The Bridge is a contemporary church that holds a service every Sunday at 4:00 pm inside the Alumni Center on campus.

Does someone in your life have an addiction or substance use disorder? When we share our common experience with each other, we find understanding and support.

Open to all friends, family and allies in the greater UConn community, our meetings are hybrid - in person at the Cordial Storrs House, 1332 Storrs Road, and via the link below:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a45656ee9ec054ece969e6abbadc24c94%40thread.tacv2/1626189591691?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2217f1a87e-2a25-4eaa-b9df-9d439034b080%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2264fb7870-9c18-4c33-b71d-fdb820491c32%22%7d

Introduction to Mindfulness is a skill-based workshop meant to support stress reduction and overall wellbeing.

SKILLS AND CONCEPTS INTRODUCED
• Definition and benefits of mindfulness
• Present moment awareness
• Noticing
• Accepting

DROP-IN (no appointment required)
Mondays 1-2pm
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Wednesdays 1-2pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

The Rainbow Center is a UConn/Storrs campus spot to get a free and private Rapid HIV test and a HepC test which allows for results to be known within the half-hour, made possible with the generous support of the Risk Reduction Outreach program of Perception Programs, Inc., of Willimantic (http://www.perceptionprogram.org).

This test is free of charge and open to all, however there are approximately TEN spots available per day of testing! No appointments will be taken due to the need for privacy. Arrive early because testing is first come, first served. Numbers will be given out to individuals and people need to wait in the office. If a person leaves the office and their number is called, we can substitute another person at our discretion. If a person misses their opportunity to get tested because they need to leave, they can be tested on another day that we offer the testing.

The Rainbow Center is located in room 403 of the Student Union.

Test dates during the Fall 2021 semester are as follows:

Monday, September 27 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, October 6 @ 10:00am – 1:00pm
Monday, October 18 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, November 3 @ 10:00am – 1:00pm
Monday, November 15 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, December 1 @ 10:00am – 1:00pm

One may always obtain free, rapid, and private HIV tests and Hepatitis C (HCV) tests through the Risk Reduction Outreach Program, a component of Perception Programs, Inc., which provides services to Windham and Tolland Counties. Its office is located at 90 South Park Street (use Young Street entrance) in Willimantic. The phone number is 860-450-7128.

Also, there is free HIV testing at your local Department of Health and other organizations. Consult http://www.hivtest.org for more test sites in your area.

Admission Fee: Free but limited slots available; first come, first served

Student Health and Wellness is offering Monday Meditation classes online.

Our intention is to offer a virtual space, free and open to the public, to engage in practices that support mental wellbeing and help build community and connection.

Our live, online Meditation Monday classes are open for UConn students, faculty and staff.

more info: http://studenthealth.uconn.edu/mindfulness/

Join us every Monday at 4 pm via WebEx: https://uconnvtc.webex.com/meet/WorkshopSHaWMH

Our intention is to offer a virtual space, free and open to the public, to engage in practices that support mental wellbeing and help build community and connection.

Our live, online Meditation Monday classes are open for all UConn campuses, students, faculty and staff.

Join us every Monday at 4 pm via WebEx: https://uconnvtc.webex.com/meet/WorkshopSHaWMH

“All Recovery” meetings welcome all who struggle with addiction, are affected by addiction, or support the recovery lifestyle. All Recovery Support Meetings are non-denominational based on the philosophy that people from every type of addiction have much in common and can benefit from sharing together. These meetings offer a place where people can share their addiction recovery experiences and how recovery has changed their life.

Open to all UConn students from any campus, our meetings are hybrid - in person at the Cordial Storrs House, 1332 Storrs Road, and via the link below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a45656ee9ec054ece969e6abbadc24c94%40thread.tacv2/1626189745789?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2217f1a87e-2a25-4eaa-b9df-9d439034b080%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2264fb7870-9c18-4c33-b71d-fdb820491c32%22%7d

Please join Student Heath and Wellness (SHaW), the Asian American Cultural Center, and the Benton Museum of Art on Monday, Sept 27th at 5pm for a forest bathing inspired meditation in the garden behind the Benton Museum. Forest Bathing, a term derived from the Japanese physiological and psychological exercise, shinrin-yoku, bridges the gap between us and the natural world. It is being in nature and connecting with it through our senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Join Nishelli Ahmed, Health Educator from SHaW, in an opportunity to disconnect from tech and reconnect with the natural beauty easily accessible on UConn Storrs’ campus. We suggest wearing comfortable clothes and shoes, putting phones and other electronics on "do not disturb," and bringing something to sit on (yoga mat, blanket, etc.)

