mental health

  1. 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.

  2. September 28, 2020

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. January 8, 2020

    U-M school mental health program expands to Detroit

    Detroit public school students will soon have access to new services to help them effectively manage symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress through U-M’s TRAILS program.

  9. November 5, 2019

    Racial discrimination linked to suicidal thoughts in black men

    Suicide deaths among African-American men have risen dramatically during the last 20 years, and racial discrimination may be a contributing factor in many cases.

  10. October 7, 2019

    Free depression screenings available in person and online

    In support of National Depression Screening Day on Oct. 10, several U-M programs are offering faculty, staff, students and the community free, in-person and online mental health screenings for depression.