To highlight World Mental Health Awareness Day, LMC Student Life hosted events at both the Brentwood and Pittsburg campuses to help students relax and get information about resources on campus for students to use. This event was held Oct. 7. LMC Marketplace provided free food for attendees to the event.
The Brentwood campus quad was filled with pop music and the sounds of chatter as students and staff passed through the gathering.
Picnic tables were turned into carnival-like booths where event goers could win prizes and learn more about resources on campus and in the community.
The first stop for many was the food table, where LMC Marketplace provides sandwiches, wraps, chips and snacks for attendees to eat.
With midterms looming, many students need a little bit of relaxation and reprieve from the crush of schoolwork, and the event was a good place for that. Students in particular really enjoyed the ability to take a little break in between their classes to destress
“It’s just nice to come out and just be,” Elizabeth Hollis, an LMC student at the event, said. “It makes your mind kind of relax a little.”
One of the main focuses of the booths was the Timely Care online mental health care service, which is available to all students, faculty and staff.
The service is for any person who is feeling overwhelmed or stressed and wants to access mental healthcare. Many students remarked on their newfound knowledge of the service.
“I didn’t know there was an app,” said Shreya Row, an LMC student, “It’s cool.”
TimelyCare is available 24/7 and can be accessed for 2 semesters after a student leaves.
“I feel like it’s a good resource for students,” said LMC student Jasella Victorio.
Both Row and Victorio also mentioned how they learned more about mental health at the different tables present, and enjoyed the event.
More information about Timely Care can be found on the LMC Basic Needs website and the LMC Student Life Instagram page.
“I think it went really well,” said Pamela Pereira, a Student Ambassador for student life who organized the event. “We got a lot more people than we thought we were going to get.”
The games in particular were a point of pride for the event, and engaged students beyond the free food said Pereira.
While classes are becoming more stressful and the semester is ramping up, it is important to take care of oneself and get the help they need to live happily and healthily. World Mental Health Day is the perfect time to relax.
