Mental Health Awareness Month

Mindfulness Mondays

Each Monday we will be sharing mindfulness tips, tricks, and activities which will encourage the SCU community to support their mental health. Participants are encouraged to share their experiences with the Wellness Center via Instagram (@scuwellnesscenter) and using the hashtags #EndTheStigma and #SCUcares.

Spotlight Tuesdays

Each Tuesday we will be featuring a different SCU student group/organization and highlighting how they are helping to support student mental health and wellness at SCU. Content will be shared on the Wellness Center Instagram (@scuwellnesscenter).

Art With Impact: Movies for Mental Health

Wednesday, May 13th: 5:30-7pm

Art With Impact uses film and theatre to create spaces where young people and community can explore mental wellness through the arts. Each workshop directly connects young people with local mental health resources and encourages early help-seeking behaviors. The online program will feature three short films, mind-body exercises, and a panel of student speakers and mental health resources.

To register for this FREE event, click here!

Wellness Wednesdays

Each Wednesday a Wellness Center Peer Educator will takeover our Instagram and share how they are taking care of their mental health. Topics will vary each week but will include: mindfulness, nutrition, exercise, self-care etc. Participants are encouraged to share their experiences with the Wellness Center via Instagram (@scuwellnesscenter) and using the hashtags #EndTheStigma and #SCUcares.

Throwback Thursdays

Each Thursdays we will be sharing a gratitude activity to encourage the SCU community to take a moment to reflect on all of the good things in our lives. The goal is to help support mental health. Participants are encouraged to take pictures and/or share their experiences with the Wellness Center via Instagram (@scuwellnesscenter) and using the hashtags #EndTheStigma and #SCUcares.

Feel Good Fridays

Each Friday we will be releasing a new ''challenge'' which will encourage the SCU community to get outside, connect with loved ones, or engage in an activity designed to help support mental health. Participants are encouraged to take pictures and/or share their experiences with the Wellness Center via Instagram (@scuwellnesscenter) and using the hashtags #EndTheStigma and #SCUcares.

Out of the Darkness Walk

Held in hundreds of cities across the country, Out of the Darkness community walks give people the courage to open up about their own struggle or loss, and the platform to change our culture’s approach to mental health. While we wont be hosting a walk this year, pleae consider joining us in an effort to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss.

To donate, click here!