An Emory Helpliner’s Tips against the stress and loneliness of Social Distancing
Photo by Imani Bahati on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Jocelyn Spizman Between social distancing, quarantining, and the general anxiety from a pandemic, there is a lot of loneliness throughout the world right now. At Emory, all students should feel connected and…
The Burden of Caring: Moral Injury during COVID-19
By: Yeeun Lee Moral injury can be defined as “the damage done to one’s conscience or moral compass when that person perpetrates, witnesses, or fails to prevent acts that transgress one’s own moral beliefs, values, or ethical codes of conduct.”…
Quarantine Qualms: How COVID-19 Impacts Mental Health
By: Dynasti deGouville Since the coronavirus outbreak sparked late in 2019, it has infected an unprecedented percentage of the population, causing officials on every continent to federally mandate social distancing practices. For those who test positive for the virus and…
The Loneliness Epidemic
By: Adaora Ntukogu One in three people in America is affected by loneliness. In fact, the average household size in the U.S. has declined in the past decade, leading to a 10 percent increase in people living alone.[1] Loneliness is…
Mental Health Needs of Sex Trafficking Survivors
By Adaora Ntukogu Photo By: Senior Airman Alexandra Singer The exact incidence and prevalence of human trafficking worldwide is unknown, however, human trafficking is regarded as the third largest criminal activity in the world. Human trafficking is a form of…
How a Visual Culture affects Eating Disorders
By: Yeeun Lee "I'll believe it when I see it." We live in a visually dominated world. From images on social media to our initial perceptions of people, what we physically see holds immense value. In fact, imagery is so…