Colleges that provide good environment for kids with depression

[Anonymous]

What do people think about Johns Hopkins? Do they have good support system for mental health? Depression and other mental health issues are not just problems of people with history of such illness. Mental health affects many students and faculty, and became very common problems in college campuses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please have your DC live at home while they are working on their issues. It’s not fair to a college roommate to be a dumping ground for kids with depression. That happened to my daughter- and I will never forget that family .

Your empathy is over whelming.

Because the roommate committed suicide and my daughter found her.

If this is true, I am so sorry.

The parents should not be the target of your anger though. Think of their neverending suffering.

I am sure they were doing their best, trying to figure out how to handle a troubled child. If you have not had to walk that road, be grateful instead of judgemental.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do people think about Johns Hopkins? Do they have good support system for mental health? Depression and other mental health issues are not just problems of people with history of such illness. Mental health affects many students and faculty, and became very common problems in college campuses.

I can't comment on their services, which is important, but so is the culture. I think Hopkins would attract a very grade-obsessed kid, many of whom are gunning for med school (which is extremely competitive).

If I was seriously worried about my child's mental health, ability to cope and self esteem...I would want them in a more healthy, balanced, laid back environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please have your DC live at home while they are working on their issues. It’s not fair to a college roommate to be a dumping ground for kids with depression. That happened to my daughter- and I will never forget that family .

Your empathy is over whelming.

Because the roommate committed suicide and my daughter found her.

If this is true, I am so sorry.

The parents should not be the target of your anger though. Think of their neverending suffering.

I am sure they were doing their best, trying to figure out how to handle a troubled child. If you have not had to walk that road, be grateful instead of judgemental.

You are more judgmental than even the person who experienced this PP! Jesus Christ on a frickin Bike. Shut UP!

[Anonymous]

My niece went to Pepperdine and it has worked out well that it is a religious school with mandatory church attendance on Sundays. If she feels down and in a rut having to do something on ash days forces her go get up and socialize instead of sleeping all day and feeling down. All the sunshine is good too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My niece went to Pepperdine and it has worked out well that it is a religious school with mandatory church attendance on Sundays. If she feels down and in a rut having to do something on ash days forces her go get up and socialize instead of sleeping all day and feeling down. All the sunshine is good too.

Actually the requirement is 14 times per semester. You work it into your schedule. The school is built on Christian morals and you are required to go to church 14 times per semester and take three religion classes during your time at Pepperdine as G.E.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are thinking about colleges in NE within 1-4 hours away from home. I heard that liberal arts college might be good for introvert but there is a chance that DC might not find a good friend group given small size.
I wonder if Pitts might be a good choice. We thought about UPenn or Cornell as they are strong in CS, but I heard that they may not be good for kids with depression.

Ithaca is incredibly depressing in the winter. It’s such a shell of a place now, can be very desolate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My niece went to Pepperdine and it has worked out well that it is a religious school with mandatory church attendance on Sundays. If she feels down and in a rut having to do something on ash days forces her go get up and socialize instead of sleeping all day and feeling down. All the sunshine is good too.

Actually the requirement is 14 times per semester. You work it into your schedule. The school is built on Christian morals and you are required to go to church 14 times per semester and take three religion classes during your time at Pepperdine as G.E.

I live near Pepperdine. It's beautiful and the weather is gorgeous. It's on a hillside and the big-windowed dorms that look out to the sea. Behind Pepperdine is Malibu State Creek Park and tons of wilderness in the Santa Monica Mountains Range. Los Angeles has the largest wilderness inside an urban area, and Pepperdine abuts up against it. Every other Saturday, I am currently hiking the recently opened Backbone Trail (Malibu to Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles) that goes behind Pepperdine. It's 70 miles long, and imo it could be even longer if they decided to add existing trails to the official Backbone Trail.

To the extent that depression is caused by many factors and one might be crummy weather. I used live in Boston and the dark gray skies and low ceiling, day after day, month after month, was really rough and I think I had SAD. Add to that deciduous trees and dead grass. Conversely, fantastic weather and experiencing the outdoors and nature constantly--due to awesome weather and environs--has got to have some protective effect.

I have a 11th grade DD who has depression and I would have her consider Pepperdine, although for us it's a little too close to home so we may look a little farther away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please have your DC live at home while they are working on their issues. It’s not fair to a college roommate to be a dumping ground for kids with depression. That happened to my daughter- and I will never forget that family .

Your empathy is over whelming.

Because the roommate committed suicide and my daughter found her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are thinking about colleges in NE within 1-4 hours away from home. I heard that liberal arts college might be good for introvert but there is a chance that DC might not find a good friend group given small size.
I wonder if Pitts might be a good choice. We thought about UPenn or Cornell as they are strong in CS, but I heard that they may not be good for kids with depression.

My introverted son thought liberal arts colleges were claustrophobic.

Introverted doesn't mean shy.