The Modern History of Mental Health Services for Students at Purdue University
by Faith Zettler Censoring Mental Health Issues? Image from a 1981 Exponent article referencing services provided by Purdue Counseling and Guidance Center (7) My main focus going into this research was on mental health services and their history at Purdue through the perspective of a feminist lens. I originally believed that there would be more concern for the “psychological safety” of women, and that more females would be interviewed around… Read More
S.H.E. (Sisters for Health Education) & C.A.R.E. (Center for Advocacy, Response, and Education): How Advocacy Changes Everything
by Faith Zettler ” I would imagine that the presence of the [emergency] phones will give many students, especially females, a psychological sense of security needed on a campus as large as ours.” (1) Today, walk down any path on Purdue’s campus at night and you will find numerous glowing blue lights positioned atop black boxes along your way. When the button housed on their face is pressed, these boxes… Read More
Grief and Mental Health Advocacy at Purdue
by Faith Zettler The gender revolution of the second half of the twentieth century brought upon America a complete culture shock that redefined the relationship of men, women and other minorities to all dynamics of society as well as opening the door to discussion of mental health, which has been historically deemed as too taboo or feminine to discuss openly. College campuses were not immune to the women’s movements, Purdue… Read More