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha

Monday, September 27th | 7:00PM | Livestream Event


The University of Connecticut’s Leadership Legacy Experience is pleased to host Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, for a livestream lecture about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and its effects.


Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP is the founder and director of the Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative and author of What the Eyes Don’t See. With concentrations in environmental health and health policy, Dr. Hanna-Attisha received her bachelor’s degree and Master of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan. She completed her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and her residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, where she was chief resident. She is currently a Charles Stewart Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health and an associate professor of pediatrics and human development at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.


A pediatrician, scientist, activist, and author, Dr. Hanna-Attisha has testified four times before the United States Congress and was awarded the Freedom of Expression Courage Award by PEN America. She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and recognized as one of USA Today’s Women of the Century for her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and leading recovery efforts, and most recently, received the 2020 CDC Foundation’s Fries Prize for Improving Health.


A frequent contributor to national media outlets, including the New York Times and Washington Post, Dr. Hanna-Attisha has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, BBC, and countless other outlets championing the cause of children in Flint and beyond.


Admission to this event is free. All members of the UConn community are welcome to attend. The link to the livestream will be available 1 week prior to the event.

https://leadershiplegacy.uconn.edu/speaker-series/

Join Student Health and Wellness for Yoga every Tuesday from 11am-12pm. Join for stress relief, body therapy, enhancing mental focus and emotional release, resilient health, flexibility and strength, and clarity of selfhood.

Today's yoga will be virtual. Visit this link for the class: https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/yoga/

"Let's Talk" is open for in-person walk-ins only.

The Let's Talk program provides informal, confidential consultation with therapists from SHaW. The service is free of charge and offered on a first come, first served basis. More info like dates, times and location can be found here: https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/events/.

Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk session include:
•Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin
•Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue
•Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist
•Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend

Tue/Wed: 1-3pm

Introduction to Mindfulness is a skill-based workshop meant to support stress reduction and overall wellbeing.

SKILLS AND CONCEPTS INTRODUCED
• Definition and benefits of mindfulness
• Present moment awareness
• Noticing
• Accepting

DROP-IN (no appointment required)
Mondays 1-2pm
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Wednesdays 1-2pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

Join us as we decorate gratitude journals and engaging with some writing prompts! Journals and crafting materials will be provided.

"Let's Talk" is open for in-person walk-ins only.

The Let's Talk program provides informal, confidential consultation with therapists from SHaW. The service is free of charge and offered on a first come, first served basis. More info like dates, times and location can be found here: https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/events/.

Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk session include:
•Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin
•Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue
•Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist
•Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend

Tue/Wed: 1-3pm

Introduction to Mindfulness is a skill-based workshop meant to support stress reduction and overall wellbeing.

SKILLS AND CONCEPTS INTRODUCED
• Definition and benefits of mindfulness
• Present moment awareness
• Noticing
• Accepting

DROP-IN (no appointment required)
Mondays 1-2pm
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Wednesdays 1-2pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

Let's Talk Leadership is an open enrollment workshop program hosted by Student Activities - Leadership and Organizational Development! We offer interactive, hour-long, weekly workshops to aid in your leadership development.

The workshop on Peer Supervision and Feedback will discuss how to supervise your peers through setting a growth mindset and holding each other accountable. Learning outcomes will include guiding principles of giving and receiving feedback and how to recognize when a feedback conversation is necessary. Students are more than welcome to bring questions about their own experiences to workshop ideas with the group!

Students can access this event using this WebEx link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89158375798?pwd=bGVweXBwOFJvdUFjajRvZVJ4ejNBQT09

Student Health and Wellness will be hosting Pet Therapy every Wednesday from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM in Wilson Hall, Room 126. Stop by for some pet therapy play time! Please note that Pet Therapy is provided on a volunteer basis. We cannot guarantee that dogs will be present the entire time. Can't make it? No worries - Pet Therapy is WEEKLY! For a full Pet Therapy schedule, visit: http://pettherapy.uconn.edu

Recovery Yoga is a meeting for those who struggle with addiction, are affected by a loved one's addiction, and/or support the recovery lifestyle. It combines trusted recovery meeting formats combined with pranayama breathing and vinyasa yoga.

