Counseling and Psychological Services

Campus Beautification Committee installs part one of two ART Tank pieces

Christopher Yang • February 19, 2025

Over winter break, two new art pieces were installed in the Frank Melville Memorial Jr. Library and the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)...

Carl Lejuez outlines transformative vision for SBU to USG Senate

Lillian Miller • December 5, 2024

Executive Vice President and Provost Carl Lejuez joined the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate on Thursday, Nov. 14, outlining an ambitious...

Campus Beautification Committee hosts first ever ART Tank

Christopher Yang and Viyang Hao • November 3, 2024

The Campus Beautification Committee (CBC) hosted its first ever Art Rising Through (ART) Tank on Thursday, Oct. 24 in the Stony Brook Union. This...

How the Center for Civic Justice was created

Javin Valentin • October 27, 2024

Established in fall 2019, the Center for Civic Justice (CCJ) became a formal unit within the Division of Student Affairs and Department of Student...

Pet the Stress Away: Gallery

Angelina Livigni • April 4, 2024

On Friday, March 29, the Pet Away Life Stress program teamed up with the Center for Prevention and Outreach and Counseling and Psychological Services to...

2024 Sex & Relationships survey results

Mariam Ismail, Sky Crabtree, Sonya Gugliara, and Mariam Guirgis • March 24, 2024

As is the coveted tradition of your fine campus newspaper, The Statesman asked the Stony Brook University community to peel back the layers of their...

USG hosts second annual mental health gala

Sky Crabtree • April 7, 2023

Stony Brook University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) held its second annual Mental Health Gala on Wednesday, March 29.

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SBU students still concerned about COVID-19 on campus

Anthony Johnson • February 13, 2022

Although cases have declined since the break, according to the Stony Brook COVID-19 dashboard, students continue to voice their fears about their physical and mental health as the semester progresses.

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The mental health impacts of the pandemic must be acknowledged by SBU faculty

Justin Chassin • October 24, 2021

#OPINION: As we embark on the second half of our first in-person semester in a long time, I still feel like we’re in recovery from the pandemic. The past few semesters have been a challenge.

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The silent struggle of living with undiagnosed mental illnesses

Sam Lauria • October 17, 2021

My attitude, thought process and moods were always unstable compared to everyone else. People often told me I was too sensitive or over-reactive. At first, I thought everyone thought this way; I eventually realized that this was not the case. I was living with mental illnesses without realizing it.

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Mental Health Special Issue Podcast

Juliana Slocum • October 12, 2020

As part of our mental health special issue, we interviewed Julian Pessier, director of CAPS, and vice president of The Humanology Project, SBU chapter, Aamna Aatif to gain insight into the handling of mental health resources during the pandemic.

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Addressing students’ mental health during remote learning

Xenia Gonikberg • October 4, 2020

#OPINION Many students suffer from an increasing number of mental health issues because they don't have access to the same resources as before. It is important that these issues are addressed and students are aware of the mental health resources available.

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