活跃的思想
活跃的思想 is a nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults. They are dedicated to saving lives and building stronger families and communities through education, 研究, 和宣传. 活跃的思想 works towards creating lasting change in how mental health is talked about, 照顾, and valued in the United States.
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Through award-winning programs and services on 大学校园, 活跃的思想 inspires and empowers a new generation to change the conversation around mental health. The organization affirms that only college students can bring suicide and mental health into the open so no one struggles alone. A nationwide network of more than 600 campuses directly reaches through campus awareness campaigns, 事件, 宣传, 外展, 和更多的. The consistent message that mental health needs to be talked about as easily as physical health is amplified by its 15,000个成员. Learn more about how 活跃的思想 is changing the conversation at http://www.activeminds.org/. |
39% 的学生 in college experience a significant mental health issue 活跃的思想 is the nation’s premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults |
每五个学生中就有一个 lives with a mental health condition, but stigma and shame prevent students from reaching out. The only way things will get better is if young people start talking about it. 活跃的思想 members combat the stigma of mental illness, encourage students who need help to seek it early, and prevent future tragedies like the one that took the founder’s brother’s life. The group’s number one goal is to spread the word that seeking help is a sign of strength and not something to be ashamed of.
We believe no one should have to struggle alone. By empowering young adults to speak openly about mental health, 我们可以减少病耻感, 鼓励求助, 防止自杀.
为什么它很重要?
甚至在大流行之前, 研究 showed a rise in 心理健康问题 among students over the past decade. And among students of color, this increase was even more pronounced. Experts and 研究ers predict that mental health challenges will continue to rise this year, and will almost certainly be exacerbated for students of color who are disproportionately harmed by the pandemic, 警察暴力, 还有种族歧视. What’s more, these students are less likely to receive mental health support than white students.
加入的好处
Join us in creating a world where no one’s afraid to talk about mental health.
- Join a group of passionate student advocates who want to build a healthy mental health culture at SPC
- Gain experience in social justice, 心理健康问题, 预防自杀, 教育与领导
- Offer peer-to-peer support via programming and 事件
- Strengthen and multiply the voices of those who experience mental illness
- Learn why 宣传 is important, how to choose an issue, who to gather support from, and much more.