Students Mental Health at UNC System Campus

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Written By Marga Fripp

“As students return to their dorms and full class loads this fall, universities, health officials and legislators are continuing efforts to address mental health concerns on campus. Deaths at two campuses underscore the need for such help.” Article by Jennifer Fernandez, published on September 7, 2023 by NC Health News.

CONTENT WARNING: This article references suicide. Please take caution when reading. If you need mental health support, please consult this page for resources.

North Carolina Health News is an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit, statewide news organization dedicated to covering all things health care in North Carolina.

Marga Fripp

Marga Fripp is the Founder of What Matters Institute.

She is a Romanian-American women’s empowerment activist, artist, expressive art therapist and poet. She is a former journalist, currently living in Geneva, Switzerland.

She speaks and facilitates workshops and retreats on women’s empowerment and well-being through creativity, self-care and mindful practices. Her workshops cultivate joy, build empathy and resilience, and reduce daily stress, anxiety and burnout.

Over the past two decades, Marga founded and led two non-profit organizations – Empowered Women International serving immigrant, refugee and low-income women in the Washington DC Metro Area, and the Association for the Promotion of Women in Romania empowering survivors of domestic violence and advocating for legislation to protect survivors.

She is a TEDx Speaker 2013, and serves as a U.S. Speaker with the U.S. Department of State. Marga has trained and spoken nationally and internationally in the United States, Romania, Slovakia, Barbados, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. She lives in Geneva with her husband and soulmate, Jesse Fripp and their son, Arthur.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/margafripp/
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