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MIND Mental Health Day DU Students Use Campus Events to Raise Awareness Photos by Anna Arvidson M.I.N.D. Co-President and Founder Amanda Pennington explains the mission of the group to a passerby while Vice President A.J. Meyers and Organization Chair Daniela Chavez- Guilen look on.

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MIND Mental Health DayDU Students Use Campus Events to Raise Awareness

Photos by Anna Arvidson

M.I.N.D. Co-President and Founder Amanda Pennington explains the mission of the group to a passerby while Vice President A.J. Meyers and Organization Chair Daniela Chavez-Guilen look on.

DU MIND Treasurer Ariel Cheng wearing the T shirt she designed for Mental Health Awareness Day

MIND handed out colored wristbands to show support for various mental illnesses.

MIND Organization Chair Daniela Chavez-Guilen fills out a survey as part of the free mental health screenings offered during Mental Health Awareness Day.

A DU student checks out her Mental Health Day t-shirt after her mental health screening.

Students from DU HealthY Peer Empowerment (HYPE) use a trivia game to educate Mental Health Day participants about the effects of drugs.

A volunteer from DU’s Health and Counseling Center offers stress and mental health screenings during Mental Health Day.

The HCC partnered with HYPE and M.I.N.D. as well as the Center for Multicultural Excellence to put on the event.

DU Students fill out stress and wellness surveys before their free screening.

DU Students speak to HCC volunteers during Mental Health Day.

Leah Olguin, a member of Psi Chi at DU, helps at the M.I.N.D. table in Driscoll on Mental Health Day.

Both Psi Chi and the DU Psychology club were in involved with the event in advertising and helping at the table.

A DU student accepts a wristband to show support of those suffering from mental illness from the M.I.N.D. table in Driscoll bridge on Mental Health Day.

Tessa ter Horst and Ani Rshtouni attend the reception prior to the debut of M.I.N.D.’s short film. Rshtouni also appeared in the film.

DU students and staff enjoy dinner and conversation during a reception outside of Surm Hall prior to the screening of M.I.N.D.’s short film.

MIND Executive BoardTop Left: Co-President Zac Roberts, Treasurer Ariel Cheng, Organization Chair Daniela Chavez-Guilen

Marketing Officer Alex Hoffner-Heinike, Co-President and Founder Amanda Pennignton, Marketing Officer Drew Hoffner-Heinike, Vice President A.J. Meyers