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Ary Hansen, former co-president of NU Active Minds, John Dunkle, executive director of CAPS, and Amanda Meyer, former co-president of NU Active Minds, lead the "Stomp Out Stigma" march in 2014. This year, NU Active Minds formed a new committee to strengthen its internal programming.

NU Active Minds creates committee to improve internal programming

October 19, 2016

NU Active Minds is aiming to strengthen its internal programming with a new community engagement committee. The organization, a student group that aims to promote education and dialogue surrounding...

Medill senior Taylor Shaw explains her struggle with depression at the Stigma Panel hosted by NU Active Minds. Around 40 people were at the Stigma Panel to hear four different student panelists speak about their mental illness experiences.

Students discuss experiences with mental illness at Stigma Panel

November 16, 2015

Four Northwestern students recounted personal experiences with mental illness, from depression to anorexia nervosa, to a crowd of about 40 people Sunday night. The Stigma Panel, held for the fifth year...

Four Northwestern students speak about their experiences with mental illnesses at a panel held by NU Active Minds. The annual event aimed to destigmatize mental illness for students who may be afraid to seek help, the group’s president Amanda Meyer said.

Students discuss experiences with mental health at annual panel

November 13, 2014

McCormick senior Camaria Lehman took a medical leave of absence from Northwestern for mental illness in her junior year, but all of her friends thought it was because of physical illness. Lehman told...

Matt Multach speaks at a discussion hosted by NU Active Minds and the Northwestern Undergraduate Psychology Association. The Weinberg senior was one of four students who shared his experience with mental illness at a panel discussion Wednesday night.

Active Minds, NUPA host panel to tackle stigmas surrounding mental health

November 21, 2013

Four Northwestern students shared their stories of struggling with mental disorders at a panel on stigmas Wednesday night. The third annual panel, which attracted nearly 200 students to Harris Hall,...

A new mental health campaign, Greater Than, features students holding signs saying they are greater than their mental illnesses. The campaign, which is sponsored by Associated Student Government and several student groups, launched Monday.

ASG, student groups launch Greater Than mental health campaign

November 18, 2013

More than a dozen students are featured in Greater Than, a new mental health awareness campaign at Northwestern that launched Monday as part of a collaboration between several different student groups. The...

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