University Health and Counseling Services

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August 21, 2019
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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August 09, 2019
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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May 03, 2019
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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March 27, 2019
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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March 25, 2019
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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March 22, 2019
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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February 28, 2019
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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February 26, 2019
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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February 19, 2019
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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February 01, 2019
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...