a historically Black university, to both celebrate and honor the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as shed light on the […]

January 14, 2022 — As a junior in college, I was fortunate enough to study abroad in Cape Town, South Africa over winter break. Getting out of the northern hemisphere provided me the chance to experience a second summer during January. Spending weeks seeing the sun reflecting off the white-sandy beaches of the Western Cape and feeding the beautiful […]

January 11, 2022 — When thinking about returning to school for my second semester, I’ve experienced a rollercoaster of emotions in the last few weeks. At first, I was excited – the pandemic felt somewhat under control and I thought I’d be able to return to school normally. However, with the new variant, Omicron, that may not happen. I […]

January 4, 2022 — 2022 is here at last! It’s a bit hard to process the new year, considering 2020 and 2021 have both felt like a continuous fever dream. You’d think we’d all want to take it easy given that the last collectively “normal” year was 2019, yet the pressure to make bold New Year’s resolutions remains.   Goal-setting […]

December 10, 2021 — Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. I grew up thinking that showing vulnerability was a sign of weakness. That weakness would eventually be taken advantage of, so it was better to keep things locked up. For a long time, I had a hard time opening up. However, through taking a chance and traveling […]