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Paul Church of Boston University's Center of Psychological Rehabilitation, former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson and Derek Fullerton, director of government and professional affairs for Maritime Behavioral Health Management, at an event featuring Johnson for World Mental Health Day Oct. 8. Johnson shared his journey from an abusive household to the NFL, stressing the importance of mental and physical health for football players.

Former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson shares mental health journey at BU, calls out NFL for treatment of CTE

By Cooper Formica October 16, 2025
Former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson joined the Boston University Center for Psychological Rehabilitation and CTE Research Center at WBUR City Space Oct. 9 to discuss his mental health journey after suffering repeated head trauma.
World Mental Health Day fair at Boston University’s George Sherman Union on Thursday afternoon. The fair offered free two-minute mental health screenings.

SHS celebrates World Mental Health Day with fair encouraging students to connect with campus resources

By Emme Shah October 13, 2025
Boston University’s George Sherman Union bustled Thursday afternoon as students, staff and campus partners gathered to recognize World Mental Health Day. 
Heed this warning: Social media has a cost to our health | Terms and Conditions

Heed this warning: Social media has a cost to our health | Terms and Conditions

By Elyse Bloom April 24, 2025
When former President Joe Biden’s Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy held office, he made a daring proposal: Social media should be the next product slapped with a compulsory warning. “The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency — and social media has emerged as an important contributor,” Murthy wrote in an op-ed published by The New York Times in June.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Finding calm in chaos: How international students can take care of their mental health during uncertain times

By Ananya Swaroop April 10, 2025
If you are feeling the weight of uncertainty pressing you down, just remember that you will sail through. The job search is brutal. The atmosphere is tense. But you can, and you will, find your way through it.
Jodi Tang | Senior Graphic Artist

Rally on: The economic consequences of burnout | Irrational Expectations

By Faizaan Ayub April 9, 2025
These feelings of burnout and heightened pressure to keep pushing can translate to the workplace and labor markets. In this sense, burnout can be viewed as a market failure with a negative externality. 
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Why your partner isn’t your therapist — and thank goodness for that

By Analise Bruno March 24, 2025
Mental health also looks different for everyone. Sometimes, your struggle could come off as being dismissive or moody to outsiders who aren’t aware of your situation. Being as open as you’re comfortable will only allow your relationships, romantic and not, to prosper.
Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

Your guide to navigating campus on crutches

By Samantha Marshall November 4, 2024
After three weeks on crutches due to a sports injury that ended in hip surgery, I suddenly found myself facing everyday challenges that made the walkable city of Boston, unwalkable. I wanted to share some advice for anyone else who finds themselves on crutches in the middle of the semester. 
A person writes a note to leave at the Liam Payne memorial in Boston Common. The memorial, which is located at a tree between Brewer Fountain and Tadpole Playground, was created after singer and former One Direction member Liam Payne’s death was announced. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Fans pay tribute to One Direction’s Liam Payne in Boston Common memorial following singer’s death

By Lauren Albano and Tavishi Chattopadhyay October 21, 2024
Fans paid tribute to British singer Liam Payne this weekend by creating a memorial in the Boston Common following the former One Direction member’s sudden death.
Ballot drop box outside of Boston Public Library. Question 4 is a 2024 ballot initiative that aims to legalize natural psychedelic substances. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Advocates support Question 4 ballot initiative to legalize use of psychedelics, opposition calls legislation flawed

By Gabriel O’Hara Salini October 3, 2024
Question 4, a ballot measure seeking to legalize and regulate the use of psychedelic substances, has sparked statewide discourse among Massachusetts voters as they prepare to cast their ballots on Nov. 5.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

There is nothing fishy about a ‘stupid’ hobby

By Gabriel Martins April 8, 2024
Anyone who has met me generally notices the unorthodox set of different hobbies that I’ve collected over the years. As a first-generation college student, I wasn’t exactly sure how to navigate the changes of life. The idea of classes, bills and adult life in general all hit me at once. I was thrown into the deep end with no way out and no life vest. Then, during spring break, I started learning about how to become a parent to a fish.
Luc Ljoka | Graphic Artist

Public speaking | Doctor’s Orders

By Luc Ljoka February 4, 2024
Dear Doctors, I have a big presentation in two weeks and I’m terrified of public speaking. What should I do?   Sincerely, Perplexed 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Comfort or chaos?: Thanksgiving proves to be a struggle for some students

By Michelle Grullon November 17, 2023
You might assume the people walking around campus when the majority are home stayed in Boston because of travel issues or the unwillingness to spend upwards of $100 for a trip that lasts less than a week. But no one considers the small group that just doesn’t want to go home or doesn’t even have a home to return to.
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