Trainings and Presentations

This is the faculty/staff presentation, focusing on how faculty and staff can support student wellbeing and reinforce a culture of care across WashU.  

College life presents a variety of challenges and stress is a common aspect of the student experience. Mental health continues to be a top concern for young adults. This presentation is designed to equip faculty and staff with the skills to recognize signs of distress, respond with empathy, and connect students to appropriate supportive resources- emphasizing the vital role faculty and staff play in fostering student wellbeing and contributing to a compassionate and responsive campus environment. By encouraging early intervention and shared responsibility, this presentation helps strengthen the campus community’s capacity to care for one another. Additionally, it highlights the wide range of services available to WashU students reinforcing a holistic and inclusive approach to student wellbeing. 

This is the student presentation, focusing on how students can support fellow peers’ wellbeing and reinforce a culture of care across WashU.

College life presents a variety of challenges and stress is a common aspect of the student experience. Mental health continues to be a top concern for young adults. As student leaders, friends, classmates, or roommates, recognizing when someone is struggling is key to helping them get the support they need. This peer-to-peer training equips students with the knowledge and confidence to recognize signs of distress, respond with empathy, and take appropriate action to support fellow WashU students. By encouraging early intervention and a shared sense of responsibility, this presentation helps strengthen a campus culture where students look out for each other. Additionally, it highlights the wide range of services available to WashU students reinforcing a holistic and inclusive approach to student wellbeing.