Active Minds at Carolina is a service and advocacy organization dedicated to raising awareness for and combating stigma against mental health issues on UNC’s campus and in the Chapel Hill community. Active Minds works to increase students’ awareness of mental health conditions, provide information and resources regarding mental health and mental illness, encourage students to seek help as soon as it is needed, and serve as liaison between students and the mental health community.
Active Minds’ goals include to destigmatize mental health disorders by promoting open, enlightened discussion of mental health and to create a better life for all who suffer. Active Minds begins meetings by talking about how everyone is doing, followed by watching a Ted Talk, listening to a guest speaker, or discussing an issue at UNC. They have three committees that plan projects and events on campus: programming, outreach, and publicity.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActiveMindsAtCarolina/
Instagram: @activeminds_unc
ArtHeels is a service-based organization that is passionate about bringing art to the UNC campus and the surrounding community. They volunteer in art-therapy based activities on and off campus. ArtHeels is in partnerships with Communiversity and the Pediatric Playroom in UNC hospital, along with hosting at least one “stress-relief” event during finals week for UNC students.
They meet two Tuesdays a month in Genome Sciences for General Body Meetings. Volunteer opportunities are scattered throughout the semester. No art experience is required! Email artheelsuncch1@gmail.com to be added to the listserv, for more information, or to get involved.
Website: https://heellife.unc.edu/organization/artheels
Instagram: @ArtHeelsUNC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNCArtHeels/
Email: artheelsuncch1@gmail.com
Beta Nu Theta is UNC’s minority mental health, co-ed service fraternity. Beta Nu Theta was founded on the principles of activism, faith, service to others, and service to self. Beta Nu Theta is for people who have a passion for people, mind-health, or just want to make new friends.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betanutheta/
Instagram: @betanuservice
The Buddy Project® is a non-profit movement that aims to prevent suicide and self-harm by pairing people as buddies and raising awareness for mental health. They primarily focus on children, teens, and young adults across the globe. They hope to promote empathy, compassion, and awareness of mental health issues.
Contact campus representatives Emily Toborg at emito@live.unc.edu or Noopur Parikh at noopur@live.unc.edu for more information
Website: http://www.buddy-project.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buddyprojectunc/
Instagram: @BuddyProjectUNC
Twitter: @BuddyProjectUNC
CAPS provides brief or time limited couples therapy for issues that might reasonably be resolved in a short period of time. Referrals to community and campus resources for couples therapy can also be made by the CAPS providers.
Couples counseling may be requested when both persons are eligible for care at CAPS.
Website: https://caps.unc.edu/services/couples-therapy
Phone: 919-966-3658
CAPS offers brief individual therapy to students seeking support for issues that are relatively well defined and which can be adequately addressed or resolved in a brief time frame. CAPS does not maintain a specific session limit, nor are brief individual therapy sessions guaranteed to students. An assignment to brief individual therapy is made through clinical judgment of students’ needs during the initial assessment.
Referrals for open-ended therapy can offer longer term and more specialized services. Referrals may be provided after the initial session, or as it is indicated after that. Referral Coordination Services are available to students who would like support connecting with community providers.
Brief therapy is provided during COVID-19 by HIPPA-compliant Zoom. To make an appointment, schedule an initial assessment by calling 919-966-3658.
Website: https://caps.unc.edu/
Phone: 919-966-3658
Email: caps@unc.edu
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9am – noon, 1pm – 4pm
Friday 9:30am-noon, 1pm – 4pm
Office hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
CAPS provides medication evaluation and management services for people eligible for CAPS. Medication evaluation - often called "med eval" - is a meeting with a psychiatrist who will provide recommendations for psychiatric medications if necessary.
CAPS seeks to provide medication management to as many students as possible in a timely manner. Medication management is the monitoring of medications a patient takes to confirm that the patient is complying with a medication regimen, while also ensuring the patient is avoiding potentially dangerous drug interactions and other complications.
Website: https://caps.unc.edu/services/medication-management
Phone: 919-966-3658
CAPS offers a variety of support groups, groups focused on communication and relating to others, and workshop-style groups which teach specific skills. The list of therapy groups provided changes each semester.
