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My Mind & Me 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.
Juneteenth: Achieving True Freedom Through Mental Health Equity Are you feeling the weight of uncertainty? New beginnings can bring the positive, negative, and everything in between. Here's my advice for adapting when graduating into the unknown.
All Posts Breaking Free from Cultural Stigma in Mental Health The fear of judgment or shame can make it difficult for many to be vulnerable and seek support. This phenomenon is not only prevalent in AAPI communities but also in many other minority cultures, which can further widen disparities in mental health awareness, access to care, and culturally competent resources. Read More From Advocacy to Exploring the Globe: Meet the Spring 2025 Interns They've poured their hearts into championing a new era of mental health advocacy, and each brought unique ideas and invaluable perspective to the table. Read More UC Riverside’s Community Cultivation Earns Chapter of the Month Their ongoing community engagement is evident through initiatives like Well-being Walk-in Wednesdays and Grad Time, which provide continuous support, not just one-off moments. Read More Stress Less This Week And Beyond Balancing stress and anxiety with life's demands can feel overwhelming and isolating. That’s why Active Minds launched Stress Less Week®, a national program that occurs in the fall and spring each year. Read More The Cost of Being Perfect on Paper The more I read and the closer I looked at the patients under my care, I could see High-Functioning Depression (HFD) was everywhere. But people couldn’t go to their doctor and ask for a diagnosis or a prescription for antidepressants for it. If they did, the doctor would run through… Read More Active Minds Celebrates Surpassing 1,000 K-12 Schools in 1,000 Days: A Historic Milestone for Youth Mental Health We are beyond excited to announce a historic milestone in Active Minds’ journey: we’ve surpassed our goal of reaching 1,000 K-12 schools in 1,000 days, and we did it months ahead of schedule! Each of these K-12 schools joined our mental health movement by bringing Active Minds to their school,… Read More Remembering Brian: Twenty-Five Years Later At twenty five years, it’s about all the things he has missed. It’s the longing for everything that didn’t happen, the things that couldn’t happen, because he’s no longer here. Grief has been a strange road, one that cannot truly be explained. It started with being all-consuming, a disbelief that… Read More Chapter of the Month: Drexel University’s Innovative Approach Drexel University’s chapter shines as our latest Chapter of the Month for their proactive and creative approach to mental wellness and fostering community! Their recently launched “Motivation Monday” series on Instagram delivers regular encouragement and mental health tips, fostering a supportive digital community. PLUS, their thoughtful December holiday mental health… Read More One Word, One Phrase, One Sentence. Black History Month is a special time to reflect on the past, present, and future accomplishments of Black Americans and individuals in the diaspora. It is also a time (as it should be year-round) to uplift the voices and words of the next generation, something that often gets overlooked. Reflecting… Read More Spotlighting Creighton University as Chapter of the Month Creighton University is recognized as Chapter of the Month for outstanding advocacy work promoting mental health accessibility and awareness on campus. Their efforts range from text-based booking for counseling appointments to hosting lectures and events about approaching mental health holistically. Creighton University’s… Read More 2 / 49
Breaking Free from Cultural Stigma in Mental Health The fear of judgment or shame can make it difficult for many to be vulnerable and seek support. This phenomenon is not only prevalent in AAPI communities but also in many other minority cultures, which can further widen disparities in mental health awareness, access to care, and culturally competent resources. Read More
From Advocacy to Exploring the Globe: Meet the Spring 2025 Interns They've poured their hearts into championing a new era of mental health advocacy, and each brought unique ideas and invaluable perspective to the table. Read More
UC Riverside’s Community Cultivation Earns Chapter of the Month Their ongoing community engagement is evident through initiatives like Well-being Walk-in Wednesdays and Grad Time, which provide continuous support, not just one-off moments. Read More
Stress Less This Week And Beyond Balancing stress and anxiety with life's demands can feel overwhelming and isolating. That’s why Active Minds launched Stress Less Week®, a national program that occurs in the fall and spring each year. Read More
The Cost of Being Perfect on Paper The more I read and the closer I looked at the patients under my care, I could see High-Functioning Depression (HFD) was everywhere. But people couldn’t go to their doctor and ask for a diagnosis or a prescription for antidepressants for it. If they did, the doctor would run through… Read More
Active Minds Celebrates Surpassing 1,000 K-12 Schools in 1,000 Days: A Historic Milestone for Youth Mental Health We are beyond excited to announce a historic milestone in Active Minds’ journey: we’ve surpassed our goal of reaching 1,000 K-12 schools in 1,000 days, and we did it months ahead of schedule! Each of these K-12 schools joined our mental health movement by bringing Active Minds to their school,… Read More
Remembering Brian: Twenty-Five Years Later At twenty five years, it’s about all the things he has missed. It’s the longing for everything that didn’t happen, the things that couldn’t happen, because he’s no longer here. Grief has been a strange road, one that cannot truly be explained. It started with being all-consuming, a disbelief that… Read More
Chapter of the Month: Drexel University’s Innovative Approach Drexel University’s chapter shines as our latest Chapter of the Month for their proactive and creative approach to mental wellness and fostering community! Their recently launched “Motivation Monday” series on Instagram delivers regular encouragement and mental health tips, fostering a supportive digital community. PLUS, their thoughtful December holiday mental health… Read More
One Word, One Phrase, One Sentence. Black History Month is a special time to reflect on the past, present, and future accomplishments of Black Americans and individuals in the diaspora. It is also a time (as it should be year-round) to uplift the voices and words of the next generation, something that often gets overlooked. Reflecting… Read More
Spotlighting Creighton University as Chapter of the Month Creighton University is recognized as Chapter of the Month for outstanding advocacy work promoting mental health accessibility and awareness on campus. Their efforts range from text-based booking for counseling appointments to hosting lectures and events about approaching mental health holistically. Creighton University’s… Read More
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