Above you will find a link to my first podcast, CapsChat!, which aims to educate audiences about the free mental health services available to Rutgers Students through CAPS, or Counseling, Alcohol & Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services. My goal is to help spark the conversation about mental health, and break down the barriers still surrounding seeking help for yourself. Specifically focusing on CAPS ADAP, or their Alcohol, and Other Drug Assistance program, this podcast urges audiences to put their mental health first. For more information, please visit the CAPS website at health.rutgers.edu/. (Counseling Services-Student Health. (n.d). Retrieved November 27, 2018 http://health.rutgers.edu/medical-counseling-services/).

 

 

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This podcast begins with a public service announcement crated in collaboration with my wonderful group members, Molly, Julianna, Keith, and Simon, all who are also linked with their own websites  below as well-feel free to have a look! I was also able to interview administrative assistant for CAPS, Victoria Herman, who helped to highlight why it is important to value your own mental health, as well as promoted their services, which I also discuss on the podcast. Lastly, I was able to sit down with Manohar Tripathi, a Rutgers student who is currently undergoing therapy at CAPs, specifically for their ADAP services. Manohar was able to divulge details about his own journey to recovery navigated by CAPS, as well as how therapy has changed his life.

Please feel free to listen to the PSA played at the beginning of the podcast again by clicking the following link, https://soundcloud.com/keith-dinkl/caps-psa-keith-marissa-molly-simon-julianna.

To visit any of my partner’s websites who helped me work on the PSA, they are also listed below and feature varying, engaging, and informative topics-check them out!

 

Simon Chuo: autosafrecwordpress.com

Julianna De Sousa: Music for Queers: https://forgays.music.blog
Keith Dinkl: Venting to Strangers: venttostrangers.wordpress.com
Molly Bachman: MakeupbyMe: makeupbyme.wordpress.com
This Podcast is supplemented with background music provided by the Free Music Archive, created by the artist, DEE Yan Key, and entitled “Goodbye”-http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/years_and_years_ago/Dee_Yan-Key_-_12_-_Good_Bye.

 

Works Referenced:

“NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness” Retrieved November 27, 2018. http://www.nami.org/

MentalHelp.Net, “Mental Help On College Campuses,” Retrieved November 27, 2018.  https://www.mentalhelp.net/aware/mental-health-on-campus/

Thank you!