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University Health and Counseling Welcomes You!

WEBGorham: The health center is co-located (with counseling) at 156 Upton Hall. We are open Monday through Friday, 8-4:30 (with the exception of Tues hours …

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Health & Counseling Welcome Letter

WEBHealth Services. The health center is located at 156 Upton Hall in Gorham (with Counseling), and is open to students for routine health visits. Our Portland Health …

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Understanding USM’s university counseling services

WEBAnna Gardner, a clinical counselor with University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS), outlined the counseling service provided to USM students in a recent …

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What’s New at Counseling Services This Year

WEBFacts and quizzes about mental health; Secure online journaling; Tools such as mood monitoring, mindfulness, and a Worry Tool to build skills for managing mood …

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Working on Wellness: Students and suicide

WEBIn a survey of 428 USM students who sought treatment at the University Health and Counseling Services for the 2017-2018 school year, 41 percent reported …

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USM Athletes Prioritizing Mental Health

WEBPosted on May 1, 2023 by USM Free Press. It’s no secret that playing a collegiate sport requires athletes to be at the pinnacle of physical health. However, in recent years, it’s …

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Knockout the stigma educates students on mental health

WEBThe speech included a compelling story about her close friend that had committed suicide and her struggles with mental health as a student-athlete. She also …

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Letter from the editor: Let’s talk about mental health

WEBMental health is a topic we can all relate to. At some point in everyone’s life they are going to be dealing with changes in their mental health, whether it be …

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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Light Therapy: Light …

WEBBy: Liza Little, Psy.D, Director of Counseling Services. USM Health and Counseling Services staff see many students who complain of “winter blues” or “winter …

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Working on Wellness: Mastering Motivation

WEBLifestyle choices, such as lack of exercise, poor diet, poor sleep habits, smoking, drinking to excess, or using drugs can lead to fatigue, health issues, poor self …

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TO SLEEP OR NOT TO SLEEP—IS THAT THE QUESTION

WEBResearch has been done to identify what motivates people to make sustainable health changes. The Stages of Change model developed as a result. It is …

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FEEL THE LOVE at University Health Services

WEBThe month of February is brimming with health observances: World Cancer Day (Feb 4 th) American Heart Month, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Feb 7 …

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Working on Wellness: The Impact of Current Events and …

WEBA majority are dealing with or have a close friend dealing with mental health issues. He posits that cultural trends have a larger impact on mood disorders and …

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SYPHILIS – The Great Pretender – INFECTIONS ON THE RISE

WEBdetectable through a blood test which you can get at local clinics, through your PCP, and at USM’s Health Services on the Gorham and Portland campuses. Did …

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Suicide prevention month inspires the Garden of Hope

WEB“Mental health plays a big part in how college students are affected. During this month it is important to show that there are resources available in the community, as …

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Working on wellness: It might be meningitis

WEBBy: Lisa Belanger, NP, USM Health & Counseling Services Remember Ken? Last semester, Ken was challenged with a sports-related injury and sleep issues. He has …

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PTSD: What is it

WEBIt can come from childhood trauma, sexual assault, or even a car accident. PTSD can come in flares that trigger panic attacks, depressive episodes, dissociation, …

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Do You Want to Cut Back on Your Weed Intake

WEBBy USM Health and Counseling Services. As of August 2022, Maine’s adult-use retailers had sold nearly $98.3 million in cannabis, a 120% increase compared to …

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MaineCare to cover transgender medical care

WEBBy: Amelia Bodge, Staff Writer. Transgender medical care coverage will now be provided by MaineCare as of September 16 after a policy against it was overturned. …

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Does the “Florida Man” trend have anything to do with mental …

WEB“Florida out of all the 50 states spends the least amount of money on mental health,” said Director of the University of North Florida Counseling Center Andrew King. …

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Family for ME brings awareness to children in need of families

WEBA Family for ME program works to bring awareness to the need for families willing to care for children in foster care. A Family for ME is a contracted program with …

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