Active Minds at Ball State University Call Out Meeting Slides Presented By: Jake Griffin www.ambsu.org

1. Active Minds at
Ball State University
Changing the
conversation about
mental health.

3. To empower students to speak openly
about mental health in order to educate
others and encourage help-seeking.
Active Minds is changing the culture on
campuses and in the community by
providing information, leadership
opportunities, and advocacy training to
the next generation.
Our Mission

5. 5
AMBSU SWAG!
Order Forms Will Be Online in Late September

6. • Introductory Remarks – Jake Griffin
• Introduction of Leadership Team
• Awareness Blitz Updates
• AGENDA BUSINESS
• National Day Without Stigma

7. Suicide is the 2nd
leading cause of death
among college
students

8. 1 in 4 adults live with a
diagnosable mental health
disorder

9. Nearly half of all college
students feel so
depressed at some
point they have trouble
functioning

10. Anorexia is the third most common
chronic illness among adolescents.
An estimated 10-15% of
people with anorexia or
bulimia are men.

11. We can change
the statistics.
Let’s start the
conversation.

12. Join Active Minds to:
Increase the campus students’, faculty’s, and staff’s awareness of issues
surrounding mental health, symptoms related to mental health disorders, and
mental health resources available both on campus and in the surrounding the
community
Reduce stigma toward people living with mental illness so that students will feel
more comfortable seeking help when it is needed and openly discussing mental
health related issues
Promote a general awareness of comprehensive “self health” by emphasizing
techniques that care for the body as well as the mind
Provide students with easy access to information about various Eating Disorders,
Depression, Dysthymic Disorder, ADHD, Panic Attack Disorder, Bipolar Disorder,
Schizophrenia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and
any other mental illness about which they inquire.
Serve as a liaison between the student body and the mental health community by
hosting guest speakers, providing informational fact sheets, organizing fundraisers,
maintaining a comprehensive website, and organizing other events designed to
reduce stigma and raise awareness.

13. stomp
out
stigma

16. Be a leader.

18. Make
friends
Connect

19. Send Silence Packing.

22. relieve
stress

25. Change our
body image.

26. Remember…

27. Not everyone has a
mental illness but
EVERYONE has mental health

28. AMBSU
VOLUNTEER
SIGNUP

29. Next Meeting!?
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30. Join the
Conversation.