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May 27, 2020

One in five students say their mental health has significantly worsened during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey conducted in April by Active Minds, a mental health advocacy group focused on college students.

May 25, 2020

A national survey of more than 2,000 college students finds a vast majority — 80 percent — say the pandemic has negatively affected their mental health in some way.

May 14, 2020

For students trying to seek treatment at home, maintaining privacy is an added challenge. Horne, of Active Minds, said that in some students’ cases, their parents might not know they were seeking treatment for mental health issues.

May 11, 2020

Grit and resilience are worthy goals, but are they realistic ones right now? Not only do college students have to absorb the shock of displacement from their campus lives, but they have to turn it into a saga of triumph and growth? That expectation seems a bit much to Laura Horne, chief program officer for Active Minds.

April 27, 2020

Through Active Minds, which has chapters on college campuses across the country, students can access a chat about the mental health coping mechanisms that are working for them in an open channel on Slack, a messaging tool, along with other college-specific resources.

October 15, 2019

“We’re hearing it more and more,” says Alison Malmon, the founder and executive director of Active Minds, a network of student-run groups that promotes mental health awareness. “What used to be a problem of a two-week wait time has now become four to five weeks.”

August 28, 2019

Active Minds hosted its first Send Silence Packing exhibit on the National Mall in 2008. The last time the exhibit was in DC was at Howard University in 2012, and it was previously displayed at GWU in 2009.

May 31, 2019

At Active Minds, we really focus on the fact that we may not all have mental illness, but we all have mental health.

October 8, 2014

Active Minds fights the stigma of mental illness on college campuses.

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April 25, 2007

A profile of Alison Malmon and Active Minds' impressive start.

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Active Minds is the nation’s premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for students. Through award-winning programs and services, Active Minds is empowering a new generation to change the conversation about mental health.