Active Minds

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Active Minds is a movement, a community, and a testament to what can happen when individuals come together to prioritize mental health. Reflecting on the 21 years since Alison Malmon founded the organization, I am reminded of Active Minds continued mission: to change the conversation around mental health.

Mental health

Active Minds

APRIL 22, 2025

By tailoring events for both undergraduate and graduate students and collaborating with mental health professionals, UC Riverside ensures widespread access to resources throughout their community. The Well serves as the backbone support for our larger Health, Well-being, and Safety organization.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2025

The OECD states that education is a predictor of the quality of life as it positively influences physical and mental health, financial stability, cognitive functions, resilience social status and engagement. Given the projected certainty of a future of centenarians, universities must embrace intergenerational learning.

Therapist

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2025

Xavier University of Louisiana’s collaboration with Ochsner Health to establish the first Jesuit college of osteopathic medicine represents this trend. Innovation through partnership HBCUs are also pursuing innovative partnerships to expand graduate offerings without shouldering the entire financial burden alone.

Teaching

Single Stop

MARCH 13, 2025

These socioeconomic factors can negatively impact GPA, mental health, and increase the risk of dropout. This partnership with Single Stop is a game-changer for students who face not just mental health challenges, but the overwhelming burden of unmet basic needs.

Mental health

Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

A recent nationwide survey by TimelyCare, higher educations most trusted virtual health and well-being provider, shows that 71% of college students experience mental health challenges like stress, anxiety, and depression. Collaborating with student groups to co-design culturally relevant support programs.

Mental health

Active Minds

MAY 20, 2025

Here’s my advice for adapting when graduating into the unknown: Collaborate with your people Graduation shifts the landscape of your campus community, but the connections you’ve created are far from over. Think about specific challenges you overcame, initiatives you led, or collaborations you were a part of.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Executive Dashboard was meticulously designed through a collaborative development process involving strategic decision-making and technology choices to meet MDC’s unique needs,” says Pumariega. The college emphasizes collaboration, communication and intentionality with a focus on serving and deepening partnerships with the community.

Retention

The Counseling Geek

JULY 25, 2025

Welcome to the modern school counselor’s dilemma—expected to be walking encyclopedias of child development, mental health research, and educational trends, all while the knowledge landscape shifts faster than a middle schooler’s friendship dynamics. The pros/cons analysis helps with administrative buy-in conversations.

Counseling

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

News survey revealed that 70% of 3,649 students struggled with mental health since starting college. Mental health is synonymous with psychological wellness, a multidimensional construct involving satisfaction and balance among mind, body, and spirit (Myers & Sweeney, 2005). A recent U.S. Dance (e.g.,

Mental health

Civitas Learning

JULY 28, 2025

As students navigate mental health challenges, academic pressure, and growing concerns spurred by policy changes, effective support must extend beyond the advising office. That includes collaboration among institutional leaders, student services, academic departments, and community partners.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

Last month, during Mental Health Awareness Month, posters went up on campuses across the country, and social media hashtags trended. We cannot afford to relegate mental health to a single month on the calendar. At a time when mental health support should be expanding, it’s being defunded or discredited.

Mental health

Single Stop

JANUARY 29, 2025

This collaboration is designed to break down barriers and help students navigate financial hardships by providing information and access to basic needs and emergency funding. Upswing currently works with external partners to provide mental health support, academic workshops, and more.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

Last month, during Mental Health Awareness Month, posters went up on campuses across the country, and social media hashtags trended. We cannot afford to relegate mental health to a single month on the calendar. At a time when mental health support should be expanding, its being defunded or discredited.

Mental health

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This office provides health promotion and education through events, consultations, and peer educators. It also demonstrates how collaborative learning uses contributions from individuals to benefit a group. Mental Health. A variety of services to JHU students to support their mental health and emotional well-being.

Scheduling

Active Minds

MAY 22, 2025

Mental health advocacy doesnt require a law degree, a title, or a seat in a government office. As youth advocates for mental health, we started by doing what anyone can do refusing to be bystanders. Find Your People Collaboration Is Everything No one does this work alone. Collaboration is everything.

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Steve Keating

MAY 15, 2025

Studies like the one in Neurology (2021) show that doing mentally stimulating things can help us avoid cognitive decline later in life. So, stay curious, and youll not only improve your quality of life, but youll also be investing in your long-term mental health.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

Taken place at the Atlanta University Center’s Woodruff’s Library, the “Changing the Paradigm” symposium began its two-day conference with a discussion on mental health. Kimbrough , Interim Executive Director for BMRI, wants the symposium to dive deeply into mental health and how it affects Black men and their communities.

