MENTAL HEALTH
Commission Mission
The Mental Health Commission is focused on destigmatizing conversations around mental health on campus to help normalize and strengthen our students’ relationships with their mental health. Every Anteater should feel safe and comfortable asking for help from our university – adequate services should always be available to students that need it. Responsible for events and initiatives focused on different topics within the field of mental health and different resources available on and off campus, including the annual Reclaim Mental Health Conference, the Mental Health Commission aims to promote a UC Irvine where Anteaters can comfortably speak about their mental health journeys and recognize they’re not alone.
The Mental Health Commission will also be responsible for advising the President on campus matters related to mental health and regularly interfacing with Campus Recreation, the Counseling Center, the Disability Services Center, and other campus partners. Additionally, alongside other relevant ASUCI commissions, the Mental Health Commission will manage the Exploring Mental Health series, where students, staff, faculty, and community members can have a place to share their mental health journeys and learn from each other in the name of destigmatizing mental health.
Healthy Healing Habits: How to Discuss Mental Health
This presentation by author Jessi Beyer focuses on ways to help support any friends that may be struggling with their mental health without overstepping boundaries or taking over the role of a professional.
Depression Prevention and COVID-19 Coping
This presentation by Dr. Kate Kuhlman focuses in on ways of coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in order to help prevent depressive feelings.
Storytime: I Failed Publicly As An Asian-American and I'm Still Here
How to Harness Your Emotions for Purpose and Resilience
Assertiveness in the Face of Racism for Filipino Americans by Dr. Abby Hamilton - Part 1
Research shows that specific Filipino values keep us from being assertive. With emotions stirring in the light of recent news, how do we find our voice? Dr. Abby will discuss our Filipino values and assertiveness strategies for Filipino Americans. Dr. Abby is an industrial/organizational psychologist who speaks on assertive communication for Filipinos. More recently, she has been speaking on assertiveness in the face of racism as well as assertiveness in the workplace. Dr. Abby’s research on 473 Filipino Americans in 35 states in the US revealed that Filipino values conflict with assertiveness. This research sparked Dr. Abby’s mission to help Filipino Americans learn their values and assertiveness.
Assertiveness in the Face of Racism for Filipino Americans by Dr. Abby Hamilton - Part 2
Research shows that specific Filipino values keep us from being assertive. With emotions stirring in the light of recent news, how do we find our voice? Dr. Abby will discuss our Filipino values and assertiveness strategies for Filipino Americans. Dr. Abby is an industrial/organizational psychologist who speaks on assertive communication for Filipinos. More recently, she has been speaking on assertiveness in the face of racism as well as assertiveness in the workplace. Dr. Abby’s research on 473 Filipino Americans in 35 states in the US revealed that Filipino values conflict with assertiveness. This research sparked Dr. Abby’s mission to help Filipino Americans learn their values and assertiveness.
UCI COACH - A Model of Peer to Peer Counseling
Join us in a discussion about UCI’s COACH program, a peer to peer counseling program that aims to help students that are stressed about academic, social, and/or personal goals by pairing them with a trained peer life coach. This is an excellent resource for UCI students in particular, but also is a model for other universities looking to utilize peer to peer counseling as a way to address increasing demand for mental health services on campus.
Prepared to Pivot by Yasmin Naaman
A discussion about navigating the world of mental health and entrepreneurship as a young, black woman clinician, particularly during “these unprecedented times.”
Social Environments for “Queer” Empowerment by Andre Casas
Through a general overview of the unique drivers of health disparities that exist for LGBTQIA2S+ people, this workshop will examine the mental health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, aromantic, asexual, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) college students. Workshop participants will develop a critical understanding of how psychology has approached the study of and response to sociocultural and political issues that impact queer individuals and communities, including those that have contributed both positively and negatively to their health and wellness, coping, and resilience.
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There are no open applications for the Office of the President at this time. To see a list of all open applications for ASUCI, please check out our Open Positions page (About --> Open Positions).