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Home for the Holidays
Before your college student daughter (or son) comes home for the
holidays there are some things you should probably tell her such as...
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Take Charge of Your Mental Health
Campus Calm had the opportunity to speak with Ross Szabo, a 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 a positive example for young people nationwide. After he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 16, Ross was hospitalized in his senior year of high school for wanting to take his own life. Ten months later, he was forced to take a medical leave of absence from American University and was hospitalized again due to a relapse. Ross returned to American University in the fall of 2000 and began to use his broad understanding of mental health to educate others. Ross graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in psychology from American University with honors in May of 2002. Ross has recently written a book titled, Behind Happy Faces; Taking Charge of Your Mental Health: A Guide for Young Adults. Campus Calm asked Ross a series of questions regarding mental health on campus. Read the questions and his response here.
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The Difficulty of Giving Relationship Advice
 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 relationships with other
women at school. However, they would also tell you that my advice is
not very helpful when it comes to relationships with men. This is
because there is one significant barrier regarding relationships with
men. That barrier is vocabulary.
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College and Depression
 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 school, not only was my personal routine seriously
disrupted, but also my family's routine at home was seriously
disrupted. My parents had a rocky relationship and...
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