World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10 every year, raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. In honor of World Mental Health Day 2016, the campus community is asked to work together in taking a step toward decreasing mental health stigma at Montclair State University.<\/p>\n
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In collaboration with Active Minds, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is sponsoring the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk on Saturday, October 15<\/strong> as the capstone event for Mental Health Awareness Week.<\/p>\n Please help spread the word about CAPS services and prevention programs. Everyone in the campus community is welcome to attend the following events, many of which are co-sponsored by our campus partners.<\/p>\n If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Jude M. Uy (uyj@mail.montclair.edu<\/a>). For more information about our services visit CAPS website<\/a> and visit our CAPS portal on Hawksync<\/a> to find out more about upcoming events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Help promote awareness and decrease mental health stigma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":116927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-237_counseling-and-psychological-services-caps-news","category-9_news-students-can-use"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119993,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16927\/revisions\/119993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/counseling-and-psychological-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n
Monday, October 10 – WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n12-1 p.m.
\nStudent Center, Lobby
\nCheck out some mental health information and resources.<\/li>\n
\n3-5 p.m.
\nFreeman\/Russ Quad (or Kops Lounge in Russ Hall)
\nThere will be food, activities and fun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTuesday, October 11<\/h3>\n
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\n1-2 p.m.
\nStudent Center, Room 417
\nIn this workshop, participants will learn skills to succeed and thrive as a Montclair State student, including stress\/time management, self-care\/balance, and strategies to overcome the challenges of student life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWednesday, October 12<\/h3>\n
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\n2:30-3:30 p.m.
\nStudent Center, Room 419
\nJoin Active Minds, CAPS Mental Health Ambassadors, and Health Promotion Peer Advocates for a round table discussion focused on how we can work together to create a supportive and healthy campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n(co-sponsored by Biology Club, Chemistry Club, Physics Club and CSAM)
\n3-4 p.m.
\nCenter for Environmental & Life Sciences, Atrium
\nTake a break and learn how to manage stress while enjoying fun activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThursday, October 13<\/h3>\n
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\n11 a.m.-3 p.m.
\nStudent Center, Ballrooms<\/li>\n
\n11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
\nStudent Center, 2nd Floor Lobby<\/li>\n
\nSpecial Topic: Mental Health Stigma across Cultures
\n3-4 p.m., Drop-In Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFriday, October 14<\/h3>\n
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\n11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
\nFreeman\/Russ Halls, Quad
\nCheck out some mental health information and resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSaturday, October 15<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nStarts at Noon
\nStudent Center
\nRegister online or in-person on the day of the event at 11:30 a.m.. Walkers who raise $150.00 or more will receive a free t-shirt at the event. There will be food, activities and therapy dogs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nGot Questions?<\/h2>\n