NIU has been chosen as one of the 15 stops for the first #SameHere Sit-Down College Campus Tour, organized by mental health non-profit organization We’re All A Little “Crazy.” Former Chicago Blackhawks player Daniel Carcillo will headline the evening of vulnerable, interactive
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For Adam Carter, the moment came some 15 years ago in the preschool classroom where he taught. Three-year-old Malcolm would not – or perhaps could not – sleep during the nap time; instead, Carter remembers, the young boy asked to climb onto
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Legendary grunge rocker Chris Cornell committed suicide May 18 in his hotel room following a concert in Detroit. Only two months later, on July 20, Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington took his own life at home in California. Bennington had performed at
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NIU receives grant to prevent suicides through awareness A $300,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will work to decrease stigma around mental health and promote resilience in the NIU community. NIU’s three-year grant, awarded to collaborators from
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