Mindfulness program in campus dorms, groups improved students’ mental health
As experts nationwide point to a mental health crisis among teens and young adults, a pilot program that teaches mindfulness and coping techniques to UW students — offered by the UW Center for Child and Family Well-Being — has helped lower stress and improve emotional well-being. Source: UW News
Stand up against anti-Asian hatred, misogyny and violence
Following the massacre of eight Asian American women in Atlanta, Sutapa Basu, executive director of the UW Women’s Center, Connie So, UW teaching professor in American Ethnic Studies, and former Washington state representative Velma Veloria offer suggestions for standing up against hatred, misogyny and violence. Source: The Seattle Times
Fines and fees are a pound of flesh for poor people
In an opinion piece, UW sociology Professor Alexes Harris shares how monetary sanctions have emerged as a ‘predatory’ punishment imposed by the criminal legal system. Source: The Seattle Times