For Brooke Winstead, her mental health challenges centered around what she describes as “isolation.”
“Being transferred from UC Blue Ash to DAAP (University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning), or to UC main campus in general, it was a big transition,” Winstead said. “The classes were smaller, small population … (now) it’s like everything is so spread out. It’s not a lot of people who look like me in my classes.”
It was a hard adjustment for Winstead, majoring in urban studies. But with Hopeful Empowered Youth (HEY) , she found her footing through an outlet to build bonds and innovate solutions…