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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Counseling and Psychological Services, located on the second floor of Searle Hall. CAPS added Breathe, a meditation portal in the NUHelp app, to its stress management programming this year.

CAPS unveils new meditation program to help students manage stress

November 1, 2017

Counseling and Psychological Services has expanded its stress management programming this year to include Breathe, a mobile portal featuring guided meditations for students. Breathe, which appears on...

SafeWalk, a feature in the new NUHelp app, allows students to set a timer for their trips between campus and Evanston locations. If students fail to cancel the timer, a message will be sent to a safety contact urging them to contact NUPD.

New NUhelp app consolidates safety resources

September 22, 2015

NUhelp, a new smartphone application dedicated to safety and wellness for Northwestern students, was introduced last week during Wildcat Welcome. “(NUhelp) is specific to health and wellness as well...

Jason Arkin took his own life on May 19. The McCormick junior was from Overland Park, Kansas.

Northwestern student who killed himself initially referred to CAPS waitlist

June 7, 2015

More than two years ago, Jason Arkin admitted he had “fleeting thoughts of self-harm” to a Counseling and Psychological Services staff member, but he was told there was a waitlist for individual counseling...

A new mental health campaign, Greater Than, features students holding signs saying they are greater than their mental illnesses. The campaign, which is sponsored by Associated Student Government and several student groups, launched Monday.

ASG, student groups launch Greater Than mental health campaign

November 18, 2013

More than a dozen students are featured in Greater Than, a new mental health awareness campaign at Northwestern that launched Monday as part of a collaboration between several different student groups. The...

New, centralized mental health website to come by quarter’s end

May 5, 2013

Administrators and student government officials say a new online portal centralizing Northwestern’s mental health and well-being resources will launch before students leave for the summer — potentially...

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