Communication Workgroup
| Recommendation | Update | Status | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1: Develop and prioritize a broad communication strategy pertaining to mental health and emotional well-being efforts across all campuses, to be overseen by the Standing Committee on Well-being. | The committee is designing an extensive website with a navigator /filter function that will serve as a user-friendly repository of all mental health and well-being resources. | In process | Estimated summer 2024 |
| #2: Utilize ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Matters, social media, and other outlets to regularly push out wellness related messages and education and to promote the things that ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ is doing well related to mental health. Make our culture of care more visible. | Not yet started | ||
| #3: Coordinate a calendar of wellness messaging to campus that follows the flow of the academic calendar and the stressors that are associated with it. | The committee created a draft of a calendar in fall 2023 and will finalize versions of the calendar for both internal and external use. | In process | Estimated summer 2024 |
| #4: Periodically solicit the input of community partners to bolster community partnerships on wellness initiatives. | Not yet started |
| Recommendation | Update | Status | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1: Improve communication regarding access to student counseling services to build trust and confidence with students, perhaps utilizing social media and FAQs. | Not yet started | ||
| #2: Increase the promotion of standing programs and services, for example CARE Team, HOPE Line, Wellness Navigator, Togetherall app, Health and Wellness Funds, Trainings | These efforts are currently being explored by OSW and SCS through a SAMHSA Suicide Prevention grant and through funds supported by the HRSA grant. | In process | Estimated fall 2024 |
| #3: Review and communicate the Students of Concern process: Do people understand it and what happens next? How are students assessed? Who is appropriate to refer and who is not? Consider creating a video explaining the work of the Care Team. | The Office of the Dean of Students expanded use of the Students of Concern process in fall 2023. A new website has been created and will be marketed in spring 2024. | In process | Estimated spring 2024 |
| #4: Explore opportunities to explain the role and function of MUPD during times of crisis to build trust and reduce anxiety. | Not yet started |
| Recommendation | Update | Status | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1: Better advertise the range of services available through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program, and make that more prominent and easy to find on the website. | The new mental health and well-being website will include extensive resources for faculty and staff, including EAP. | In process | Estimated summer 2024 |
| #2: Highlight exemplar efforts that departments and divisions have implemented related to mental health and well-being. | Not yet started |
Updated January 29, 2024.