City Times

Middle East war prompts City College to offer counseling resources to affected students, staff

Campus' Mental Health Center seeks to extend atmosphere of belonging, safety to community affected by ongoing conflict

Kevin Ouellette and Marco Guajardo • October 10, 2023

As the violence in the region escalates, the campus Mental Health Center identified the need to provide coping support and confidential counseling resources for those affected by the war.

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Suicide Prevention Fair returns to City College, connecting students, staff to resources

Over a dozen community, campus organizations represented at Sept. 18 event

Eve McNally, Multimedia Journalist • September 21, 2023

Representatives from campus health care and various community organizations offered life-affirming services.

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City College Student Health Center to host suicide prevention fair

The Sept. 18 event is open to all students and staff. Food, therapy animals and educational materials on suicide prevention will be available

Eve McNally, Multimedia Journalist • September 15, 2023

The Student Health Center is hosting a Suicide Prevention Fair Monday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the A Building Patio. The fair will provide catering, therapy animals and information on life-affirming health services.

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Staffing issues keep City College gallery partially closed

Only open for 4 hours a day, the gallery is rarely open to students with tight schedules

Luke Bradbury, Multimedia Journalist • March 10, 2023

The Fine Art Gallery at San Diego City College opened a new exhibit last month titled “Mindful,” but you’d be hard-pressed to see it.

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City College ‘Mindful’ art exhibit focuses on mental health

Show in on-campus gallery runs through March 16

Luke Bradbury, Multimedia Journalist • February 23, 2023

The fine art gallery at San Diego City College is hosting works created by local artists with the collective theme of mental health and the ways we deal with it.

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Practical tools, resources the focus of suicide prevention training at City College

Knowing what to look for and where to get help can be the key to saving a life

Kathryn Gray, Editor-in-Chief • September 23, 2022

Around 40 attendees shuffled into the MS-162 auditorium on a sunny September afternoon before taking their seats at the suicide prevention training presented by City Student Mental Health and the City Active Minds chapter.

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Calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline now easier with 988

The new easy-to-remember, three-digit number is available in 200 languages 24/7

Susana Serrano, Managing Editor • September 21, 2022

Calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has become a lot easier. 988 is the new easy-to-remember, three-digit number for 24/7 crisis care.

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City College shines light on importance of suicide prevention education

Campus-wide training highlights practical ways to provide support and resources to those struggling

Kathryn Gray, Editor-in-Chief • September 20, 2022

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, suicide is the second leading cause of death in the United States for people between the age of 10 and 43. During September, National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and all year long, San Diego City College Student Mental Health is working to lessen the stigma around suicide.

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Mental health awareness organization Active Minds recruiting at City College

Leadership, membership opportunities open to all enrolled students

Kathryn Gray, Editor-in-Chief • August 31, 2022

The San Diego City College Active Minds chapter is recruiting. Active Minds, a national organization advocating for and educating about mental health, has 800 chapters at colleges and universities around the United States.

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City College uses communal art to raise mental health awareness

City’s Student Health Services and Active Minds chapter turn to the arts as a way to ease students back to in-person campus life

Philip Salata, News Editor • May 17, 2022

Isolation brought on by COVID-19 not only caused the majority of social opportunities on campus to dwindle, but also put pressure on students' well-being. Community art could be one way to help students assimilate to campus life.

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GALLERY: Active Minds exhibit connects students, stories and resources at City

Backpacks filled Curran Plaza for the “Send Silence Packing” event March 17 for mental health advocacy and suicide prevention

Kathy Archibald, Multimedia Journalist • March 18, 2022

Dozens of backpacks filled Curran Plaza for an Active Minds event called “Send Silence Packing” at San Diego City College March 17.

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VIDEO/RADIO: Suicide prevention, mental health the focus of City College exhibit

Dozens of backpacks, personal stories to be shared in Curran Plaza

Christian Punzo and Stevon Marshall • March 16, 2022

San Diego City College will be holding an event called “Send Silence Packing” on March 17 that focuses on mental health and encourages people to ask for help when needed.

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