indicates that link will open in a new window.How Faculty and Staff Can Help Students
Supporting Student Health and Wellness
For students to perform at their full potential, get good grades, and relieve stress and pressure, they will need to take care of their overall wellbeing. If you know a student who is struggling, work with them to strive for their health and wellness while maintaining a sense of balance with their academics, professional goals, and personal life.
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Familiarize Yourself with Campus Initiatives and Services
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Share Campus Resources
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Food Insecurity Knowledge
No one should go hungry and we want to ensure our students have access to nutritious food and assistance. There are some resources available to assist you if a student expresses they're struggling with food insecurity.
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Mental Health Ambassador Program
The Faculty and Staff Mental Health Ambassador Program (FSMHAP) is a self-paced online advocacy training program for Illinois faculty, staff, and graduate assistants to build their knowledge, confidence, and skills about topics related to student mental health. The program offers implementable strategies appropriate within the context of teaching, advising, supervising, mentoring, administrative, and service roles as distinct from formal counseling roles.
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Mental Health First Aid
The Mental Health First Aid Training teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training will also provide you with the skills necessary to offer and provide initial help and how to guide a person toward appropriate care.
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Suicide Prevention
The SOS for Higher Education: Suicide Prevention Training will help you to:
- Identify students who are at risk for suicide.
- Motivate distressed students to seek help.
- Put students in touch with support services.
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It All Starts With Your Own Health and Wellness
At Illinois, we are committed to supporting the health and wellness of our whole campus community. We provide resources for faculty and staff that we hope are helpful as you care for your own health and wellness and that of our students.