Open to all UConn students, our meetings are hybrid - in person at UConn REC center on our Storrs campus, or via the link below:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a45656ee9ec054ece969e6abbadc24c94%40thread.tacv2/1626189919867?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2217f1a87e-2a25-4eaa-b9df-9d439034b080%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2264fb7870-9c18-4c33-b71d-fdb820491c32%22%7d

3rd Fall installment due for matriculated students enrolled in the payment plan.

Join us for the 35th Annual Student Health Fair brought to you by UConn Student Health and Wellness.

This event is FREE for everyone and will cover Fairfield Way on September 30th from 10am-2pm. Rain date: October 7th.

Fairfield way will be lined with UConn’s and the surrounding community’s clubs, health care providers, health services, fun activities, FREE giveaways, important information, and MUCH MORE!

There will be FREE games, prizes, food, SWAG, brochures, opportunities, and fun for all!

Don’t miss this annual event! We can’t wait to see you there!

A classic game with prizes.

SHaW hosts a grief support group for students grieving the death of a loved one.

This group is about students coming together to support and empower each other during times of grief.

Meetings:
Thursdays 12:30 - 2pm
Contact: 860-486-4705

*Please call ahead for information about group screening*

Introduction to Mindfulness is a skill-based workshop meant to support stress reduction and overall wellbeing.

SKILLS AND CONCEPTS INTRODUCED
• Definition and benefits of mindfulness
• Present moment awareness
• Noticing
• Accepting

DROP-IN (no appointment required)
Mondays 1-2pm
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Wednesdays 1-2pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

Join Student Health and Wellness for Virtual Yoga every Thursday from 4pm-5pm. Join for stress relief, body therapy, enhancing mental focus and emotional release, resilient health, flexibility and strength, and clarity of selfhood.

https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/yoga/

UConn HELPS is an interactive suicide prevention training which goes beyond basic facts about suicide. With a focus on the importance of communication and connection, participants will learn how to recognize warning signs, use empathic listening techniques, and provide compassionate support to those in crisis. This training covers the following areas:
• Brief overview of statistics related to suicide in the college population
• Discussion of myths and warning signs
• Instruction on effective listening and communication skills
• Overview of campus, state, and national resources to support someone in crisis
• Participation in a guided group role play

Join us on Thursday September 30 at 5:30pm to learn breathing & stretching for stress management & to bring a calmness to our day.

https://uconnvtc.webex.com/join/apsc

4th Fall installment due for matriculated students enrolled in the payment plan.

The Bridge is a contemporary church that holds a service every Sunday at 4:00 pm inside the Alumni Center on campus.

Bring a friend or make some new ones and roast marshmallows and make s'mores around a fire pit! (Gluten free will be available.)

Does someone in your life have an addiction or substance use disorder? When we share our common experience with each other, we find understanding and support.

Open to all friends, family and allies in the greater UConn community, our meetings are hybrid - in person at the Cordial Storrs House, 1332 Storrs Road, and via the link below:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a45656ee9ec054ece969e6abbadc24c94%40thread.tacv2/1626189591691?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2217f1a87e-2a25-4eaa-b9df-9d439034b080%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2264fb7870-9c18-4c33-b71d-fdb820491c32%22%7d

Introduction to Mindfulness is a skill-based workshop meant to support stress reduction and overall wellbeing.

SKILLS AND CONCEPTS INTRODUCED
• Definition and benefits of mindfulness
• Present moment awareness
• Noticing
• Accepting

DROP-IN (no appointment required)
Mondays 1-2pm
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Wednesdays 1-2pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

Student Health and Wellness is offering Monday Meditation classes online.

Our intention is to offer a virtual space, free and open to the public, to engage in practices that support mental wellbeing and help build community and connection.

Our live, online Meditation Monday classes are open for UConn students, faculty and staff.

more info: http://studenthealth.uconn.edu/mindfulness/

Join us every Monday at 4 pm via WebEx: https://uconnvtc.webex.com/meet/WorkshopSHaWMH

Our intention is to offer a virtual space, free and open to the public, to engage in practices that support mental wellbeing and help build community and connection.

