圣澳门金沙赌城线上游戏’s Student Government Association is making history in 的 name of mental wellness.
在周三的一致投票支持之后, 8月23日, SGA承诺提供100美元,000 toward a new mental wellness initiative for 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 students. This investment is 的 largest single-sum commitment ever made by 澳门金沙线上赌博官网’s student government organization. With 的 vote of agreement, 的 initiative officially kicks off on September 1.
“我代表SGA, I am so excited to be a part of a historic initiative that truly impacts students for 的 better,24岁的丹尼·阮说, SGA总统. “在我们101年的历史中, SGA has served as 的 stewards of student interests 和 student success, 和 we are proud to support 的 livelihood of students at 澳门金沙线上赌博官网.”
President Beasley speaks to SGA members 和 meeting guests about 的 new mental wellness initiative.
由SGA发起 凡妮莎·B总裁. 比斯利,Ph值.D.，这项精神健康倡议汇集了 总统办公室, SGA，和集成 咨询, 健康 和 健康服务 in an effort to truly impact student mental wellness 和 demonstrate a campus-wide commitment to improving student mental wellness. 的指导下 Marlaina Widmann，学生健康协调员，以及 Dr. 玛西扬达尔都, 校园医生兼综合咨询主任, 卫生及康乐服务, 的 initiative will launch its pilot program this fall with three primary goals:
- Improve mental wellness accessibility to reach underserved students
- 增加精神卫生支持服务
- Develop routes for rapid feedback to gauge wellness needs 和 guide services
最重要的是? 在那里 将 校园里有更多的小狗.
“Student needs vary when seeking mental wellness support at 澳门金沙线上赌博官网,威德曼说. 心理健康倡议, 她解释说, is designed to help students who are seeking wellness support in more ways than just one-on-one counseling. 他说:“我们的目标是帮助学生, 以各种各样的方式, to ensure each student has access to 的 kinds of support 的y need. A stepped care approach to mental wellness allows 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 to dedicate more resources to 的 steps before counseling services or o的r professional care, such as self-care 和 self-help information; peer support; stress, 睡眠, 和 lifestyle management; … 和, 当然, 小狗!”
学生 pet a 的rapy dog in Coates 图书馆 before final exam week.
Dog 的rapy is a proven method for supporting a person’s mental wellness through attention 和 comfort, often providing a 的rapeutic benefit to those who currently face mental stressors. And it’s just one of 的 eight primary components of 的 new mental wellness initiative:
- 扩大规划和外展，包括心理健康宣传周的发展
- 增加车间便利 around topics such as holistic wellness, mindfulness, 和 setting boundaries
- 新的狗狗治疗计划 comprised of TU faculty 和 工作人员 dog teams to serve 的 campus community
- 培训教职员工 addressing mental health in 的 classroom 和 in on-campus student work environments
- 手册, an evidence-based service to decrease gender gap in seeking care
- TigerConnect这是一个增加联系、减少孤独感的项目
- 学生健康谘询委员会 由校园内的学生代表组成
- LGBTQIA+焦点小组 寻求学生的意见和解决健康差距
These components were created to address specific 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 student needs that aligned with 的 findings from Integrated 咨询, 卫生及康乐服务 Spring 2023 implementation of 的 American College 健康 Association - National College 健康 Assessment survey. More than 50% of students sought mental health services in 的 past year, 超过一半的学生, 的 加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独量表 说明需要更多的点对点联系和支持. 超过75%的学生报告有中度或高度的压力, 和 just under 60% reported distress in 的 past year due to academics.
Dr. 玛西扬达尔都 (left) 和 Marlaina Widmann explain aspects of 的 new mental wellness initiative to SGA members 和 meeting guests.
“毫无疑问, 的re is a sincere need for this initiative in our student community,威德曼说. “我们已经准备好直面学生的心理健康需求, 和 we are excited to do so in partnership with many of our o的r campus resources.” 心理健康倡议 will work in t和em with 的 University’s student chapters of 这是我们的责任一个侧重于预防性暴力的国家组织; 活跃的思想, a mental health support organization for college campuses; 和 隐藏的对手, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness for student-athlete mental health 和 addresses 的 stigma surrounding mental health in sports culture.
The initiative will also work side-by-side with existing athletics 和 fraternity 和 sorority life prevention programs. “These programs are intended to not only move 的 needle on current students’ experiences by developing 的ir skills 和 cultivating a campus climate that promotes wellness,威德曼补充道, “but will also build skills 和 awareness related to mental wellness for life after 澳门金沙线上赌博官网”.
“我们为SGA和所有学生感到非常自豪, 工作人员, 以及团结起来支持这一重要倡议的教职员工. Taking care of our mental health is vital to student success in 的 classroom 和 的 health of 的 entire 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 community.” 安德鲁·威尔斯博士.D.副总裁 学生事务. “还有, 橄榄 我期待着认识更多毛茸茸的新朋友!”
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