A North Central College faculty member and three students were instrumental in a year-long effort to develop a potentially life-saving training program for the City of Naperville. The program is designed to teach local youth how they can intervene when someone they know is showing signs of suicide.
North Central College psychology professor quoted in Newsweek
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Leila Azarbad addressed a mental health myth regarding suicides
Many people believe that suicide rates are at their highest during the winter months, specifically around Christmas, when many people struggle wit
North Central College psychology professor quoted in Naperville Sun
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Leila Azarbad discussed mental health and America’s loneliness issue
Even before COVID-19 sent us into isolation, there was a loneliness problem in America.
North Central College recognizes faculty and staff excellence
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North Central College has awarded an endowed chair, the Svend and Elizabeth Bramsen Professorship in the Humanities, to Jennifer Jackson, associate professor and chair of the English department.