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State legislators announced Wednesday they plan to introduce a bill to increase access to counseling services for victims of sexual assault.
The fast-pace and turbulence of college puts students at a high risk of experiencing mental health issues during their academic careers, yet a 2012 study showed of the 73 percent of participants who reported a mental health crisis, more chose to suffer alone than to seek assistance. University of Wisconsin-Madison student government leaders hope a new peer-to-peer advising office will change that.
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, spoke at the Overture Center for the Arts during part of his two-day visit to Madison. The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center along with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute sponsored the Dalai Lama’s Overture panel as a part of the Change Your Mind, Change The World tour, focused on a message that people’s minds can be trained just like muscles.
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Gov. Scott Walker recently announced plans to propose a $29 million increase to mental health services in the state. Of the $29 million, $10.2 million would go toward expanding community-based care programs for individuals with severe mental illnesses and $12.5 million would fund two new treatment units at Mendota Health Institute. While Walker said the proposal is not solely intended for public safety purposes, discussions surrounding mental health began in response to recent mass shootings nationwide.
The Daily Cardinal’s Editorial Board met with Mayor Paul Soglin last week for over an hour. The Mayor opened with an informal statement of his priorities and how Madison has changed in the past 20 years. He continued to answer our questions about several of the topics you see below. Here are some of our thoughts on the areas of the city that Soglin commented on regarding the issue of homelessness.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday he will include a near $30 million, tax-funded expansion of the state’s mental health care infrastructure in the upcoming state budget.
We’re a nation of 315 million constitutional law scholars. Most Americans avoid the legalese of their credit card contracts like the plague. But the Constitution and specifically the Second Amendment? No problem—we know exactly what it means. But the fact is what you or I think about the Second Amendment is pretty meaningless, because it’s the Supreme Court’s interpretation that counts.
Often times the rhetoric surrounding an issue becomes the issue itself. Emotional hang-ups and the ever-present argument of deeming something “unconstitutional” can overwhelm the issue at hand, and that can not only hinder solving that problem, it can also blow the problem out of proportion and then lead an effort to fix things that aren’t broken.
The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board covers a lot of stories in its infinite wisdom. These are the stories that didn’t make the cut, but are still important.
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Mayor Paul Soglin and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced a joint comprehensive plan Wednesday to address the rising number of heroin and prescription drug overdoses in the county.
A unit of University Health Services received a federal grant of $23.5 million Tuesday to combat the spread of disease in Wisconsin over the next five years.
In high school, students are told their four years of education will prepare them for the rigorous academia of college. For Alex Giordano, this was not the case.
The so-called ""Path to Prosperity,"" a slew of budget reform measures backed by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, is anything but helpful. Ryan claims that by cutting programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, he will be able to save the government $6 trillion. So, just what are some of the more questionable items in this new budget bill?
My boyfriend dumped me last year. I'm over it; it's fine. The real problem is, he bought me a REALLY nice, REALLY expensive ($100+) vibrator when we were dating. Since the dumpage I've tried using it, but it only brings up bad memories about my ex. How can I use the vibrator without feeling weird every time? —Feeling Bad Vibes
University Health Services has launched a drop-in counseling program in an effort to remove barriers for UW-Madison students who need help, but may not be inclined to seek traditional counseling services.
A Dane County jury granted $1 million to Dr. Charles and Karen Johnson, who claimed mental health care providers led their daughter to falsely accuse her parents of sexual and physical abuse Sunday.
UW-Madison senior Albert ""Alby"" Luciani took 60 muscle relaxants and lay down in his closet, hoping to quietly slip away.
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