Group therapy helps people who would like to receive support, increase self-awareness, and learn new ways to cope with personal or interpersonal challenges. Groups typically involve a combination of members sharing thoughts and feelings, giving and receiving support and feedback, and trying out new behaviors in a safe environment.
This spring, CAPS is offering over 20 unique groups, including groups for mindfulness, skills and wellness, interpersonal process, and themed support. To view the descriptions for each group, when they meet, and how to get involved, visit https://caps.unc.edu/services/group-therapy/current-therapy-groups for more details.
Website: https://caps.unc.edu/services/group-therapy
Available Groups: https://caps.unc.edu/services/group-therapy/current-therapy-groups
The Carolina Recovery Program's mission is to build and maintain a community that supports continued recovery, academic excellence, and a commitment to serving the greater UNC community. The Carolina Recovery Program provides each student a customized success plan, staff and peer support, and proactive recovery focused programming. Their goal is to enable students to enjoy a normal substance-free collegiate experience while excelling at UNC-CH.
The Carolina Recovery Program holds weekly recovery meetings on Monday's at 5:30PM on Zoom and a weekly women's recovery meeting (contact pmcgover@live.unc.edu for more information). The Carolina Recovery Community meets weekly on Thursday evenings at 6pm on Zoom. You can find more information or get involved at https://studentwellness.unc.edu/programs/alcohol-drug-programs/carolina-recovery-program/online-meeting-information
The Carolina Recovery Program welcomes all students, faculty, and staff who are committed to a path of recovery, academic excellence, and service to their community. The Carolina Recovery Program strives to create an inclusive and accepting environment where students in recovery can build community, thrive personally, shine academically, and develop enduring resiliency for continued success.
More information about student resources through the CRP, such as recovery housing options, can be found at https://studentwellness.unc.edu/programs/alcohol-drug-programs/carolina-recovery-program/crp-student-resources
To ask questions or for more information about the Carolina Recovery Program, contact recovery@unc.edu.
Website: https://studentwellness.unc.edu/programs/alcohol-drug-programs/carolina-recovery-program
Twitter: @UNCCH_CRC
Email: recovery@unc.edu
The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists focuses on mental health awareness as well as the psychiatric and neurologic professions. CPNP holds monthly general body meetings about neuro and psych pharmacy, hosts outreach events, and also participates in activities including Mental Health Awareness Week.
The mission of CPNP is to promote excellence in pharmacy practice, education and research to optimize treatment outcomes of individuals affected by psychiatric and neurologic disorders. The CPNP Foundation envisions a world in which individuals with psychiatric and neurologic disorders receive optimal treatment, live free of stigma, and achieve their full potential
Contact Caveen Datta at caveen_datta@unc.edu for more information or to get involved.
Website: https://faopharmacy.unc.edu/office-of-student-affairs/student-orgs/college-psychiatric-neurologic-pharmacists/
Embody Carolina is an organization dedicated to preparing students to serve as compassionate and effective allies to those struggling with eating disorders. Embody Carolina is dedicated to fighting for equity in the field of eating disorder advocacy and body liberation and shedding light on how eating disorders and diet culture impact marginalized communities.
Embody Carolina consists of committee members who work on projects, host events throughout the year, as well as offer a student-led training program meant to help students identify the signs of struggle and serve as allies in the recovery process. The program also informs students about the dangers and realities of eating disorders and diet culture. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Embody Carolina has been holding online trainings and events, and students can connect with each other and get information through the club groupme.
Form to be added to Listserv and groupme available here: https://www.embodycarolina.com/contact-us.html
Website: https://www.embodycarolina.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UncEmbody
Instagram: @EmbodyCarolina
Twitter: @EmbodyUNC
Email: embodycarolina@gmail.com
The Gender Violence Services Coordinators (GVSCs) provide confidential support and advocacy for all students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds and identities who have experienced or have been impacted by gender-based violence or harassment before or during their time at Carolina. GVSCs provide emotional support, assistance in understanding and navigating reporting options, accompaniment to meetings and hearings, assistance with housing and academic accommodations, and connections to resources on and off campus.
The GVSCs are confidential, do not share information without permission from the individual seeking support, and are not required to make a report to the University or to law enforcement. The GVSCs are only required to share information in certain circumstances including if someone is a high risk for suicide or violence towards others or if there is information of child and/or elder abuse.
