Featured Posts Finding Connection at Send Silence Packing® Connection. I left our most recent stop of Send Silence Packing® (SSP) with this word brimming at the top of my mind. Although I’m fairly new to Active Minds, I didn’t expect the exhibit to have this kind of impact on me as one of the staff members… “Existence Is Enough” Queer Community, Mental Health, and the Power of Belonging Brotherhood in Action: A Community Approach to Mental Health Awareness Through fun, welcoming events that encouraged real participation, we set out to bring our campus and local community together around a cause that matters: mental health awareness. View all the latest blog posts
Brotherhood in Action: A Community Approach to Mental Health Awareness Through fun, welcoming events that encouraged real participation, we set out to bring our campus and local community together around a cause that matters: mental health awareness.
All Posts A Letter to My Active Minds Chapter Going off to college was both exciting and terrifying. A part of me was ready to experience somewhere other than my small town in New Jersey. But, another part of me was so overwhelmed by the idea of change. And having been recently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder,… Read More The Power of Conversations Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. Having real conversations saved my life, literally. To start, I am a multiple suicide attempt survivor. Struggling with chronic suicidal thoughts and not knowing what to do with them is extremely exhausting. I constantly thought that… Read More How One Voice Created Change: Kai Roberts at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School In the Active Minds’ Fall Student Survey, almost 90% of students reported experiencing stress or anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic is high yet not surprising, seeing how much has happened in the past months. It can be easy to… Read More Stress Less this April, and Beyond The culture on a university campus is one that normally prioritizes grades, socializing, sports, and greek life above mental health breaks. It can be stressful. As an undergraduate, it was not uncommon to hear one of my friends say every day, “I am overwhelmed.” Many students struggle to balance their… Read More The Harms of Canceling Spring Break According to the College Crisis Initiative, 59% of universities in the United States either replaced or completely canceled their 2021 Spring Break as of March 31st, 2021. This decision is certainly understandable. Spring break is often associated with massive parties, which would now be classified… Read More Transgender Day of Visibility Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide statistics. Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. As a member of the transgender community, and the Active Minds community, I’m incredibly honored to work alongside passionate young people every day who understand that mental health affects us all and that with… Read More Women Who Advocate for Mental Health Everyday March is Women’s History Month, a time to applaud the contributions all women have made in our society. Women have made significant impacts in changing the conversation around mental health, providing resources to those struggling, and sharing their own stories to bring mental health out into the open. This following… Read More Don’t Mistake My Quietness for Complacency I am a second-generation Chinese American woman, living in a home that is in a privileged neighborhood, and about to graduate from my undergraduate studies. I acknowledge the privileges I have in my life, and I know I cannot speak for everyone, but I am speaking to amplify the voices… Read More One Year of Working From Home: What We’ve Learned Creative and nontraditional tips from our staff for staying engaged while working from home…one year later. For many of us, it is our one-year anniversary of working from home. Despite the uncertainties of the pandemic, you may remember initially feeling relieved and excited to finally get the… Read More Mental Health Care is Not a Bad Look Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicidal ideation. One year into the pandemic, there is so much we are all hoping to put behind us once we emerge from it. However, lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about all that I hope is here to stay. We’re witnessing real-time… Read More 28 / 48
A Letter to My Active Minds Chapter Going off to college was both exciting and terrifying. A part of me was ready to experience somewhere other than my small town in New Jersey. But, another part of me was so overwhelmed by the idea of change. And having been recently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder,… Read More
The Power of Conversations Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. Having real conversations saved my life, literally. To start, I am a multiple suicide attempt survivor. Struggling with chronic suicidal thoughts and not knowing what to do with them is extremely exhausting. I constantly thought that… Read More
How One Voice Created Change: Kai Roberts at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School In the Active Minds’ Fall Student Survey, almost 90% of students reported experiencing stress or anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic is high yet not surprising, seeing how much has happened in the past months. It can be easy to… Read More
Stress Less this April, and Beyond The culture on a university campus is one that normally prioritizes grades, socializing, sports, and greek life above mental health breaks. It can be stressful. As an undergraduate, it was not uncommon to hear one of my friends say every day, “I am overwhelmed.” Many students struggle to balance their… Read More
The Harms of Canceling Spring Break According to the College Crisis Initiative, 59% of universities in the United States either replaced or completely canceled their 2021 Spring Break as of March 31st, 2021. This decision is certainly understandable. Spring break is often associated with massive parties, which would now be classified… Read More
Transgender Day of Visibility Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide statistics. Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. As a member of the transgender community, and the Active Minds community, I’m incredibly honored to work alongside passionate young people every day who understand that mental health affects us all and that with… Read More
Women Who Advocate for Mental Health Everyday March is Women’s History Month, a time to applaud the contributions all women have made in our society. Women have made significant impacts in changing the conversation around mental health, providing resources to those struggling, and sharing their own stories to bring mental health out into the open. This following… Read More
Don’t Mistake My Quietness for Complacency I am a second-generation Chinese American woman, living in a home that is in a privileged neighborhood, and about to graduate from my undergraduate studies. I acknowledge the privileges I have in my life, and I know I cannot speak for everyone, but I am speaking to amplify the voices… Read More
One Year of Working From Home: What We’ve Learned Creative and nontraditional tips from our staff for staying engaged while working from home…one year later. For many of us, it is our one-year anniversary of working from home. Despite the uncertainties of the pandemic, you may remember initially feeling relieved and excited to finally get the… Read More
Mental Health Care is Not a Bad Look Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicidal ideation. One year into the pandemic, there is so much we are all hoping to put behind us once we emerge from it. However, lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about all that I hope is here to stay. We’re witnessing real-time… Read More
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