<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Colleagues,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">As I shared at Senate, I've been working with Christy Min<span class="gmail_default" style="">c</span>k, Assistant Director of Counseling, to provide some information sessions on the current information on student <span class="gmail-il">mental</span> <span class="gmail-il">health</span> and how those who are working with students can best support our students.  My outreach to Christy came directly from faculty feedback at our May 2022 Academic Affairs retreat.</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">I hope that these sessions are of some help, and that you can make time to attend, if possible.</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The second session on "Supporting Student <span class="gmail-il">Mental</span> <span class="gmail-il">Health</span>" is </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">10/5 at 12PM (Alumni Conference Room<span class="gmail_default" style="">--or via <a href="https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/95704910816">Zoom</a></span>).  Christy shares: </span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Nearly 8 out of 10 higher education faculty members will have a 1:1 conversation with a student about <span class="gmail-il">mental</span> <span class="gmail-il">health</span> this year. </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This training will help faculty members prepare for these situations in order to:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1. Know what to look for</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">2. Know what to say</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">3. Know how to connect students to resources</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">3. Know how to create inclusive spaces for students with <span class="gmail-il">mental</span> <span class="gmail-il">health</span> issues</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">A final session, "Student <span class="gmail-il" style="">Mental</span> <span class="gmail-il" style="">Health</span> Q&A with a Counselor" is planned for 11/16 at 12PM (now in the Alumni Conference Room<span class="gmail_default" style="">--Zoom link to be shared later</span>).  This session is planned as an Open Forum to ask questions, discuss concerns, and ask for consultation with a counselor regarding student <span class="gmail-il" style="">mental</span> <span class="gmail-il" style="">health</span> concerns. </font></span></p></div></div>