Promoting mental health awareness, education, and acceptance here at Penn State.

Active Minds is the only organization working to utilize the student voice to change the conversation about mental health on college campuses.  By developing and supporting chapters of a student-run mental health awareness, education, and advocacy group on campuses, the organization works to increase students’ awareness of mental health issues, 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.

Through campus-wide events and national programs, Active Minds aims to remove the stigma that surrounds mental health issues, and create a comfortable environment for an open conversation about mental health issues on campuses throughout North America.

Four Tenets

1. Educate students about mental health and the prevalence of mental illness; the risks, signs, and symptoms of particular mental illnesses; and available resources for seeking help.
2. Expose students to individuals living with mental health disorders, particularly their peers and other young adults.
3. Work to reduce stigma that surrounds mental health.
4. Plan campus-friendly events to attract a wide audience.