For 2024-25: CAPS SAB has been merged with the new University Health & Counseling Student Advisory Board (UHC SAB). For more information, please contact Kathy Bastien at [email protected]
UM University Health & Counseling Student Advisory Board (UHC SAB)
UM University Health & Counseling Student Advisory Board (UHC SAB) 2023-2024
The UHC Student Advisory Board (UHC SAB) is a community of undergraduate and graduate students interested in advising Counseling and Psychological Services on the variety of ways in which we engage with the greater UM community on matters of college student mental health as well as actively participating in topic-focused projects. The UHC SAB was established in 2008 and advises UHC CAPS on matters of mental health outreach to all students, provides valuable input on various agency decisions, and is involved in staff searches. UHC SAB members have the opportunity to work closely with the Director and Associate Director of Counseling and Psychological Services. We truly value UHC SAB input and work hard towards implementing suggestions.
Examples of past activities and projects:
- Working on a sleep campaign for U-M Ann Arbor Students
- Providing recommendations regarding expanding the menu of clinical options (e.g., Uwill, Togetherall)
- Providing student perspective and recommendations to the Academic Policy Affecting Well-Being Work Team
- Providing student perspective and recommendations for the UHC CAPS Initial Access Model
- Providing recommendations for faculty on how to best support college student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Creating a 1st Year Guide for incoming students in order to help ease the transition to the University of Michigan
- Creating a Faculty Toolkit in order to promote an environment supportive of mental health for students
- #CAPSonTimeOut mental health social media challenge
- Creating, writing and acting in a UHC CAPS promotional video
- Providing significant student perspective and suggestions in creating a “Part 2” to the well-established UHC CAPS QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention training
- Promoting and engaging with students through the Semester Survival 101 tabling event
- Providing recommendations on UHC CAPS social media, suicide prevention and eating disorders and body image outreach efforts
- Providing valuable input in advocating for “UHC CAPS After Hours” information to be printed on the back of every new MCard
- Providing guidance and feedback for the “University of Michigan Student’s Guide to Mental Health Hospitalization”
- Increasing accessibility and knowledge regarding the UHC CAPS appointment process (https://youtu.be/9kuKiTHXaFM)
A few activities to expect during the 2023-2024 year:
- Discussing and finding creative solutions to address mental health issues that affect the entire UM student body
- Informed and thoughtful input regarding UHC CAPS outreach and community engagement initiatives
- Potentially collaborating with other student mental health groups