The Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services is looking for volunteers to help with Fresh Check Day, an evidence-based program designed to support students’ mental health, from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 17 on the Mountainlair Green.
Fresh Check supports students’ mental health through the following methods:
Increasing awareness of mental health resources and services available to students,
Reducing stigma and misconceptions around mental health and suicide that often deter individuals from seeking help,
Empowering peers to be gatekeepers by understanding warning signs and knowing what to do if a friend is exhibiting signs of suicide or a mental health concern, and
Increasing willingness to ask for help if experiencing emotional distress.
If you or your department is interested in supporting in another capacity, reach out to Alix Ford at Alix.Ford@mail.wvu.edu or Sara DiSimone at Sara.DiSimone@mail.wvu.edu.
Faculty and staff can also show your support by sharing this information with students and/or stopping by the day of to show support for our students.
The rain location is the Mountainlair Ballrooms.