TCT’s Mental Health Awareness Series

Mental Health Series: Introduction

What is the mental health series? This coming week, The Central Trend will be publishing daily articles about mental health. Topics will range from the stigma surrounding mental health disorders and its place in our school to personal experiences from students. Why are we doing this? Mental health is a sensitive subject for a lot of people. By bringing attention to it, we hope to raise awa...

I’ve never been afraid to talk about my mental health

I was basically pre-destined to have anxiety. It runs in my family; it’s in my genetics. Anxiety. Crushing, suffocating anxiety. It’s been a part of my life for as long as I remember. Unlike most, I’ve never really had a problem talking about my mental health issues. Because they are such a crucial component of my everyday life, I’ve never struggled to hide that part of who I am. I’m ...

FHC strives to bring awareness to mental illness and eliminate the harmful stigma

School social worker Matt Langlois remembers the days before cell phones were a fundamental part of everyday life. Everything changed in 2007 with the release of the first iPhone. It led to an increase in social media, such as Facebook (2004), Twitter (2006), and Instagram (2010). Now, cell phones and various social media platforms are a given in the day-to-day experiences of most. They’re one of th...

The school’s approach to dealing with mental health is the right idea headed down the wrong road

Each day, many students sit in the perfectly aligned rows in their metal desks, confined to a stunted, impersonal space. Each day, many students shovel information into their minds, attempting to perfectly accomplish the epithet of a “good student.” Each day, many students are faced head-on with the weight of education, something that can be crushing at times due to the unfathomable workload. Yet,...

Q&A with Clinical Psychologist David Jangda: Mental Health

TCT reporter Amanda Bartolovic sat down for an interview yesterday with David Jangda, a clinical psychologist who works for FHPS. Her interview is the third story in The Central Trend's five-day series on Mental Health. Q: Can you state your profession? A: I’m a clinical psychologist, so I work for Pine Rest, exclusively for Forest Hills Public Schools. So I see K-12 kids [that have] any leve...

My realization of the importance of self-care

There was one specific moment when everything came together, almost as if a simple thought strung all of my disarrayed ruminations into a cohesive reflection, one that nearly devastated my spirit. Carrying a cup of coffee and the weight of restless grit, I once was walking through my living room and abruptly stopped at the edge of my window. The sky was blue for the first time in weeks, and it wasn’t...