Maroon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) is a training program designed to give participants the skills to help someone experiencing mental health distress or crisis. The course is tailored specifically for the University of Chicago community. It uses didactics, role-playing, and group discussion to help participants appropriately recognize and respond to mental health distress or crisis as well as strengthen their own mental health resilience through knowledge, support, and self-care.

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Understand what mental well-being is and what impacts it
• Identify indicators of mental health distress and crisis
• Respond to and support someone in distress
• Refer and connect someone to appropriate resources
• Promote help-seeking behavior and foster a community of care.

Sign up for an upcoming in-person training below:

• Open Student Training on Saturday, October 10th (World Mental Health Day) from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM - Register HERE. 
• Open Faculty & Staff Training on Wednesday, November 11th from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM - Register HERE. 

Please note, there is a minimum of 15 confirmed participants for each training. If a training does not meet this threshold, the training will be canceled and participants will be notified of next steps.

If these times do not work for you and you would like us to reach out once more trainings are scheduled, please sign up for the waitlist.

Closed Sessions

If you are interested in hosting a closed session for a large group, please contact Carolyn Banner at cbanner@uchicago.edu. We will do our best to fulfill requests based on staff availability and capacity. All closed sessions must have a minimum of 15 confirmed participants.

Location

Please note that all trainings take place in-person in the Student Wellness Center (840 E 59th Street), unless otherwise denoted on the registration form. Breakfast, refreshments, and snacks will be provided for all student trainings. 

Contact

If you have any questions about Maroon Mental Health Matters, please contact Carolyn Banner at cbanner@uchicago.edu.