CPOY 74 Portfolio Silver, Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year: Maranie Staab
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Slide 20 of 55
March 14, 2019
"We don't deal with taboo. And all of the logical stuff is considered taboo. We don't talk about addiction. We don't talk about birth control. We don't talk about mental health."
Jouliana came to Syracuse with her family in 2005. Born in South Sudan, she has little recollection of life in Africa and had just dropped out of Syracuse University when I met her in September 2018. Once an excellent student Jouliana began to experiment with drugs and alcohol, both of which exacerbated existing mental health issues.