The GVSCs have offices in the Carolina Women’s Center (Suite 101 of the Stone Center). GVSCs can also meet with individuals at other on-campus locations, or via phone or video call. Please email gvsc@unc.edu or call 919-962-7430 or 919-962-1343 to schedule an appointment. You do not need to disclose any sensitive information about your experience via email or phone in order to schedule a time to meet.
Information about GVSC services, including information about remote support: https://womenscenter.unc.edu/resources/gender-violence-services/
Website: https://womenscenter.unc.edu/
Instagram: @UNCWomensCtr
Twitter: @UNCWomensCtr
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNCWomensCtr/
Email: gvsc@unc.edu
Phone: 919-962-7430 or 919-962-1343
Healthy Heels is a collaboration between the folks at Campus Health, Student Wellness, Counseling & Psychological Services, and Campus Recreation to work to create a healthier campus. Healthy Heels runs a blog giving advice to students on how to thrive. They also have student ambassadors, Healthy Heels Ambassadors (hha!) that communicate the programs, activities, and resources offered by Healthy Heels.
Website: https://healthyheels.org/
Instagram: @UNCHealthyHeels
hha! Instagram: hha.unc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNCHealthyHeels/
Twitter: @UNCHealthyHeels
Email: healthyheels@unc.edu or hha@unc.edu
HGAPS is a student-based non-profit started at UNC Chapel Hill that is dedicated to helping the best information about psychological science reach the people who would benefit. Their goal is to build small groups to improve the information about psychology on Wikipedia, on other online sites, and in the community.
HGAPS aims to bridge the gap between students, clinicians, researchers, and the public by creating and spreading accessible and free resources. Members participate in projects including creating infographics, making mental health screening more accessible, and more. They aim to make their resources reach the level of the best college textbook on the topic and help the general public, clinicians, clients, and educators each find high quality resources quickly.
Link to mental wellness during COVID-19 resources: https://www.hgaps.org/covid-19.html
Website: https://www.hgaps.org/
Twitter: @_HGAPS
Instagram: @HGAPSorganization
Email: hgapsclub@gmail.com
Kenan-Flagler’s Wellness Specialist is tasked with the creation and strategic implementation of wellness events, programs, and interventions to support all populations within the business school at UNC. Examples of these support services include outreach tabling, workshops, and behavior change initiatives; wellness referrals and triage from community members within and outside of Kenan-Flagler; and 1:1 wellness coaching services (primarily reserved for students in the Undergraduate Business Program, but open to graduate and professional students upon request).
You can email Wellness Specialist Angie Harris at angie_harris@kenan-flagler.unc.edu or wellness@kenan-flagler.unc.edu to get more information or make an appointment.
Website: https://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/programs/undergraduate-business/student-experience/student-wellness/
Email: wellness@kenan-flagler.unc.edu or angie_harris@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
UNC’s LGBTQ Center works to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for UNC-Chapel Hill community members of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
The UNC-CH LGBTQ Center offers Safe Zone training, presentations and workshops, LGBTQIA+ Speaker Series, healthy relationships workshops, and a resource library. More information about these resources can be found at https://lgbtq.unc.edu/programs/education
The LGBTQ Center also offers support through their Slack and GroupMe channels, as well as appointments and conversations with center staff. Request an appointment or conversation at https://lgbtq.unc.edu/talk
Website: https://lgbtq.unc.edu/
Link to sign up for ListServ: https://lgbtq.unc.edu/news-and-events/subscribe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNCLGBTQCenter/
Instagram: @lgbtq_unc
Twitter: @lgbtq_unc
Email: lgbtq@unc.edu
Phone: 919-843-5376
Address: UNC Chapel Hill LGBTQ Center
Student Academic Services Building (South Suite 3308 CB #5100)
385 Manning Drive. Chapel Hill, NC 27514
The Mental Health Ambassadors’ mission is to promote conversation around mental health, destigmatize mental illness, facilitate support networks, and present educational programming on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill. More specifically, this semester they will be focusing on facilitating and organizing a peer-based support network for students pursuing additional mental health resources outside of or in conjunction with therapy through the UNC Wellness Network.
The Mental Health Ambassadors work with CAPS, the Campus Y, and the School of Social Work to de-stigmatize mental illness on UNC’s campus through special events, presentations, and other projects.
