Greetings from LLCC Student Success! We wanted to take the opportunity to announce that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It shines a light on mental health and aims to reduce stigma surrounding mental illness.

The needs for emotional and mental health support continue to grow exponentially.  To address these needs, LLCC continues to partner with Talkspace, a tele-mental health provider to offer students free, confidential counseling services as well as other resources. Additionally, Student Success shares information about mental health and wellness on a dedicated webpage. In response to increased needs for additional resources, we established partnerships with local agencies to connect students with resources within their community for both general mental health needs and crisis situations. We can also provide classroom presentations on mental health and support services; for more information about this, please email Claire (Claire.heffron-mckinney@llcc.edu), Melissa (melissa.franzen@llcc.edu) or Alex (alex.berry@llcc.edu).

The goal of overall awareness is to help educate our campus community and hopefully minimize the stigma associated with mental health diagnosis and seeking help. You can help in this process by including information in your syllabi, posting announcements in your Canvas classroom that detail support or simply talking about it during your classes. Beyond the classroom, you can be an advocate for mental health awareness through conversations with family and friends and by posting content in your social media accounts. Two resources for mental health information include the Talkspace website, and the Mental Health America website.

Please join Student Success in raising awareness of mental health needs and reducing stigma surrounding mental illness.

If you, as a faculty or staff member, are needing support, please refer to the April 21, 2022, Linc-In article about available resources.

Be well!