{"id":5026,"date":"2021-02-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=5026"},"modified":"2021-03-03T19:36:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T19:36:06","slug":"health-and-wellness-takes-a-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/15\/health-and-wellness-takes-a-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Health and Wellness takes a stand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5026\" class=\"elementor elementor-5026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffab9c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffab9c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a1710d3\" data-id=\"5a1710d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03c7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_audio\" data-id=\"d03c7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Mental health awareness for Black Heritage Month<\/h5><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5026-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/health-and-wellness-take-a-stand_mixdown.wav?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/health-and-wellness-take-a-stand_mixdown.wav?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/health-and-wellness-take-a-stand_mixdown.wav\">https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/health-and-wellness-take-a-stand_mixdown.wav<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668f637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"668f637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>In honor of Black Heritage Month, two departments at TAMUK teamed up to give an informational discussion on Wednesday about mental health for Black students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional Counselor of Student Health and Wellness Maria Coolbaugh went into detail about Black mental health facts, stigmas, self-care and micro aggressions. It was also discussed how the Health and Wellness accepts all students no matter their race, religion and ethnicity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy hope is that students from all populations and communities gained more information about mental health for Black students. I also hope that those who are not people of color learned how to be an ally for someone in their life who is Black\/ African American. Lastly, I would like for an event like this to deepen the discussion of social injustice locally, nationally and worldwide,\u201d Coolbaugh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Mia Hess expressed that university discussions such as these should be more inclusive in order to help individuals feel safe to express their struggles without being judged. She also mentioned that her favorite part of the presentation was how the speaker approached the topics regarding systemic racism and white privilege.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel as though on campus my voice gets shut down when I bring up the topic, and it\u2019s been like this since high school. But I shouldn\u2019t have to get used to feeling invalidated by my own peers and professors. As a Black woman, I\u2019m supposed to be strong, invincible, and courageous enough to take on the pains of my life without help,\u201d Hess said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources were given to participants who attended the event that included examples of racial micro aggressions and mental health resources for Black\/ African Americans. 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