Website: https://heellife.unc.edu/organization/mha
Instagram: @unc.mha
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unc.mha/
Email: unc.mha@gmail.com
The Mental Health Committee aims to promote the mental health of all UNC-Chapel Hill students through creating a mental health coalition, advocating for student-centered policy, and through other creative and intersectional methods that will increase awareness of mental wellness and eliminate stigma.
The Mental Health Committee is operated through Student Government. They are working on initiatives such as addressing Minority Mental Health, providing free transportation to off-campus mental health appointments, and planning an Intersectionality and Mental Health Conference.
Contact co-chairs Isha Sandeep at ispadhye@live.unc.edu or Claire Staresinic at cnstar@live.unc.edu for more information or to get involved.
Website: https://executivebranch.unc.edu/committees-taskforces/mental-health-committee/
Campus Health offers nutrition counseling from registered dietitians (RDs). The clinical nutrition specialists provide medical nutrition therapy to UNC-Chapel Hill students. They can work with you to create a tailored nutrition plan that fits into your busy lifestyle and can help you achieve your personal health goals in a supportive and encouraging environment.
You may make an appointment at campushealthappointments.unc.edu, request an appointment online using the Healthy Heels Portal, or call Central Appointments at 919-966-2281. No referral is needed.
Student athletes or other active students interested in a nutrition appointment with one of our two sports nutritionists may call 919-966-6548.
More information on disordered eating and how UNC nutritionists can help: https://campushealth.unc.edu/health-topics/nutrition/concerned-about-eating-disorders
Website: https://campushealth.unc.edu/services/nutrition-services
Make an appointment: campushealthappointments.unc.edu
Phone: 919-966-2281
Email: campushealth@unc.edu
P.E.A.C.E’s purpose is to create connections between UNC students and mental health professionals to develop skills necessary for healthy emotional management. Processing Emotions and Communicating Effectively (P.E.A.C.E) is an inclusive campaign to help UNC students develop healthy coping skills and spread positivity. P.E.A.C.E specifically caters towards Black communities on campus.
Instagram: @peace.unc
Twitter: @PeaceUNC
Peer2Peer is an undergraduate and graduate student-led initiative that provides peer support in the form of online one-to-one sessions with peer responders. Students can sign up to meet with a person with similar lived experience or relevant training. The option to remain anonymous is also available.
Peer2Peer hopes their Peer Responders’ diverse range of lived experiences can help students find comfort during this unprecedented time. They encourage individuals to use this platform as an avenue to talk about what may be on their mind-- both mental and non-mental health related.
Peer2Peer currently offers sessions through Zoom, phone, or text. Fill out this form to get in contact with one of the 11 peer responders: https://peer2peersupportnc.weebly.com/connect-with-us.html
Website: https://peer2peersupportnc.weebly.com
Email: peer2peernc@gmail.com
Peers for Progress is a program at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health which promotes peer support as a key strategy in addressing health, healthcare, health promotion, and wellbeing globally. Peers for Progress works with organizations and individuals to accelerate the availability of best practices in peer support across multiple health topics and modes of delivery; examples of this include working with diverse groups on campus, developing and enhancing new peer support initiatives, and assisting with training and program planning.
The team at Peers for Progress, in addition to their global work, has been involved in the UNC-Chapel Hill Mental Health Task Force; convenes a Collaborative Learning Network of those promoting peer support programs serving students, faculty, and staff at UNC-Chapel Hill; and supports initiatives with peer support program development, improvement, and expansion. Peers for Progress does not provide peer support services directly; however, they are knowledgeable about existing initiatives.
Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to contact peersforprogress@unc.edu for more information should they want to get involved in our work, seek consultation regarding their programs, or want to learn more. More information and resources are also available at www.peersforprogress.org; see http://peersforprogress.org/get-connected/unc-ch-covid-support/ for UNC-Chapel Hill and COVID-19-specific resources.
Website: www.peersforprogress.org
Email: peersforprogress@unc.edu
The Wellness Committee is a subsidiary of the UNC Pharmacy Schools Student Senate. They work with faculty and other groups in the pharmacy school to put on events, connect students to wellness resources, and distribute wellness information to the student body. They participate in events such as Week of Wellness, Pharmal, Dose of Franklin, and ESOP Run Club. Most of their programming is geared specifically towards pharmacy students, and The Pharmacy Student Senate Wellness Committee aims to improve the overall well-being of pharmacy students.