Mental health

Active Minds

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I was fourteen years old when I was introduced to the space of mental health advocacy. Without this psychoeducational and stigma-reducing program, I would have never pursued professional help for my own mental health or a professional career in mental health.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

When it comes to improving mental health equity on college campuses, more work just needs to be done, mental health experts said during a webinar Wednesday. Then, we can start to address equity from that lens," said Dr. Shawnté Elbert , chief health equity officer at Columbus Public Health.

Mental health

Active Minds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

American Education Week provides a crucial opportunity to shed light on an issue that continues to be ignored: the need to support the mental health of both students and educators. The American education system needs to be full of mental health champions. Encourage collaboration, flexibility, and work-life balance.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

While shootings on campus are extremely rare, said Williamson, the mental health and wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff can be deeply impacted by these events, which is why it is crucial that institutions of higher education respond to these incidents.

Mental health

Active Minds

JANUARY 16, 2023

Prior to the creation of the chapter at Morgan State – one of the nation’s historically Black universities (or HBCUs) – there were no student-led organizations dedicated to addressing mental health on campus. Between Jan. Some of our events included: .

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Primm We believe that the discontinuation of affirmative action will increase isolation and decrease a sense of belonging among students of color, both of which pose risks to mental health. For nearly a decade, the Steve Fund has promoted the mental health of young people of color.

Mental health

Active Minds

JANUARY 31, 2023

We are so excited to work with this wonderful group of students in advancing our mission of changing the culture around mental health. I’m most looking forward to developing my skills and expanding my knowledge of nonprofit work and the mental health field to prepare myself more for the workforce. Where are you from?

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2024

The Ohio State University is launching a new mental health initiative to expand teletherapy services for nearly 70,000 students across its five campuses. Ohio State's partnership with Uwill is an extension of its existing services supporting student mental health and well-being. million award from the state of Ohio.

Mental health

Active Minds

OCTOBER 2, 2024

We were out at dinner with friends one night, and we talked about forming a new group at our school, focused on kindness and mental health to prevent anyone from feeling the way our friend Ava must have felt. From here, we focused on ways to continue to boost morale and prioritize the mental health of the school.

Mental health

Active Minds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Although talking about mental health and suicide can be challenging, it is a conversation that we can’t avoid. Every year, too many young lives are impacted by mental health challenges, making suicide a significant concern. Last year, more than 49,000 people were victims of suicide , the highest ever recorded in U.S.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2023

The conference concluded with a final round of workshops, including ones on the importance of ritual in building connected communities, cross-classroom collaborations to strengthen belonging, and ways to involve the community in your classroom. There were even sessions connecting various skills to dance, improv, and bucket drumming.

Mental health

Active Minds

MAY 10, 2023

Leaving home and moving to a different state while experiencing a complete social reset certainly impacted how I understood mental health. Collaborating with various clubs taught me that I was not alone regarding the pandemic or general mental health concerns because we all came together to share our thoughts in a safe space.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The detrimental ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education won’t be going away any time soon, and student mental health is becoming an increasingly urgent issue, according to a recent EAB report. Dramatically elevated mental health concerns present an evolving challenge that most schools are not yet ready to meet.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Studying the data, intentional collaboration, and asking students what they need are keys to improving outcomes. Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. On Wednesday, the U.S.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2024

One such challenge is the intersection of chronic illnesses and mental health issues with academic life. This introspective account serves as a poignant reminder of the profound impact personal challenges, such as mental health issues, can have on one's academic journey. Unfortunately, my experience is not unique.

Mental health

Active Minds

JUNE 15, 2023

A clear connection exists between ensuring that right and creating a world where mental health is valued and prioritized. We all have a key role in mental health advocacy, and I’m excited to share with you how you can mobilize those around you to fight for a more just, and thus, a more healthy world.

Mental health

Active Minds

AUGUST 6, 2024

As the curtains close on the 2024 Active Minds Mental Health Conference, we find ourselves reflecting not only on the inspiring conversations and thought-provoking ideas shared over the weekend but also on the palpable energy that filled every session. ” Let’s build on this momentum together.

Mental health

Active Minds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Research shows that peer-to-peer outreach is the best way to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental health and to encourage people to seek help if they need it. Jade’s bold, authentic, and unapologetic approach to addressing mental health is admired and respected by many.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

As its academic programs address important societal challenges – from teacher shortages to gaps in mental health care – I believe Pacific Oaks has unlimited potential to grow and expand. I’m looking forward to working collaboratively with faculty and staff to build the Pacific Oaks of the future and innovate sustainable growth.”

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