As we enter the holiday season, it is important to remember that this is not the happiest time of the year for everyone. Final exams, holiday stress and a variety of other issues can make this a very challenging time.
For those facing what may seem unendurable sadness and hopelessness, please remember there is help, and suicide is never the answer. It is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
But sometimes people feel like they have no other choice as they face family problems, work issues and/or depression. In life, there are many roads we can take. It’s easy to get blindsided and think the only way is the dead end.
When we get wrapped up in all the issues and get tunnel vision, we fail to see the roads we never thought about taking. There is always a solution, and there is always help. All it takes sometimes is to reach out.
Brookdale has a variety of resources for mental health, and there is a social worker at the college, too. Sylvina Mendez helps students with a variety of difficult situations, including domestic abuse and homlessness.
Mendez has an office that is located in the Caroline Huber Wellness Center, which is located by the Bankier Library on the Lincroft campus. There is counseling on campus for those who need it also. At the end of this article is a list of resources for mental health issues.
If you are in crisis and need someone to talk, to you can call 988. If you need counseling, you can reach Brookdale’s counseling hotline at 732-224-2329. Counseling is available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Brookdale is also in partnership will Uwill a program that gives grants for free telehealth counseling with a mental health professional.
Uwill: https://www.brookdalecc.edu/mental-health-wellness-resources/counseling/free-telehealth-counseling-through-uwill/
