{"644197":{"#nid":"644197","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Submissions Open for Stories of Student Experiences with Mental Health","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Mental Health Student Coalition (MHSC) is now accepting submissions for students\u0026rsquo; stories about their experiences with mental health. Stories can be submitted \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSenjHL-p9xm6_kuuhzek6jvqFdBY-_BHd8xUSjlZ9re4yJp6Q\/viewform\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E and will be used to help MHSC get a better picture of students\u0026rsquo; problems and the resources, if any, they\u0026rsquo;ve used to help alleviate them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the submissions will be collected privately, students can choose whether they\u0026rsquo;d like their story to be shared with a larger audience. MHSC will select six to eight of those stories to present at an event in late March, called GT CARES 4U.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event was created in a partnership among MHSC, the Counseling Center, and Health Initiatives to encourage listeners to seek help for themselves or others. Any student is welcome to submit their story for GT CARES 4U, regardless of whether they have used on-campus mental health resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s so important that we as a community start speaking more openly about mental health experiences we\u0026rsquo;re going through,\u0026rdquo; said Sophia Martin, director of MHSC. \u0026ldquo;It can help others realize that they\u0026rsquo;re not alone in facing their own hardships, and I hope this event will inspire others to seek help and explore the new resources Georgia Tech has provided for us.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMHSC is asking that potential speakers refrain from using graphic language or imagery, as those listening may be struggling with their mental health and could be triggered by sensitive content. Submissions are open through Wednesday, Feb. 24; the selected speakers will be contacted by March 5.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAny student currently facing mental health issues can take advantage of on-campus resources, including the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/studentlife.gatech.edu\/articles\/georgia-tech-welcomes-new-mental-health-counselors\u0022\u003Enewly expanded\u003C\/a\u003E Counseling Center. Click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/counseling.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMHSC is collecting stories privately, though submitters can choose to have them shared at an event in late March.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"MHSC is collecting stories privately, though submitters can choose to have them shared at an event in late March."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2021-02-12 18:30:44","changed_gmt":"2021-02-12 18:30:44","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"644196":{"id":"644196","type":"image","title":"MHSC Submissions Flyer","body":null,"created":"1613154189","gmt_created":"2021-02-12 18:23:09","changed":"1613154189","gmt_changed":"2021-02-12 18:23:09","alt":"Flyer for the Mental Health Student Coalition\u0027s open submissions for student stories about their mental health experiences.","file":{"fid":"244577","name":"Story Submissions Flyer.pdf[62].png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Story%20Submissions%20Flyer.pdf%5B62%5D.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Story%20Submissions%20Flyer.pdf%5B62%5D.png","mime":"image\/png","size":4866947,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Story%20Submissions%20Flyer.pdf%5B62%5D.png?itok=8uTRgSx2"}}},"media_ids":["644196"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"185802","name":"Mental Health Student Coalition"},{"id":"187019","name":"MHSC"},{"id":"1020","name":"counseling center"},{"id":"173542","name":"health initiatives"},{"id":"10343","name":"mental health"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}