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Indiana University
Student Mental Health
Training & support

We're all in this together

Everyone at IU can play a role in achieving a healthier, happier campus. We’ve created tools to help you do just that, regardless of your place within the IU community.

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We are stronger together

Some people seem to have it all figured out—or so we think. The ugly beautiful truth is that we all have our “stuff,” and it’s so much easier to face if we don’t have to go it alone. After all, we all need someone to lean on from time to time.

You can be that someone to a friend or peer. Let’s create a culture of care that’s IU Strong. We are all in this together.

Learn how to help
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Share your wisdom outside the classroom

Ever wonder or worry about a student’s mental well-being? Consider using these tools that help you help them.

See how you can help

  • Be There

    Be There is a free, interactive, online course designed to teach individuals how to recognize and support someone struggling with mental health. Developed by Jack.org and the Born This Way Foundation, the program provides practical guidance on starting conversations, offering support, and connecting people to resources.

  • BRAVE Talk

    BRAVE Talk, provided by the JED Foundation, empowers individuals to confidently and compassionately start conversations about mental health. It offers tools, resources. and workshops to break stigma, foster open dialogue, and encourage support-seeking.

  • Seize the Awkward

    Seize the Awkward empowers individuals to start meaningful conversations about mental health with friends. Through engaging tools, tips, and resources, turn potentially awkward moments into opportunities for support and connection.

  • You Can Help a Student

    You Can Help a Student, a JED Foundation toolkit, is a comprehensive resource designed to assist faculty, staff, and peers in supporting students through challenges. It offers practical strategies to recognize signs of distress, initiate supportive conversations, and connect students with campus resources.

  • Bloomington Division of Student Affairs

    Offers workshops and presentations on drug and alcohol abuse, sexual violence, and other threats to personal safety, as well as how to handle these issues as an innocent bystander.

  • IU Indianapolis Division of Student Affairs

    Provides presentations on civic engagement, physical health, mental health, sexual misconduct & interpersonal violence prevention, and many other topics