'The idea was to give students a space to reflect on the ways they're taking care of themselves right now,' said Sarah Marek, an outreach, prevention and education specialist for the counseling center. 'Quite a few folks have mentioned going outside, taking breaks or giving themselves the day off, [and] different forms of moving their body.'
Election anxiety, predictably, has been high nationwide leading up to Election Day. In the American Psychological Association's latest Stress in America survey, conducted in August, 69 percent of respondents specifically named the election as a significant source of their stress, while 77 percent said they were stressed about the future of the nation.
Those feelings can be especially intense among first-time voters, who in prior years may not have paid much attention to politics, experts say. That's why many universities are creating new initiatives in an attempt to support student mental well-being—or at least distract them from the urge to catastrophize.
Collection
[
|
...
]