stigma

News, Opinion December 4, 2024

Breaking Down Stigmas Around Addiction

By Kaia Wright  For so long, my brother didn’t want to accept care because of stigmas.  Being from a small town in Florida, it’s hard to have any kind of moral failing without everyone dissecting your every flaw. Because of my brother’s issue with substance…

On Campus, Top Stories October 16, 2014

Faces of Depression: Exposing the Silent Battle

  By Heather Seidel | gargoyle@flagler.edu When the news of Robin Williams’ death became public, his depression and consequent suicide became sensationalized by the media. The scariest part about Williams’ death is that we didn’t see it coming. In 2011, the American College Health Association administered a nationwide survey…