Chapter News
Raising Awareness for Veteran Suicide Prevention
Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. On September 25th, 2018, our chapter of Active Minds at Eastern Michigan University located in Ypsilanti, Michigan hosted a lobby tabling event in our student center. The purpose of the event was to honor the 18-22 veterans who die by suicide every day and to spread awareness…
#HereForYou – Robert Morris University
We are thrilled to share the #HereForYou campaign put together by the Active Minds chapter at Robert Morris University. Read on to hear from the chapter’s leaders: As part of Suicide Prevention Month, our chapter at Robert Morris University used the hashtag #HereForYou. Our former Chapter President, Joey Chen, and our Co Vice-President of Communication…
“Scare Away the Stigma!”
For the last couple of years, Active Minds at Ithaca College has been doing a Halloween fundraiser we call “Scare Away the Stigma!” For this fundraiser, we get candy and little bags, and we create strips of paper with facts about mental health that are commonly used in an attempt to reduce the stigma around…
Chapter Launch Grant Opportunity: Minority Serving Institutions
We’re thrilled to announce a new chapter grant launch opportunity! In partnership with the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) and the ECMC Foundation, Active Minds is proud to offer grants to select minority-serving institutions (MSIs) nationwide to launch new Active Minds chapters. We expect this unique opportunity to support the development of strong and…
What’s all this about fundraising?
For several years, Active Minds has been supporting and encouraging chapters to fundraise on behalf of the National organization. We’d love to tell you a bit more about why, and what those dollars are helping to accomplish. Where are the dollars going? Creating new programs, campaigns, and resources that we work hard to keep free…
Keeping a Culture in Mind
Since 2015, Active Minds has been in partnership with Each Mind Matters: California’s Mental Health Movement, to bring forth mental health awareness to groups in which the topic remains heavily stigmatized. The organizations work together to enhance the conversation about mental health among diverse populations of students throughout California. Last academic year, I was lucky…
Mental Health is Intersectional
Hello, My name is Armando Zaragoza and I currently serve as the chapter president for CSU San Marcos’ Active Minds Chapter, and over the past year my fellow Active Minds ambassador and Vice President, Becky Calica, and I had the pleasure of facilitating an event that focused on mental health challenges within marginalized communities, specifically…
Breaking Down Barriers to Fundraising
Fundraising can certainly seem like a daunting task. It can be overwhelming to think about the amount you hope to raise and not know how to get there. We’ve come up with some questions that will help guide you through the process of planning and executing a successful fundraiser! The first thing you need to…
Have a Heart for Mental Health
Active Minds at ESU has done Have a Heart for Mental Health for more than three years now and prior customers look forward to these cookies every year during Valentines Day. The cookies sold are small cookies (1 pound) for $5 and large cookies (2 pounds) for $10. These cookies are a great gift…
6 Awesome Ideas for Stress Less Week
It’s one of the toughest times of the year: papers and projects are due, you’re running solely on caffeine and there just isn’t enough time for sleep. That’s why Active Minds is hosting Stress Less Week from April 17-23. We’ve developed tons of resources and programs to help you get through finals with as little…
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