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What is the MTSU CARE Team?

DeAsia Powell, Staff reporter December 3, 2024
The MTSU Campus Action Response and Engagement team works to assess reports of concerning student behavior reported by the campus community and coordinate centralized responses to a variety of situations, including seasonal depression, excessive absence, difficulty adjusting to college life, relationship problems, etc. 
Photo from a MTSU Counseling event in September 2024. (Photo by Linsey Mata)

A list of local and national mental health resources

Emma Burden, Staff reporter October 30, 2024
Monday afternoon, MTSU experienced an immense tragedy when a student died on campus. Sidelines would like to provide resources for students, faculty, staff and community members that are grieving or struggling with mental health issues of their own. Below are national and campus hotlines, along with counseling services and hotlines geared toward LGBTQ+ individuals.
Photo from a MTSU Counseling event in September 2024. (Photo by Linsey Mata)

MTSU Counseling Services highlights Mental Health Awareness at yearly fair

Linsey Mata, Contributing writer September 11, 2024
MTSU’s Mental Health Wellness and Suicide Prevention Fair offered students various activities to calm themselves and learn more about mental health.
Embracing discomfort: A quest for freedom at SXSW

Embracing discomfort: A quest for freedom at SXSW

Featured photo by Destiny Mizell Story by Destiny Mizell If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. I ignored...

'Heathers: The Musical' makes its way to Murfreesboro, raises awareness of mental health services

‘Heathers: The Musical’ makes its way to Murfreesboro, raises awareness of mental health services

CIM Digital August 31, 2018

Photo courtesy of Ashleigh Newnes / The Center for the Arts "What's your damage, Heather?" Even if you haven't seen the classic '80s film that made that catty one-liner famous, you probably know what...

Karen Potratz, Taylor Cochran, Mayor Ernest Burgess (photo by Eric Goodwin)

Mayor Ernest Burgess declares May 2017 to be “Mental Health Awareness Month” in Rutherford County

CIM Digital May 5, 2017

Photo by Eric Goodwin / Assistant News Editor  Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess gave a statement Friday in the Rutherford County courthouse to proclaim May as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in...

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