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MUS unveils Mental Health & Wellbeing Action Plan with fall 2026 summit
Summary
System leaders presented a Mental Health & Wellbeing Action Plan with three core goals and near-term steps including a fall 2026 systemwide summit, public health education campaign, and suicide prevention training systemwide.
A systemwide Mental Health & Wellbeing Action Plan was presented to the Board on March 12, outlining three core goals: integrate mental health into campus culture using a public-health approach, promote student success through evidence-based mental health and suicide-prevention practices, and enhance employee wellbeing by expanding access to supports. Presenters Crystine Miller, Kerry Davant, and Betsy Asserson said the plan was developed over a year of data gathering, campus stakeholder input, and task force planning and is slated for a spring 2026 launch.
Near-term implementation steps include launching a task force to oversee rollout, hosting a systemwide mental health summit in Fall 2026, rolling out a public health education campaign, and procuring systemwide suicide prevention training for all MUS students, faculty, and staff. Presenters cited Healthy Minds Study data indicating significant student and faculty mental health needs; discussion followed about resources and timelines for campus implementation.
