Can We Talk About Mental Health? Because It's Time

Babcock does a lot right, but there's a glaring gap: mental health support and conversation.

The pressure is real here. Academic expectations, spiritual standards, social dynamics, financial stress, and preparing for an uncertain future—it adds up. Yet we barely talk about anxiety, depression, or burnout. There's still stigma around admitting you're struggling.

I'm not asking the university to become a therapy center. But could we have peer support groups? Mental health awareness workshops? A counseling service that students actually know about and trust? Campus conversations that normalize saying "I'm not okay"?

Faith and mental health aren't opposites. You can pray and also see a counselor. You can trust God and also acknowledge that you need human support. Many Babcock students are silently struggling, thinking they're alone or faithless for feeling overwhelmed.

We need to change this culture. Mental health is health. Period.

If you've felt this way, you're not alone. Let's start the conversation.