mental health

  1. December 10, 2020

    Faculty encouraged to use student well-being statement in syllabi

    A new Syllabus Statement for Student Well-Being that is more comprehensive than the older mental health syllabus statement, and offers more campus resources to assist students is now available.

  2. November 6, 2020

    Plans announced for winter semester academics, housing, increased testing

    The university has announced plans for the 2021 winter semester that include more remote courses, fewer undergraduates living on campus and more widely available COVID-19 testing.

  3. October 5, 2020

    2016 election affected Muslim college students’ mental health

    The 2016 presidential election was linked to considerable mental health declines among Muslim college students, with religious Muslims seeing the largest declines, a U-M researcher says.

  4. September 30, 2020

    Graduate Student Mental Health Task Force issues first-year report

    A task force charged with identifying changes to better support graduate student mental health at U-M has released its first-year report, outlining 10 recommendations for individuals, programs and the university.

  5. September 28, 2020

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  6. September 27, 2020

    Support is available for mental and emotional health

    For those who could benefit from someone to talk to, support is available year-round for all faculty and staff on every U-M campus and at Michigan Medicine.

  7. May 21, 2020

    Mental, emotional well-being support available via app and text

    As National Mental Health Month continues through May, U-M faculty and staff now have access to two new resources — a texting service and an online-mobile app program.

  8. March 30, 2020

    Effects of social distancing and coronavirus on mental health

    Alison Miller, associate professor of health behavior and health education, discusses how to deal with stress or added mental health impacts brought on by social distancing related to COVID-19.

  9. March 9, 2020

    U-M team organizes suicide first aid workshop March 16-17

    The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, available to faculty and staff March 16-17, will teach participants how to recognize when someone may be at risk of suicide.

  10. February 16, 2020

    Themes emerge for Rackham Graduate Student Mental Health Task Force

    The Rackham Graduate School’s Student Mental Health Task Force has determined five major themes that will guide the group’s work. The themes are outlined in a blog post by task force chair Meghan Duffy.