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2021
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Feature
The Night of the Train
U of M student and Gopher football player Shannon Brooks was grappling with depression and overwhelming grief 18 months ago. Today he wants to share his mental health journey with others.
Feature
'Mom, Something is Really Wrong With Me'
After my younger sister died, I would be diagnosed with major depression during graduate school. A caring therapist and the drug Prozac helped me come through it.
Feature
Under Pressure
The U of M’s PRISMH initiative addresses a dramatic increase in the need for student mental health services.
Feature
Then Came the 'Wonder Drugs'
In the past three decades, mood-altering medicines have revolutionized mental health care, but quick fixes remain elusive.
Feature
Will the Kids be OK?
After a year of enforced distance learning, educators worry about the long-term effects on childrens’ mental health.
Feature
A Lifelong Challenge
In the past, individuals with severe mental illnesses might face life in an institution. Today a number of programs provide them with support in reintegrating into the community.
Feature
'I Saw an Angel'
Diagnosed with schizophrenia in law school, alumnus Bruce Ario writes about his long road back to mental health.
Alumni Stories
Hmong Activist Gives Back
Alumna Pakou Hang embraces ‘the arena of possibility'.
Alumni Stories
Baseball in the Books
Alumnus Scott Bush helms the Society for American Baseball Research.
Up Front
Up Front
Stories from around the U
Discoveries
The Iron Range
Researchers at the U of M are making significant advances in understanding the link between early iron deficiency and long-term mental health risks.
Discoveries
Discoveries
"Detecting Airborne Viruses," "Fighting Emerald Ash Borer," and "Turning Food Waste into Fuel"
Books
Haunted by the Holocaust and Other Tales
It's Minnesota Alumni's quarterly books roundup.
Columns
Editor's Note
Out of the Shadows
Columns
From the President
Focusing on Mental Health
Columns
Letters
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The Last Word
Pets and Mental Health
Every Wednesday and Sunday I get a call from an older gentleman letting me know that he is OK and his cat Frederick is OK.
Summer
2021
Features
Feature
The Night of the Train
U of M student and Gopher football player Shannon Brooks was grappling with depression and overwhelming grief 18 months ago. Today he wants to share his mental health journey with others.
Feature
'Mom, Something is Really Wrong With Me'
After my younger sister died, I would be diagnosed with major depression during graduate school. A caring therapist and the drug Prozac helped me come through it.
Feature
Under Pressure
The U of M’s PRISMH initiative addresses a dramatic increase in the need for student mental health services.
Feature
Then Came the 'Wonder Drugs'
In the past three decades, mood-altering medicines have revolutionized mental health care, but quick fixes remain elusive.
Feature
Will the Kids be OK?
After a year of enforced distance learning, educators worry about the long-term effects on childrens’ mental health.
Feature
A Lifelong Challenge
In the past, individuals with severe mental illnesses might face life in an institution. Today a number of programs provide them with support in reintegrating into the community.
Feature
'I Saw an Angel'
Diagnosed with schizophrenia in law school, alumnus Bruce Ario writes about his long road back to mental health.
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Alumni Stories
Hmong Activist Gives Back
Baseball in the Books
Books
Haunted by the Holocaust and Other Tales
Columns
Editor's Note
From the President
Letters
Discoveries
The Iron Range
Discoveries
The Last Word
Pets and Mental Health
Up Front
Up Front
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