Our live, online Meditation Monday classes are open for all UConn campuses, students, faculty and staff.

Join us every Monday at 4 pm via WebEx: https://uconnvtc.webex.com/meet/WorkshopSHaWMH

“All Recovery” meetings welcome all who struggle with addiction, are affected by addiction, or support the recovery lifestyle. All Recovery Support Meetings are non-denominational based on the philosophy that people from every type of addiction have much in common and can benefit from sharing together. These meetings offer a place where people can share their addiction recovery experiences and how recovery has changed their life.

Open to all UConn students from any campus, our meetings are hybrid - in person at the Cordial Storrs House, 1332 Storrs Road, and via the link below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a45656ee9ec054ece969e6abbadc24c94%40thread.tacv2/1626189745789?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2217f1a87e-2a25-4eaa-b9df-9d439034b080%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2264fb7870-9c18-4c33-b71d-fdb820491c32%22%7d

Bring a friend or make some new ones and roast marshmallows and make s'mores around a fire pit! (Gluten free will be available.)

Let's Talk Leadership is an open enrollment workshop program hosted by Student Activities - Leadership and Organizational Development! We offer interactive, hour-long, weekly workshops to aid in your leadership development.

This interactive session covers the connection between personal values, societal values with individual leadership development, highlighting the challenges we all feel and why people can be such vastly different leaders.

Click here to access this event on WebEx: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m315d6cf819df99b3610d6cd6cb3d77fc

Join Student Health and Wellness for Yoga every Tuesday from 11am-12pm. Join for stress relief, body therapy, enhancing mental focus and emotional release, resilient health, flexibility and strength, and clarity of selfhood.

"Let's Talk" is open for in-person walk-ins only.

The Let's Talk program provides informal, confidential consultation with therapists from SHaW. The service is free of charge and offered on a first come, first served basis. More info like dates, times and location can be found here: https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/events/.

Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk session include:
•Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin
•Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue
•Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist
•Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend

Tue/Wed: 1-3pm

Introduction to Mindfulness is a skill-based workshop meant to support stress reduction and overall wellbeing.

SKILLS AND CONCEPTS INTRODUCED
• Definition and benefits of mindfulness
• Present moment awareness
• Noticing
• Accepting

DROP-IN (no appointment required)
Mondays 1-2pm
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Wednesdays 1-2pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

Bring a friend or make some new ones and roast marshmallows and make s'mores around a fire pit! (Gluten free will be available.)

The Rainbow Center is a UConn/Storrs campus spot to get a free and private Rapid HIV test and a HepC test which allows for results to be known within the half-hour, made possible with the generous support of the Risk Reduction Outreach program of Perception Programs, Inc., of Willimantic (http://www.perceptionprogram.org).

This test is free of charge and open to all, however there are approximately TEN spots available per day of testing! No appointments will be taken due to the need for privacy. Arrive early because testing is first come, first served. Numbers will be given out to individuals and people need to wait in the office. If a person leaves the office and their number is called, we can substitute another person at our discretion. If a person misses their opportunity to get tested because they need to leave, they can be tested on another day that we offer the testing.

The Rainbow Center is located in room 403 of the Student Union.

Test dates during the Fall 2021 semester are as follows:

Monday, September 27 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, October 6 @ 10:00am – 1:00pm
Monday, October 18 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, November 3 @ 10:00am – 1:00pm
Monday, November 15 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, December 1 @ 10:00am – 1:00pm

One may always obtain free, rapid, and private HIV tests and Hepatitis C (HCV) tests through the Risk Reduction Outreach Program, a component of Perception Programs, Inc., which provides services to Windham and Tolland Counties. Its office is located at 90 South Park Street (use Young Street entrance) in Willimantic. The phone number is 860-450-7128.

Also, there is free HIV testing at your local Department of Health and other organizations. Consult http://www.hivtest.org for more test sites in your area.

Admission Fee: Free but limited slots available; first come, first served

"Let's Talk" is open for in-person walk-ins only.

The Let's Talk program provides informal, confidential consultation with therapists from SHaW. The service is free of charge and offered on a first come, first served basis. More info like dates, times and location can be found here: https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/events/.

Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk session include:
•Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin
•Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue
•Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist
•Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend

Tue/Wed: 1-3pm

Introduction to Mindfulness is a skill-based workshop meant to support stress reduction and overall wellbeing.

