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Long time no see viewers of Music for Queers blog, today I am back with a podcast that I have been working on revolving around my group project on Rutgers CAPS services. The podcast opens with our groups original PSA about CAPS, a sort of call to action and attention grabber to start off the podcast. I then chose to talk about my own personal experience with CAPS medication and psychiatric services. I open up about things that I am usually very closed off about, due to its touchiness in content. But I thought it would be a good idea to open up and share my stories with others if it can help them too. I talk about my story and how I went from seeing a psychiatrist at home to seeing one here at Rutgers. So that listeners would not only have a singular point of view, for the second segment of the podcast I chose to interview one of my close friends who also utilizes Rutgers CAPS medication and psychiatric services. She opens up about the hesitation she had with transitioning to a new psychiatrist after she had already formed a bond with her previous one in her home town. But in the end talks about how CAPS services have impacted her life in a great way and help attend to her mental health needs. Lastly, for the third and final segment, I talked about how it ties in to my blog here on Music for Queers. Although the means in which they help and assist people, CAPS and this blog are one and the same. CAPS utilizes in person techniques to offer aid and support to its clients, while this blog aims to help people online through the power of music. My main goal for this blog was to create a safe and welcoming environment where people are free to be themselves and enjoy music from artists who are also in the LGBTQ+ community. I hope that this blog is a resource to all of the visitors and if you are a Rutgers University student, I encourage you to utilize CAPS services if you are struggling with any mental health issues!

To view my group members websites, check the links below!

Keith Dinkl: Venting to Strangers | https://venttostrangers.wordpress.com/

Molly Bachmann: makeupbyme | https://makeupbymeb.wordpress.com/

Marissa Scognamiglio: RUGreek | https://rutgersuniversitypanhellenicsororities.school.blog

Simon Chuo: Auto Safety Recalls | https://autosafrec.wordpress.com

Resources:

Rutgers Student Health. (n.d.). Medical & Counseling Services – Student Health. Retrieved from health.rutgers.edu