Mental Health Community Action Day-April 7th
It takes a community to lift each other up!
Dear Campus Partners,
An invitation was recently sent out to the campus community from Dr. Hrabowski, Dr. Rous, and the University Steering Committee leadership for the first UMBC Community Mental Health Action Day on Thursday, April 7, 2022.
This event is focused on providing workshops and resources to help people in our community to take care of their own mental health, but to also to support those we care about, our colleagues, students, and our staff members.
For faculty, we encourage you to share this information with your students and/or incorporate a mental health activity into your course planning for April 7th.
For supervisors, we ask you to share this information with your staff and support them by encouraging their participation.
We hope this day will provide tools and spark meaningful conversations that are useful to you in the moment and for the future. If you have questions about Community Mental Health Action Day, or suggestions to improve the experience, please contact usc@umbc.edu.
UMBC Community Mental Health Action Day
Thursday, April 7, 2022
10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Connecting with Nature at UMBC
Locations: Library Pond and Administration Circle
Audience: Open to all, with a 20 person cap on each saunter
11 a.m-Noon Cultivating Resilience with Mindfulness with Jill Wardell
Location: Virtual
Audience: Open to all
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Restorative Practices at UMBC with Jeff Cullen
Location: Hybrid; Center for Well-Being, Room 118, and Online
Audience: Open to all
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. Mental Health Awareness Walk
Location: Breezeway
Audience: Open to all
1 p.m.-2 p.m. Group Fitness Pop-Up
Location: In front of the RAC
Audience: Open to all
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Grief and Healing Circles
Three concurrent in-person sessions capped at 12 attendees each
Staff Circle Led by Jill Wardell
Location: 231 RAC
Student Circle Led by Beatriz Gutierrez Malagon
Location: Apartment Community Center MPR
Faculty Circle Led by Bambi Chapin
Location: 230 RAC
3 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Behaviors of Concern: How and Who to Report To
Location: Virtual
Audience: Staff and Faculty
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Graduate Student Mental Health Panel and Listening Session
Location: Retriever Room, Undergraduate Admissions Office, Albin O. Kuhn Library, Pondside, Room 012
Audience: Graduate Students; attendance capped at 34
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Faculty Mental Well-Being with Susan and Orianne
Location: Virtual
Audience: Faculty
4 p.m.-6 p.m. Student Government Association: Snacks and Mental Health Chats
Location: SGA Office, Commons 2B20
Audience: Undergraduate Students
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Community Conversations
Location: Library Gallery
Audience: Students
Posted: April 1, 2022, 9:15 AM
