This November, the GSG is hosting a fully virtual Mental Health Awareness Month to help destigmatize neurodiversity and mental illness in our campus community and to share stories and resources from our campus. To open up the conversation, we invite you to sign up for/contribute to the three initiatives listed below. Stay tuned for information on Mental Health Month by checking our website and following the Graduate Student Government Facebook Page! For more information please email graduatementalhealth@gmail.com.
I. Unique Minds: Voices Through Art and Text | Online Art Exhibition
We are accepting submissions for an online exhibition of art, poetry and essays addressing the question, What does mental health mean to you? Please submit your artwork via our google form here by October 26th. Submissions will be posted online at https://mentalhealth.princeton.edu and published in a printed catalogue.
Link to google form: https://forms.gle/i8hHeFbL7CLxeocv6
II. Shedding Light on Neurodiversity: Mental Health Awareness Book Club
Are you interested in engaging with mental health related literature with others on campus?
Sign up here to join our Mental Health Awareness Book Club and indicate which books you would be interested in reading with us! We have a rich and diverse collection of books listed that explore ideas of mental health in higher ed, lived experiences of mental illness, psychologists’ perspectives, neurodiversity, and more. There will be two reading sessions in the weeks of November 9th and 23rd, specific date/times TBD. Books will be chosen based on two rounds of selection, and the selected book will be delivered straight to you!
Google form survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQMy0_ghfdmzle5a2UaOF5s4IHeKeNvTNxj1NYRl5zi5NPww/viewform?usp=sf_link
Co-organized by the GSG and Princeton University Neurodiversity Collective
III. Mental Health Month Anecdotes | Share your experience
We are seeking anonymous anecdotes to feature on our Slack and Facebook pages addressing mental health in graduate school. We would love to hear from you about any times of struggle you have faced as a graduate student and what helped with these struggles. We welcome any submission, but please be aware that we may edit your stories to ensure anonymity. Please submit your anecdote here by November 1st.
Link to google form: https://forms.gle/sthPAt2YVUCgw93c6
Also feel free to check out the 2019 Mental Health Month Anecdotes and COVID-19 Anecdotes to see stories from fellow grad students navigating their own mental health at Princeton.
Graduate school can be overwhelming and anxiety-provoking, especially in these unprecedented times. Check out the Resources Page to see the resources available on campus, off campus, and additional COVID-19 related mental health resources!
