MCB has been awarded the UC Berkeley Blue Health Department Certification for 2022 - 2025!
More Information.
The MCB Department values community health and wellbeing and strives to provide policies and resources to help promote a culture of wellness. The Department has a Wellness committee that works towards the following goals:
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Raise awareness that attention to wellness is important to create a satisfying and productive educational and work environment
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Inform departmental policy at all levels to promote wellness
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Emphasize that mental health is an important aspect of wellness
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Recognize that issues with mental health (e.g. depression, anxiety disorders) are common in academia and de-stigmatize discussion of such issues
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Make resources for addressing mental health issues easily accessible
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Facilitate a rapid response in situations where an individual or someone they know is experiencing acute and/or severe mental health issues
2022-23 Wellness Committee Members
- Carly K Schissel
- Corinne Pender
- Dominik Aylard
- Hannah Shadmany
- Katie Carson
- Marian Fairgrieve
- Mark Jenkinson
- Matthew Welch
- Michel DuPage
- Naomi Latorraca
- Samvardhini Sridharan
Resources:
Promoting Student Mental Health: A Guide for UC Faculty and Staff
Center for Support and Intervention (CSI) and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS Gold Folder
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