Category: Wellbeing

Winter Wellness Flu Shot Clinics

Mason partners with fitness app to improve campus well-being

Providing a more integrated and responsive student experience

Beginning this fall, students at George Mason University will have access to enhanced services designed to meet the needs and expectations of the 21st-century student. These new practices and policies will help ensure that every student at Virginia’s largest and most diverse public institution has access to excellence in a transparent and responsive environment.

“We have this already complex student body. We have students coming to us who have very different needs,” said David Burge, Mason’s vice president for enrollment management. “We have to think about a holistic reorganization of the way we think about the student experience.”

Mental Health First Aid: Sessions in May and June

English Language Institute, CORE students work in a classroom at the English Languge Institure.

Counseling and Psychological Services and University Life are pleased to offer Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training to members of the university community.

MHFA is designed to provide participants with basic skills to help someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. MHFA helps you to learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns. The session covers depression and mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, psychosis, and substance use disorders.

Registration is open for upcoming training dates:

May 13–14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day.
June 25–26, from 1 to 5 p.m. each day.
June 11 and June 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the SciTech Campus, Bull Run Hall, Room 248

Contact Katie Clare at [email protected] with questions.

Original article at News at Mason

Expanding mental health support for Mason students

Student life on the North Plaza. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University

There is a growing need for mental health support for Mason students. Most patients often approach their primary care provider first with mental health concerns, which is why Student Health Services has partnered with the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) to expand mental health treatment options for Mason students.

Through federal grants administered by CHHS, Student Health Services has introduced two innovative initiatives that provide for mental health care in the primary care setting: the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program and Collaborative Care.

Preparing for Sibs & Kids Weekend – Registration deadline extended!

We are only a week and a few days away from Sibs & Kids Weekend 2019, and we can’t wait to welcome our Mason students, faculty, staff and their guests to campus for a weekend full of fun, interactive events designed to highlight life at Mason!

If your Mason student does not live on campus or if their guest is younger than 13, they are not permitted to stay overnight on campus during Sibs & Kids Weekend. To arrange overnight accommodations, visit Courtyard Fairfax Fair Oaks to book a room at a discounted rate.

Destressing during midterms: Recreation on student well-being

MasonCARES Suicide Prevention Training

Students eating in Southside Dining. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University

To support members of the Mason community in helping students access assistance, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides MasonCARES (Campus Awareness, Referral and Education for Suicide Prevention), a two-hour “gatekeeper” training. Participants will learn: • Why people attempt suicide • Warning signs of suicide • Myths about suicide • How to talk to a person about suicide • How to respond to a person in crisis • How to make a referral. Anyone who completes the training will receive a Certificate of Completion as a gatekeeper for suicide prevention at George Mason University.

For questions, contact Vicki Dominick, CAPS, at 703-993-2380 or [email protected].

Originally published at https://www2.gmu.edu/news/574891.