Contact Kyle Ritter at kyle_ritter@unc.edu or Kaley Hart at kaley_hart@unc.edu for more information or to get involved.
The Rehabilitation Counseling Association is a group of students in the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling graduate program in the School of Medicine here at Chapel Hill. Critical to their philosophy is the notion that all people are to be respected and have the right to employment, leisure activities, and active, meaningful participation in the community, regardless of disability status. Student members of this organization seek to grow professionally and personally through volunteer opportunities, fundraising, and a variety of social events.
Contact Kendall Clay at kendall_clay@med.unc.edu for more information or to get involved.
Website: https://heellife.unc.edu/organization/uncch-rehabilitation-counseling-association
Rethink Psychiatric Illness is a student organization and Campus Y committee committed to changing the way that we think and talk about mental illnesses on our campus and in our community. Their niche is education advocacy, and their biggest project is a student-led sensitization training held several times a year. At this training, students learn the basics about mental illnesses, the resources available at UNC, and how to be an affirming friend and peer. Due to COVID-19, all of the Rethink trainings will be completely remote during Spring 2021.
Website: https://www.rethinkunc.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rethinkunc
Instagram: @rethink_unc
Email: rethinkclp@gmail.com
The School of Medicine Mental Health and Wellness Program promotes mental health and wellness at the School of Medicine. The UNC School of Medicine Student Wellness Taskforce is composed of students in all classes who aim to promote mental health and wellness among their peers. They host events to solicit student feedback, host Week of Wellness events, and advocate for changes to policies to improve wellness. Their mission is to foster and support a culture of wellness for students throughout their medical education across the following domains: academic, professional, mental, physical, and social by opening channels of communication, cultivating a culture of safety and acceptance, providing tools, and building connections within and across the students, community, and administration.
The SOM Mental Health and Wellness Program offers online resources, such as the Wellness Toolbox: https://www.med.unc.edu/wellness/wellness-toolbox/ and COVID-19 resources: https://www.med.unc.edu/md/medical-student-covid-19-info/
Contact Alli Schad, Wellness Consultant at allison_schad@med.unc.edu for more information.
Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/wellness/
Instagram: @uncsomwellness
Email: StudentWellnessTaskForce@med.unc.edu
The Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) works to foster a strong LGBTQ+ community at UNC and strives to connect, inform, and advance LGBTIQ-individuals. SAGA is an events-based organization that hosts many programs and activities throughout the year. SAGA collaborates with other student groups on campus to celebrate the intersectional nature of LGBTQ+ life. Above all else, SAGA strives to promote the welfare of all LGBTQ+ folks on campus.
Instagram:@uncsaga
Twitter: @uncsaga
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncsaga
Email: unc.saga@gmail.com
SisterTalk is a support group for women of color, specifically Black women, at UNC striving to foster a sense of belonging and sisterhood. The group discusses topics such as relationships, self-care, work/life balance, academic success, managing stress, self-image, and any topic that the group feels would be pertinent to their personal success and overall wellbeing. The group is facilitated by Dr. DeVetta Holman-Copeland, UNC Student Wellness.
For more detailed information, please contact Dr. D at dholman@email.unc.edu or studentwellness@unc.edu.
Instagram: @sistertalk_unc
Twitter: @sistertalk_unc
Stigma Free Carolina is a UNC community campaign aimed at reducing stigma toward mental health concerns and treatment. By accurately defining mental health, educating the community, and dispelling negative or false beliefs about mental health and its treatment, Stigma Free Carolina hopes to help everyone be their best selves and reach their full potential.
Website: http://stigmafree.unc.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stigmafree
Instagram: @StigmaFreeCarolina
Twitter: @StigmaFreeUNC
The Student Organization Peer Initiative is a webinar and personal consultation program to equip leaders in student organizations to better advocate for the mental health of their peers, while building and enhancing peer support mechanisms inside student organizations. The goal is to create a more supportive, collaborative, and informed student body through knowledge and skill-building.
Contact UNC Student Government Senior Advisor Nikhil Rao at raon21@live.unc.edu for more information or to get involved.
