PAWS for Mental Health
87% of students agree that students' mental and emotional well-being are a priority at shsu.
(Healthy Minds Study, 2024)
Faculty and Staff Resources
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The Orange Folder
The Orange Folder helps faculty and staff recognize potential symptoms of distress, engage in conversations, and identify appropriate resources in which to refer students.
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Medical Leaves of Absence Policy
¸£Àû¼§ supports students who need to take leave from their studies for treatment or recovery for a mental or physical health condition.
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Social Media Campaign
Access posts from the ongoing PAWS for Mental Health campaign on our socials.
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Healthy Minds Survey
Review the data from our 2024 Healthy Minds survey.
Student and Family Resources
JED Campus at ¸£Àû¼§
¸£Àû¼§ became a JED Campus starting August 2024. As part of JED Campus, ¸£Àû¼§ is engaging in a 4-year partnership with the Jed Foundation to evaluate and strengthen our programs and systems that support student mental health. ¸£Àû¼§ joins nearly 500 campuses across the nation who are proud members of the JED Campus program!
JED Campus Pillars
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Policy Development
This pillar is dedicated to ensuring that campus policies, protocols, and guidelines are supportive of student mental health and well-being.
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Clinical Services
This pillar is dedicated to establishing coordinated care across services, providing gatekeeper training widely across campus, and focusing on substance misuse support.
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Environmental Safety
This pillar is dedicated to messaging around crisis intervention in high-risk campus areas and developing a process for campus environmental scans to mitigate access to lethal means.
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Grants & Research
This pillar is dedicated to collecting data on student mental health and well-being and identifying grants to support programs and services.
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Health Professions
This pillar is dedicated to supporting the unique needs of ¸£Àû¼§’s health profession students, including the Gordy College of Osteopathic Medicine, Health Professions Programs, and School of Nursing.
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Marketing & Promotion
This pillar is dedicated to maintaining the PAWS for Mental Health campaign and ensuring ongoing marketing of the efforts of the JED Campus task force.