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ϳԹ's Reach Out app to connect community with resources
Members of the community are encouraged to download ϳԹ’s Reach Out app, which provides quick access to support and resources, such as crisis hotlines, guidance for helping a friend in need, coping skills, and services offered on campus and in the community. The app, available to faculty, staff an...
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QPR training
University Health and Counseling Services will offer QPR suicide prevention training Thursday, Aug. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 204. QPR stands for “question, persuade and refer” and is designed to increase one's ability to recognize suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and to refer the ...
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Student Wellness Break
Kelvin Smith Library and University Health and Counseling Services will host a Student Wellness Break Tuesday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the library’s Dampeer Room. Graduate and undergraduate students can take a break from studying and enjoy a free chair massage, food, smoothies and chair yo...
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“How Is Victim Blaming Perpetuated Against Women of Color”
University Health and Counseling Services and the Office of Multicultural Affairs will host a discussion with Megan Long, an advocate for gender-based violence prevention and education at ϳԹ. Part of the Monthly Chats with an Advocate series, the lecture will consider h...
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Apply to be a peer health educator
Students are invited to apply to participate in University Health and Counseling Services’ Peer Health Education program. Peer health educators are students who are committed to enhancing their own health and the health of the ϳԹ University community. Applications will be accepte...
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ϳԹ wellness programs to host a 30-day Gratitude Challenge throughout April
Cultivating gratitude is a powerful way to create change, strengthen relationships and positively affect productivity and happiness at work and at school. Research has found that simple acts of gratitude can improve mental well-being; improve and expand relationships; enhance overall health; improve...
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Stress Less Week
The Class Officer Collective and University Health and Counseling Services will host Stress Less Week March 4-8 to provide students with self-care materials and offer small events to promote peace of mind. The following events will be offered throughout the week for students. Affirmations and Colo...
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“Thinking about ϳԹ Student Health, Wellness and Success”
Faculty, staff and students can share their ideas for how ϳԹ can improve student health, wellness and success using the Triple Aim framework of Quality Improvement. Jennifer McCarthy, executive director of University Health and Counseling Services, will moderate the eve...
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Found Families “Family Reunion”
Found Families brings together people in the LGBTQ+ community of many ages, religions, socioeconomic statuses and races. Through “Family Reunions,” members of the LGBTQ+ community branch out and expand their social networks over a shared meal and discussion on a new topic each month. This month’s “...
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Student Wellness to host 30-Day Water Challenge starting Feb. 11
To encourage students to boost their daily consumption of water, Student Wellness will host the ϳԹ 30-Day Water Challenge beginning Monday, Feb. 11. Each week, participants will be encouraged to drink eight or more eight-ounce glasses of water per day and decrease the amount of sugary and caffein...