Texas A&M Recognizes Mental Health And Suicide Awareness Week Feb. 26-March 1

Texas A&M University Health Services will once again raise awareness, reduce stigma and offer support through its second Mental Health & Suicide Awareness Week, a collaborative effort taking place Feb. 26-March 1. The event aims to unite groups across campus to address mental health concerns faced by college students.

Campus partners like the Student Government Association (SGA), the Graduate & Professional Student Government (GPSG) and Aggie Dining have joined University Health Services to facilitate a wide range of opportunities to learn more about mental health and available resources and support.

Students can participate in suicide awareness and prevention training opportunities, enjoy a free beverage and an informal conversation with a University Health Services counselor at Coffee with a Counselor, or unwind with the mindfulness-focused “Stretch Out & Breathe” yoga session. Wrapping up the week, Texas A&M HelpLine, F.A.C.E. Mental Health, the Federation of Aggie Moms and GPSG will join forces for a resource table in Rudder Plaza on March 1.

New to Mental Health & Suicide Awareness Week, “Restricting Access to Lethal Means: Creating Safer Communities,” offers an opportunity to learn more about the safe storage and disposal of medication, the importance and proper use of gun locks, and mental health resources. The collaborative presentation will be facilitated by the Assistance, Connection and Engagement Services (ACES) Co-Responder Team — a newly forged partnership between University Health Services and University Police Department — and a team of local resource directors.

Mental Health & Suicide Awareness Week unites organizations throughout the Texas A&M System — with events taking place on multiple campuses — and organizations from the surrounding area, garnering support at every level of the Aggie community and driving home the point that “No Aggie Stands Alone.”

Schedule Of Events

Monday, Feb. 26

Resource Table
8 a.m.- 2 p.m., Sbisa Plaza, Commons, Wehner/West Campus Dining
Hosted by the Student Government Association
Messages of Hope/Swag Grab
9:30-10:30 a.m.
McAllen (HECM Main Lobby)
Talk Saves Lives Training, presented by AFSP
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m, Zoom
Open to students, faculty and staff
Register online at tx.ag/mhsaw.
Resource Table and Yell Leaders
2:30-4:30 p.m.
Rudder Plaza
Hosted by the Student Government Association and Kappa Delta Chi
Resource Table
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Rudder Plaza
Hosted by the Student Government Association

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Resource Table
9-11 a.m.
MSC 12th Man Hall
Hosted by University Health Services and the Graduate and Professional Student Government
Coffee with a Counselor
11 a.m.-1:00 p.m. West Campus Starbucks
Register online at tx.ag/mhsaw.
Color with a Counselor
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
McAllen (HECM Main Lobby)
Resource Table
1-3 p.m.
MSC
Hosted by University Health Services and the Aggie Mental Health Ambassadors
QPR Gatekeeper Training
5-7 p.m.
Virtual (available for both flagship and McAllen campuses)
Register online at tx.ag/mhsaw.
Stretch Out & Breathe
6-7 p.m.
J. Wayne Stark Galleries
Register online at tx.ag/mhsaw.

Wednesday, Feb. 28

Donuts for Downloads
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
McAllen (HECM Main Lobby)
Coffee with a Counselor
1-3 p.m.
Evans Library Starbucks
Register online at tx.ag/mhsaw.
Resource Table
3-5 p.m.
Rudder Plaza
Hosted by University Health Services. the Graduate and Professional Student Government and Aggies Reaching Aggies

Thursday, Feb. 29

Donuts for Downloads
9:00 – 11:00 a.m, MSC 12th Man Hall
Hosted by University Health Services and the Graduate and Professional Student Government
Keep Calm and Color On / Swag Grab
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m, McAllen (HECM Main Lobby)
Resource Table
2:00 – 4:00 p.m, MSC
Hosted by University Health Services and the Graduate and Professional Student Government
Restricting Access to Lethal Means: Creating Safer Communities, presented by the Assistance, Connection and Engagement Services (ACES) Co-Responder Team and the University Health Services Chief Pharmacist
4:00 – 5:00 p.m, Student Services Bldg., Rm. 108
Register online at tx.ag/mhsaw.

Friday, March 1

Color with a Counselor
9-11 a.m.
Student Services Building, Room 108
Register online at tx.ag/mhsaw.
Undercover Kindness
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
McAllen (HECM Main Lobby)
HelpLine & F.A.C.E. Resource Table
12-2 p.m.
Rudder Plaza
Hosted by University Health Services, the Federation of Aggie Moms, and the Graduate and Professional Student Government