Mental Health Services provides outreach programs that—in collaboration with campus partners—engage students outside of the main 333 East Campus Mall clinic. Meeting students in locations where they study, work, and live breaks down barriers to care and normalizes having conversations with a counselor. Our objectives are to:
- Educate the campus community about mental health
- Increase mental health literacy
- Help students access services
- Reduce mental health stigma
- Remove barriers to help-seeking
- Recognize and respond to the unique concerns of students from underserved/underrepresented populations
- Craft proactive responses to climate concerns – both campus and nationally
Badger Support Network
The BSN is a student organization that fundamentally works to de-stigmatize mental health through peer-facilitated groups and bi-weekly community events.
Drop-in Self-care Programming
These programs are designed to be easily accessible and flexible options for students looking to increase their use of meaningful self-care and peer connection.
Join us on the mat every Tuesday for a 45 minute Yoga Asana (posture) and Pranayama (breath) practice facilitated by Jamie Gratrix. This practice is accessible for all levels & beginners are always welcome. Sessions are held via Zoom and registration is required. The fall schedule will be available later this summer.
This drop-in space is for students to find social support and connection virtually while being physically distant. Connection During COVID is held every other Wednesday, and attendance to previous spaces is not required. Sessions are led by UHS mental health providers via Zoom and require registration. The fall schedule will be available later this summer.
Join us every Thursday for a 30-minute meditation practice. All levels of meditation experience are welcome, this offering focuses on community building and guided meditative practices with time for participants to journal at the end of practice. Sessions are led by Jamie Gratrix via Zoom and require registration. The fall schedule will be available later this summer.
This space is intended for engineering students to get support from each other and the engineering-focus mental health providers at UHS. All concerns are welcome, and some common topics may include: stress, anxiety, depression, motivation, adapting to COVID-19 related life changes, and challenges experienced during internships and co-ops. Students are welcome to attend one or more support spaces, and previous attendance is not required. Support spaces are held via Zoom and registration is required with a @wisc.edu email address.
Mondays, 12:00-1:00 pm (CDT), starting June 7th, register here
Thursdays, 4:00-5:00 pm (CDT), starting June 10th, register here
Presentations & Programs
If you would like to request an outreach program or presentation, submit an outreach request form. Topics may include but are not limited to:
- Red Folder+
- General Mental Health Services overview
- Stress management
- Time management
- How to help a friend
- Procrastination
- Critical incident response
Contact Marketing & Health Communications for information on interview requests for student journalists and media.