March is a special month for the Psychology community as Self-Harm Awareness Month looms among Marshall’s campus.

For the members of Psi Chi, the Psychology department’s honors program, it is a mission for students to feel comfortable addressing the topic, as well as providing access to help. Psi Chi set up a table in the Memorial Student Center to raise awareness of self-harm Monday providing educational candies for students, each mini Kit Kat or Snickers had a statistic or hotline contact information attached to it.

“March is Self-Harm Awareness Month and we’re trying to get the word out that there is help for people who need it,” said Chelsea Wallen, Marshall Psi Chi chapter president and sophomore psychology major. “We have pamphlets for the Psychology Clinic [in Harris Hall] which is free to Marshall students.”

The Psychology Clinic consists mainly of graduate students in the psychology department. Appointments can be made in room 335-A. In addition to the Clinic in Harris Hall, professional counselors are stationed in Pritchard Hall for student use. Psi Chi recommends making an appointment with either clinic to receive help for depressive symptoms, including self-harm.

“Talking to people you trust, especially family and friends, can help a lot,” Wallen said. “Depression and self-harm are conditions that anybody can be affected by, even celebrities.”

Huntington’s suicide hotline is 1-800-642-3434.

Lukas Hagley can be contacted at [email protected].