{"id":1213,"date":"2024-09-30T10:21:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2024-09-30T10:21:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:21:47","slug":"prioritizing-mental-health-at-ubalt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/2024\/09\/30\/prioritizing-mental-health-at-ubalt\/","title":{"rendered":"Prioritizing Mental Health at UBalt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As part of\u00a0UBalt\u2019s\u00a0commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive environment, the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/about-ub\/offices-and-services\/dean-of-students\/compass\/Mental%20Health%20First%20Aid.cfm\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Office of Student Support<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is offering\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mental Health First Aid Training<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for faculty and staff on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">October 18<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">October 25<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This training is designed specifically for the higher education context, equipping participants with the skills to recognize and respond to signs of mental health distress in students, colleagues, and bystanders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mental health is an essential component of well-being, and this training provides a proactive way to foster a more compassionate campus. Participants will engage in a two-hour self-paced online tutorial, followed by an\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">instructor-led<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0training that provides 5.5 hours of instructional material with ample breaks to ensure a balanced learning experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This initiative comes at an important time, as we also observe\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mental Illness Awareness Week<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(October 6-12) and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">World Mental Health Day<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on October 10. These national events, led by the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, emphasize the importance of mental health education, awareness, and support. Taking part in\u00a0UBalt\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mental Health First Aid Training<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is one way our community can respond to this call to action, helping to create a campus where everyone feels seen, supported, and understood.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of\u00a0UBalt\u2019s\u00a0commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive environment, the\u00a0Office of Student Support\u00a0is offering\u00a0Mental Health First Aid Training\u00a0for faculty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6618,"featured_media":1114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1213"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6618"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1213"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1214,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1213\/revisions\/1214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}