SKILLS AND CONCEPTS INTRODUCED
• Definition and benefits of mindfulness
• Present moment awareness
• Noticing
• Accepting

DROP-IN (no appointment required)
Mondays 1-2pm
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Wednesdays 1-2pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

Student Health and Wellness will be hosting Pet Therapy every Wednesday from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM in Wilson Hall, Room 126. Stop by for some pet therapy play time! Please note that Pet Therapy is provided on a volunteer basis. We cannot guarantee that dogs will be present the entire time. Can't make it? No worries - Pet Therapy is WEEKLY! For a full Pet Therapy schedule, visit: http://pettherapy.uconn.edu

Bring a friend or make some new ones and roast marshmallows and make s'mores around a fire pit! (Gluten free will be available.)

Recovery Yoga is a meeting for those who struggle with addiction, are affected by a loved one's addiction, and/or support the recovery lifestyle. It combines trusted recovery meeting formats combined with pranayama breathing and vinyasa yoga.



Open to all UConn students, our meetings are hybrid - in person at UConn REC center on our Storrs campus, or via the link below:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a45656ee9ec054ece969e6abbadc24c94%40thread.tacv2/1626189919867?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2217f1a87e-2a25-4eaa-b9df-9d439034b080%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2264fb7870-9c18-4c33-b71d-fdb820491c32%22%7d

SHaW hosts a grief support group for students grieving the death of a loved one.

This group is about students coming together to support and empower each other during times of grief.

Meetings:
Thursdays 12:30 - 2pm
Contact: 860-486-4705

*Please call ahead for information about group screening*

Introduction to Mindfulness is a skill-based workshop meant to support stress reduction and overall wellbeing.

SKILLS AND CONCEPTS INTRODUCED
• Definition and benefits of mindfulness
• Present moment awareness
• Noticing
• Accepting

DROP-IN (no appointment required)
Mondays 1-2pm
Tuesdays 3-4pm
Wednesdays 1-2pm
Thursdays 3-4pm

FREE and FUN for everyone!

Open house in partnership SHaW, The Beanery, WHUS & First Year Programs

4:30-6:30 pm
Visit with cute Therapy Dogs in the gallery.

Share your story, or just watch "My First Year Story" a witty and engaging podcast being recorded.

4:30–7:00 pm
Open Mic in the Beanery. Sign up for your spot ahead or stop by and try it out.

4:30 - 7:30pm
in the Museum Galleries
• Giveaways
• Hands-on activities - Fall coloring pages
• Scavenger Hunts
• Enjoy music by a WHUS DJ

Bring your dorm mates, friends, co-workers, or family.

Join Student Health and Wellness for Virtual Yoga every Thursday from 4pm-5pm. Join for stress relief, body therapy, enhancing mental focus and emotional release, resilient health, flexibility and strength, and clarity of selfhood.

To join: https://uconnvtc.webex.com/meet/WorkshopSHaWMH

Bring a friend or make some new ones and roast marshmallows and make s'mores around a fire pit! (Gluten free will be available.)

The Recovery Ally Training Program was launched campus-wide in January 2020. Students who have a strong support base have a greater chance of achieving long-term recovery from substance use disorders. Recovery allies, family members, and loved ones play a critical role in supporting a student in recovery from addiction. Addiction is a brain disease that affects entire families and communities. Friends, family, staff, and faculty can make a difference and positively influence a student on the path to recovery.

The Recovery Ally training program is a two-hour, highly interactive program, facilitated by people in recovery. You will learn the following:

Understand the complex nature of addiction as a disease and that substance use disorders often cannot be resolved by the individual choosing to stop Confront the myths and stigma regarding addiction and recovery and how its negative impact deters individuals from seeking support Use empathetic language and effectively listen when a person chooses to honor you by disclosing that they are struggling with substance use Define and understand that recovery is a lifetime journey with multiple pathways to achieving wellness in recovery Know available recovery support resources that are on and off-campus and how to access them

To register, go to https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/alcohol-substance-support/#collapsepanel-2004-2-0-72, then complete the registration form selecting the class that works best with your schedule.

Bring a friend or make some new ones and roast marshmallows and make s'mores around a fire pit! (Gluten free will be available.)

Bring a friend or make some new ones and roast marshmallows and make s'mores around a fire pit! (Gluten free will be available.)