{"id":10011,"date":"2016-12-12T11:06:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T19:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=10011"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:56:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:56:03","slug":"student-mental-health-panel-at-oxford-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/student-mental-health-panel-at-oxford-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Mental Health Panel at Oxford University"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI recently\u00a0spoke\u00a0at Oxford University in England at the Oxford Union<\/b><\/p>\n

The event The Student Mental Health Crisis \u2013 What Next? was a\u00a0great success.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

“25% of adults suffer from mental health conditions; this figure doubles among Oxford students. Many believe that drastic action is needed to respond to this crisis in care, engaging with both the general stigma and failing institutions.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>As a person who flunked out of my first college due to my untreated bipolar disorder, I’m passionately committed to helping students succeed in school. \u00a0I eventually received a degree eight years after I started. It doesn’t have to be this hard. \u00a0Universities, parents, students, health care professionals and teachers can band together and create a system that works for those of us who need extra assistance to get our degrees. I also want to encourage those of us who have experienced weight gain or other physical changes to get out there and shine. We can lose the weight eventually, but we can’t get the experience again. \u00a0Words to live by!<\/p>\n

Julie<\/p>\n