Wellness Week seeks to improve mental health
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers the SGA’s first Wellness Week and its focus on student mental health.
- The News-Letter reported that the week included bullet journaling, meditation, Zumba, succulent planting and free coffee, lemonade, snacks and flowers for students.
- The paper reported that Senator Mohamed El Gendi said the events aimed to improve campus wellness, while Senator Claire Gorman said they were designed to ease academic pressure and address gaps in mental-health resources.
- According to the article, a 2016 survey found that about 60 percent of undergraduates often or very often felt overwhelmed, and about 68 percent found workload balance moderately or very stressful.
- The reporter writes that freshman Amal Hayat said the events did not improve her mental health but made her day brighter.
- The article adds that the SGA had recently formed a Mental Health Student Group Coalition and held a Mental Health Summit, while El Gendi said more initiatives were planned.