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Mental health demands vigilant actions in schools

Brooke Reotutar May 16, 2018

If a child eats their veggies, does some jumping jacks and sleeps a few hours at night, they're perfectly healthy, right? Wrong, that's not always the case. American society has deemed this ideal as...

Check Your Mood

Robert Shepherd September 28, 2017

SAN MARCOS --- Palomar College Behavioral Health Counseling Services is offering an opportunity for students and staff to take free “Check your Mood” screenings, learn about depression and...

A middle-age man sits with a plastic cup in his left hand and a photo of his deceased daughter on his left.

Netflix sparks a discussion of the fallout after suicide

Kirk Mattu April 18, 2017

Depression can be drowning, self-harm is senseless and suicide can be preventable. The key word here is preventable. All it takes from saving someone from falling over the edge is a simple conversation,...

A moving statistic serves to send an important message to college students, part of the 'Send Silence Packing' event at Palomar College on Oct. 6, 2016. (Michael Schulte/The Telescope)

Palomar sends silence packing

Shannon Miller October 17, 2016

  The Active Minds club on Palomar’s campus is fighting to end the stigma against mental illness through events like “Send Silence Packing” that took place Oct. 6. The mission of Active...

A look through a fragile glass telescope

Diana Guevarra May 19, 2016

If I was asked what I enjoyed growing up, right-off-the-bat I'd list gaming, Milk Duds and being far-far away from socializing with people. This is the part where I say, "times were different back then,...

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May’s marks Mental Health Awareness Month

Diana Guevarra May 17, 2016

Breathe in, Breathe out. Spring might be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean you should sacrifice your mental health for that perfect grade. One out of five Americans suffers from a mental illness...

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Mental Health: Recognize it

CamayakArchive May 11, 2016

STORY BY: Natalie Smith A Personal Journey "All-consuming" is how Sarah*, 22, described her battle with anxiety. It was interfering with basic tasks such as walking on the sidewalk, answering the...

Susan Whaley demonstrates the mid form yoga pose of The Plow. (Belen Laad/The Telescope)

Sowing the seeds of sleep with the ‘Plow’ pose

Susan Whaley April 13, 2015

Now that Spring Break has passed and the semester is more than half way over, that means final exams are almost here. This is the time to be getting enough sleep, not staying up all night cramming...

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‘I’m not having sex until I’m married’

Leah Baena March 30, 2015

In a culture where strangers share beds for a night, true love is an endangered species inching its way toward extinction. This is a world where the brokenhearted sleep together for a night and wait...

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Club hosts suicide prevention, more events Sept. 10 on campus

Telescope Staff September 9, 2014

Sean Horgan/The Telescope The Active Minds club hosted an event Sept. 9 that promoted suicide awareness. The club set up its booth in front of the cafeteria where students could receive support and...

Depression: The Silent Epidemic

Depression: The Silent Epidemic

Christopher Bullock April 21, 2014

  Imagine waking up in the morning with a listless feeling. You look in the mirror, and you can’t even muster the energy to fake a smile … much less brush your own teeth. Then you realize...

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