mental health

Alums bring skill, heart to those in need at neighboring clinics

Photos by Ralph Freso Brittany Dustin’s team is relied on heavily to help the ailing, despondent and lost on Phoenix’s west side. “I supervise 11 […]

Writing student's YA novel explores a path away from anxiety

GCU senior Hannah Carpenter began to write at an early age to overcome anxiety from childhood medical traumas. It informed her new young adult novel, […]

Former senator encourages social workers to advocate for change

Former senator Nancy Barto said she focused on making changes to the behavioral health system in her years in the Arizona legislature. On Tuesday, she […]

GCU's story of serving leads to accreditation

It’s been a big summer in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It’s behavioral health programs are at the forefront of meeting the high […]

Workplace naps, massages? Why not, behavioral health speaker says

It's been a week to focus on wellness on campus, and it all started with Monday's virtual Behavioral Health and Social Services Conference. It focused […]

First cohort set to help battle mental health crisis

Alexis Sowell has seen the need for mental health during troubled times while working as a dispatcher for emergency rooms. The suicide calls were numerous. […]

Lecture reveals rising pandemic substance abuse

Denise Krupp was shocked by what was happening during the pandemic. People were drinking more and dying more of drug overdoses. Isolation is one of […]

Counselors face their own pandemic stress

The stresses are adding up. A pandemic, social unrest, working from home, loss of income and freedoms. Now think of the mental health professionals trying […]

Instructor embraces the gift of counseling with faith

Mental health counseling and religious faith haven't always been on the same page. Today, that is changing. Dr. Laurie Tone, adjunct counseling instructor in the […]