Campus Calm had the opportunity to speak with Ross Szabo, our Mental Health Survival expert about ways to reduce the stigma surrounding student mental health. Szabo is ithe Director of Youth Outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (NMHAC). He seeks to use his personal experience with mental disorders to raise awareness and provide [...]

While at college my daughters have developed new relationships. As they have explored these relationships they have asked me to be a sounding board, someone with whom they can talk about these relationships. If asked, my daughters would tell you that I do fairly well when it comes to providing ideas on how to improve [...]

When I was a college student, I was hit by depression from more than one direction. I was over 2,000 miles from home. I was the oldest of four siblings and until I left for college I had had significant responsibility for the daily routine of my two youngest siblings. When I left home for [...]

The next factor to take into consideration is the size of the school you want to attend. Whether it be a small college in a big city or a big college in a small city, I will do my best to help you make your decision a little bit easier. Now, if you are looking [...]

Through the power of Facebook, I was able to reconnect with a friend from high school this morning. We were best friends in 9th and 10th grade, but as things tend to happen in our teen years, our friendship fell apart. I was devastated. I wrote through my pain even back then. I recovered. I [...]

When my daughters call or Skype me to ask for advice on how to deal with anxiety in college (whether it be handling separation anxiety or overcoming test anxiety), the first thing I say is that it is possible to be calm even in a storm.  I remind them that it is normal to be [...]

The first consideration regarding the location of a college is whether you want to be near or far from home.  The answer to this question is really up to you and your family and should be easy to determine based on whether you want to fully experience campus life far from home or are interested [...]

One mom, Kris Sieraki of Elkhart Indiana, shares her experience with helping her daughter transition from high school to college.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32634569/ns/us_news-the_elkhart_project/sp-tx#sp-vi/32468163

Every day, in both my personal and professional life, I deal with stressed-out college students and the fallout from their over-managed, ultra-achieving, anxiety-ridden lives. From a college senior: Worry over GPA has caused me to suffer stomach problems, headaches, insomnia and panic attacks requiring medication. I am afraid to complete this huge project worth 50 [...]

Campuscalm.com’s spotlights’ college stress awareness with ’10 Affirmations to Calm College Student Stress’.  Post this page of tips in your college room to help you stay focused on healthy ways to help relieve stress.  Follow the link at http://www.studentassistanceplan.com/pdfs/10_affirmations.pdf