This segment focuses on student mental health; specifically, what one should do if a friend is experiencing a crisis. We spoke to mental health advocates around Lubbock to learn more about what we can do as friends for someone experiencing suicidal thoughts. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Texas Tech Risk Intervention Safety and Education Office: […]
College Students More Susceptible to Depression
March 6, 2017 by
Clinical depression is more complex than feeling sad. It is an illness that affects how you function at school, work and in relationships. “Depression, it’s one of those things that’s like having another voice in your head telling you these things that you know aren’t true,” Ainsworth said. “Eventually, you just start believing them because […]
A Day at the Lubbock Dream Center
November 21, 2016 by
By Rachel Blevins People of all incomes, backgrounds and races gather together every Saturday morning at the Lubbock Dream Center. They come not just for a typical church service, but to enjoy a time of fellowship together. The people who attend receive a health check and a free breakfast. They also watch a cooking demonstration and […]
Texans Help Ecuador Earthquake Survivors
April 25, 2016 by
By Natalie Ortiz The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Ecuador on April 16 claimed over 650 lives, according to Reuters, and a second earthquake hit the country only four days later. Though the devastation occurred thousands of miles away, some Texans are feeling the pain as well. Jazmine Cuenca, who currently lives in Frisco, Texas, but is a […]
The Reality of Eating Disorders
April 8, 2016 by
By Natalie Morales In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some point in their life, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. Despite this trend, research continues to be underfunded, insurance coverage of treatment remains inadequate, and body image issues remain constant from societal […]
Lubbock Soup Kitchen in Search of New Home
March 23, 2016 by
One of Lubbock’s two daily-serving soup kitchens in the downtown area is in search of a new home. Chaplain Ivan Ponce de Leon said an increase in the number of guests has caused St. Benedict’s Chapel to outgrow its current location. “We can seat 48 people at once, but that creates a lot of chaos […]
Lubbock Planned Parenthood Closed
April 29, 2014 by
Lubbock women will now have to go elsewhere to access abortion services. Both Lubbock Planned Parenthood locations, including the Women’s Health Center, have closed down as a result of a new Texas law. Generation Healthcare, a non-profit, pro-adoption group, bought out both of the Planned Parenthood facilities in Lubbock in late October in what was […]
