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Viviendo con depresión (Living with depression)—Cortometraje

Viviendo con depresión (Living with depression)—Cortometraje

April 10, 2018

Nuestro editor de video ha luchado contra la ansiedad y la depresión clínica durante más de 10 años, y a través de este cortometraje, quiere exponer la realidad de su experiencia con estas enfermedades mentales. "Espero crear una conversación...

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Multimedia editor, Rene Delgadillo, takes his morning antidepressant before heading over to class.

You’re mentally stronger when you seek support

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor April 9, 2018

My depression and anxiety have consumed me for years, but for the longest time I never took any type of action that would help me overcome the constant thoughts of sadness, loneliness, guilt and suicide. For years, I struggled on my own. I never told...

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UTEP receives grant to improve mental health in the Southwest

UTEP receives grant to improve mental health in the Southwest

Christian Vasquez, Web Editor February 5, 2018

UTEP received a $1.1 million grant to create a supporting organization for mental health professionals and students around the area. The center, called Empower Change: The Paso del Norte Center for Mental and Emotional Well-being, will provide a wide...

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QOTW: How do you deal with anxiety or stress?

QOTW: How do you deal with anxiety or stress?

February 5, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-7o_12j1kE The Prospector asked UTEP students how they managed with anxiety or stress in this week's Question Of The Week.

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Richard Carson, a staff psychologist with the El Paso VA, talks about mental health problems in the Black community on Wednesday, November 15, in the Bloomberg Auditorium.

Black Student Union hosts mental health panel

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia editor November 15, 2017

Mental health experts and the Black Student Union chapter at UTEP hosted a panel that addressed mental health stigma in the black community and the ways in which people can cope with mental health problems. The panel, called Blackout: mental health...

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Virtual program aims to help victims of eating disorders

Virtual program aims to help victims of eating disorders

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor October 23, 2017

Every hour a person with an eating disorder dies in the United States. According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), more than 30 million people in the U.S. will suffer from an eating disorder throughout their life. A UTEP student,...

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An eating disorder is much more than that—it’s a disease

An eating disorder is much more than that—it’s a disease

Leslie Sarinana, Copy Editor October 23, 2017

To recognize and admit you have a problem is one of the most difficult things to come to terms with. I had an eating disorder for a couple of years, and it’s still something that exists in the back of my mind. My disease has a name: anorexia nervosa. The...

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It’s okay to be depressed

It’s okay to be depressed

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor October 9, 2017

I’ve been fighting depression for 10 years now, and I’m not ashamed of it anymore. It’s been almost a year since I decided to put my fears aside and finally do something to change my mental health. And for the first time in my life, I feel proud...

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By hosting speakers from different educational backgrounds, resilience as part of dealing with this issue was addressed at the event.

Conference Center hosts Resiliency and Hispanic Mental Health Centennial Symposium

Jose Soto, Staff reporter January 28, 2014

A symposium that gathered social workers, doctors, physicians, psychologists and professors sought to inform about mental health related issues within the Hispanic community.  By hosting speakers from different educational backgrounds, resilience as...

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