Student Wellness seeks to enhance the individual and collective health of UNC’s campus and community through a wide range of programs, services, and resources. They develop, promote and advocate for a campus and community environment that creates, emphasizes and supports healthy choices and positive decision-making regarding health, safety, and wellness. They also provide safe sex supplies as well as health and relationship resources.
Website: https://studentwellness.unc.edu/
Email: studentwellness@unc.edu
Wellbeing Coaching is a partnership between a student and a staff facilitator, designed to help a student self-reflect on their wellbeing. Wellbeing Coaches support and empower you to utilize your strengths, skills, and abilities to navigate life’s challenges. They keep you accountable to working towards personal goals that are meaningful to you. Wellbeing Coaches do not provide counseling or therapy.
Wellbeing Coaching sessions are one on one, last about 45 minutes, are student-centered conversation, support personal growth, and are goal-directed to promote behavioral change.
Website: https://studentwellness.unc.edu/services/wellbeing-coaching-1-1-services
Email: studentwellness@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 962-9355
The Tar Heel Navigators are an acute peer-based support network for students who have spent any amount of time in the hospital due to a mental health crisis. Limited services may also be available to students who did not spend any time in the hospital but who have missed an extended amount of class time for mental health reasons.
Contact UNC Student Government Senior Advisor Raleigh Cury at racury@live.unc.edu for more information or to get involved.
Trans Talk Tuesday is a year-round peer support/discussion group for people who identify as transgender, gender non-conforming, or who are questioning their gender. This space is meant to provide community and connection among folks on the basis of gender identity. The group is open to campus and community members that identify as transgender (in any respect), genderqueer, or who are questioning their gender identity or gender expression.
Trans Talk Tuesday has been moved online for now. They meet the first and third Tuesdays at 6:30 on Zoom. If you'd like to receive the Zoom info each week, please sign up for the Trans Talk Tuesday email list by emailing the facilitator, Anole, at anole.halper@gmail.com.
Once the University resumes close-proximity in-person programs, Trans Talk Tuesday will return to its usual schedule of meeting first and third Tuesdays from 6:15pm to 7:15pm at Caribou Coffee, 1408 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
Website: https://lgbtq.unc.edu/programs/support/trans-talk-tuesday
Link to sign up for ListServ: https://lgbtq.unc.edu/news-and-events/subscribe
Email: anole.halper@gmail.com or lgbtq@unc.edu
The UNC Wellness Network is a group, peer-based support network that consists of weekly peer-support groups led by a trained facilitator. UNC Wellness Network’s mission is to serve UNC students for whom individual therapy or group therapy may not be the right fit but still would like some support throughout the academic year, or for students who simply want mental health and wellbeing support, especially given the unknown circumstances due to COVID-19.
The UNC Wellness Network is run by the Mental Health Ambassadors. Contact the MHA at unc.mha@gmail.com for more information or to get involved.
Walk. Support. Glow. raises awareness for mental illnesses and suicide prevention. They fundraise to donate to local mental health departments as well as to bring suicide prevention programs to local schools. They also bring awareness to Carolina’s students, faculty and community of Chapel Hill for suicide prevention resources and connect the community to create a safe environment for all students.
Website: https://heellife.unc.edu/organization/walksupportglow
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkSupportGlowUNCCH/
Instagram: @Walk.Support.Glow
Email: juli334@live.unc.edu
We Are Saath, which translates to we are together, is a nonprofit whose mission is to increase access to mental health resources for the South Asian Community through education, activism, and storytelling. Contact We Are Saath through email or Instagram to learn more or get involved.
Instagram: @wearesaath_uncch
Email: unc-chapelhill@wearesaath.org
We Wear the Mask was created to decrease mental health stigma predominantly in the Black community, because mental health is often overshadowed in minority communities. WWTM is a UNC organization working to end the stigma of mental illness in minority communities, and creating safe spaces catering to the African-American population. With the motto “Unveil the Mask”, their commitment is to implement continuous and sustainable initiatives that encourage comfort in expression, emotion, and positive strategies that promote a better quality of life and state of mental health, with a specific focus on creating safe spaces of discussion and learning more about cultural experiences that affect the mental health of those within the African-American population.
Instagram: @WeWear_TheMask
Twitter: @WeWear_TheMask
Email: wwtmcampaign@gmail.com