Programs and Initiatives for Mental Health
Prioritize your mental well-being. Lead a healthier student life. Graduate students experience mental health issues including anxiety, depression, and social isolation. According to a recent survey by the American College Health Association, 64% of college students reported feeling extremely lonely in the last year. The COVID pandemic has compounded these feelings of loneliness, stress, anxiety, and depression. During this period of social isolation, uncertainty and abrupt transitions, students are prone to further worsening of these feelings.
Upcoming Events:
Exploring Intutive Eating: A Student Panel Discussion, Monday, November 17th, 5-7:30 p.m, SMC Campus Center, Elm Room 208 A College life can make it easy to lose touch with your body’s signals, busy schedules, stress, and social pressures often shape how and when we eat. Intuitive Eating offers a compassionate, evidence-based approach to rebuilding trust with your body, approaching food with curiosity, and making choices that honor both your physical and emotional needs.
Whether you’ve ever wondered “How do I know when I’m really hungry?” or “Can I eat what I love and still feel good?”, this conversation is for you. Register here.
Join Dr. Jenna Silverman, Clinical Director at the UMB Counseling Center, as she moderates a discussion with a panel of Maryland-based Registered Dietitians who specialize in intuitive eating, eating disorder recovery, and nutrition counseling.
Together, they’ll explore:
• What Intuitive Eating really means (and what it doesn’t)
• How it differs from dieting or “clean eating”
• The connection between mental health, body image, and nourishment
• Practical ways to approach food with flexibility, curiosity, and care
Light refreshments will be provided.
Open art therapy studio Arts and craft supplies are now available in the wellness suite during URecfit and Wellness hours. Come doodle, paint, draw, craft anytime during the URecFit and Wellness hours. 
