Many health organizations on campus came together on Tuesday to support CSULB students and raise awareness for World Suicide Prevention Day.
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CSULB hosts active shooter drill and mass casualty exercise
Long Beach State Police Department conducted an active shooter drill in the University Student Union Friday, where officers used non-lethal training ammunition and pretend victims wore fake blood to simulate the scenario.
Ninth annual Live Your Life Day targets the importance of mental wellness
Project OCEAN offered resources for mental wellness
Come on LBSU, you pay for it you should use it
Looking at the cost of tuition can be scary, but often times we just attribute it to the fact that college is expensive without paying attention to what the money actually goes toward. We are pushed into a frenzy to register for classes in an impacted college system, then have[Read More…]
Director of CAPS speaks on the plans for CAPS this upcoming year
Bong Joo Hwang, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, at Long Beach State knows that students are in need of services. He also knows that not enough resources are provided for every single student, but is working on changing that. Hwang is teaming up with his staff to make improvements[Read More…]
Former foster youth students share their stories
Lauren-Michelle Hardge has lived the last several years of her young adulthood in what she calls “survival mode.” Hardge, 25, grew up in Inglewood and was put into the foster system at 6 years old. Her biological father was never around the house, and her mother struggled with substance[Read More…]
CAPS applies new funding to improve mental health services at CSULB
When Kelsey Wunder began her freshman year as a business-marketing major at Cal State Long Beach, her future seemed bright. Several months later, things had changed. She began to experience a disconnection from the world around her and feelings of intense anxiety set in. So she did what every student[Read More…]
Live Your Life Day provides CSULB students a chance to relax
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 18 to 24, according to Cal State Long Beach’s Counseling and Psychological Services. That’s why dozens of booths filled the Speakers Platform Tuesday as the On-Campus Emergency Assistance Network hosted Live Your Life Day, an event which[Read More…]
Live Your Life Day to promote student wellness
As the midpoint of the semester crawls past, it’s not uncommon for students to feel drained and anxious. Luckily, Cal State Long Beach’s on-campus emergency assistance network will bring free massages, emotional support animals, hammocks and games for a pick-me-up. Project OCEAN will host the eighth annual Live Your Life Day[Read More…]
Project OCEAN presents the Self-CAREousel
As the fall semester comes to a close, students have no choice but to face the inevitable and upcoming stress caused by finals. The On-Campus Emergency Assistance Network, also known as Project OCEAN, set up their first ever Self-CAREousel event to help students combat stress at Cal State Long Beach.[Read More…]