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Political Science, Legal Studies, & Pre-Law student at CUNY Hunter College pursuing a career as a civil rights attorney

From June 1 to 5, I had the privilege of being an ambassador for Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) at the World Psychiatric Association's 2024 "Together Against Stigma" Conference in Iceland. Along with five fellow student ambassadors, we presented our experiences dealing with and breaking the stigma surrounding mental health within our communities- whether in a cultural, academic, or personal context. We spoke to the student experience in relation to battling mental health obstacles including academic burnout and peer comparison, while also being confronted by the intense stigma surrounding mental health. As students, we tend to internalize and perpetuate this stigma on a subconscious level, hindering our personal growth. We should all aim to take steps towards dismantling the stigma within ourselves and our peers, which was one of the overarching themes of our presentations last week. Huge, huge thank you to Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) for this incredible opportunity!

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Andrew Loka

Roosevelt Scholar | Ibrahim 2023 Fellow | Mellon 2023 Scholar | IDEAL Scholar | Pre-Law

1mo

Congratulations Sara!

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Brenna Williams

Director of Program Operations at Bring Change to Mind (BC2M)

1mo

You were incredible, Sara! Thank you for representing BC2M with such passion, authenticity, and grace!

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Layana Abu Touq, MSc

Senior Program Manager, The Moynihan Center | Co-Founder, ELNOR

1mo

Always making us proud!!

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Isabella Shalumov

Athena and Thomas Hunter Scholar and Pre Law Student at Hunter College

1mo

Amazing!

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Sofia Shilleh

Second-year student at CSI in the Verrazano Honors Program - Biology Major & Minor in Disabilities Studies

1mo

Always doing amazing work 🙌🏻👏🏻 so proud of you🙌🏻🙌🏻

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Talia Lilikakis

BS/DO Student at New York Institute of Technology

1mo

So, so proud as always!!!

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