National Alliance on Mental Illness, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Our goals are to educate, advocate, and support students on matters of mental health.

For education, we will have speakers who talk about their own experiences with mental health issues. We hope to provide workshops to further educate students about the importance of mental health. We also want to educate about the lighter side of mental health which is the importance of a support system. We hope to provide that by the various social events we plan each year.

We are working to advocate for more accessible mental health services on campus as well as nationally. We are also fighting to reduce the stigma that behind mental health and the current services provided for it.

We are working on providing student-run peer support. We hope to provide a non-threatening, informal setting in which students can talk to compassionate, caring students about their problems.