For a better understanding of mental health and stigma, organizations to contact for help, and ways you can take care of your own mental health, check out the list below

  • Comprehensive, internationally recognized, 8-hour Mental Health First Aid certifications.

  • Lunch and Learns in partnership with Psych U to facilitate better education about mental health conditions.

  • Outreach services

    • These are places you can visit or call for therapy sessions, care, programs, or more information regarding mental health.

  • Self-Care Tips to better understand and improve your mental health on your own.

  • Establishment of Stigma-Free Environments

    • These organizations pledge to work with us to increase awareness of mental health conditions and work to eliminate stigma. 

  • Arts Integration: Art Exhibits, Painting Mental Health Workshops, Film Series, Performances, Advocacy work for Equity 

    • All of these examples work to educate participants on mental health and stigma in a creative, self-expressing way.

  • Mental Health Moonshot with neuroscientists, geneticists, cellular biologists and the healthcare community which focus on research involving mental health in genetics. 

  • Awareness Booths across the Upstate 

  • Promotions of our Take Your Mental Health Temperature Initiative to help others understand how healthy their mental health is. There are a variety of tests listed on this page that can help identify your area of struggle.