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Get to know our student leadership team!! ⬇️⠀
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Name: Hailey Nold⠀⠀⠀⠀
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers⠀
School: Augustana University (AU) ⭐️⠀
L&F Position: President & Founder⠀⠀
Year: Senior 🥳⠀
Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota⠀
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Hailey’s Story:⠀⠀⠀
Halfway through my undergraduate career at Augustana, I began to observe the public stigma that surrounds mental health on a college campus. Because of this, I was genuinely motivated to combat the misperceptions that surround mental health and advocate for individuals who need to feel empowered. I approached Wendy Mamer, our chapter advisor, and explained that I wanted to start a mental health movement on AU’s campus. What began as an idea turned into Augustana’s first-ever mental health-oriented student organization with over three hundred members.⠀
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My passion for advocacy specifically stems from the importance of supporting systemically non-dominant populations and the ways in which L&F can provide diverse and inclusive programming. My current senior thesis observes how systemically non-dominant students perceive AU’s counseling clinic through measures of awareness, efficacy beliefs, and willingness to engage. After Augustana, I plan on attending Villanova University for Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I look forward to making an impact in the field of counseling and becoming a professional psychologist. I cannot wait to see how L&F grows at AU and what the next group of students makes out of it. 🤍⠀
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Hailey’s favorite coping mechanism: ⠀
I love a good workout class to relieve stress. My favorite workout would have to be Yoga or a nice run on the Sioux Falls trails. Also, you can’t go wrong with calling a best friend or relative - shout out to my mom for always picking up the phone! ☺️⠀
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[ Good luck next year Hailey, we know you will rock it and continue to bless so many lives!!! ]

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May 6

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Why? Why should we learn to comfortably talk about suicide?⠀
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Well first let us start by saying death and loss is never or rarely going to be comfortable. It is a difficult thing... and is normal if it feels scary.⠀
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However 🗣 if we want to help save lives and prevent suicide deaths, we must begin to be more comfortable with asking if someone is thinking about hurting themselves or others.⠀
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Know that asking about suicide is NOT going to prompt an individual to die by suicide because likely that individual wants to talk about how they’re feeling in some capacity.⠀
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Therefore asking about suicide ✨can help✨ prevent suicide... because an individual may feel supported and realize there is hope to healing from the pain they are feeling.⠀
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Know that if you, or anyone you know, is struggling at any time with suicidal ideation and has related plans, please please please reach out to the free, confidential, 24 hour crisis lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK or text ‘help’ to 741741.⠀
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#Resilience #ResilientToday #SuicidePrevention #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMonth #MentalHealthMatters #YouMatter #YouAreWorthy #Lifelines

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May 5

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In our new document, Let’s Talk 🗣 we have a section on how to help others. Here are some ideas. For a more in depth report on how to help, check out our guide! Really, go check it out!!!✨ It’s located through the link in our bio!!⠀
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#Resilience #ResilientToday #SuicidePrevention #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMonth #MentalHealthMatters #YouMatter #YouAreWorthy #HelpOthers

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May 4

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We all know physical health matters, but do we all recognize that mental health matters too?
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We (hopefully) get a physical once a year, go to the dentist, or get an eye exam, but do we check in on our mental health regularly? Why do you think there is a difference? Should there be?
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Comment below. We would love to hear your thoughts.
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We know mental health matters and hope you understand that too!
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#ResilientToday #Resilience #MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #YouMatter #CheckInWithYourself

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May 3

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Truly, the way we talk about mental health matters. The more we talk about it and talk about the fact everyone has mental health, the more we can decrease the stigma surrounding poor mental health and/or mental illness. ⠀
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In our new Let’s Talk About Mental Health guide we highlight different ways to improve conversations about mental health.⠀
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The most important thing to note is that it is okay to talk about. It is okay to ask for help. It is strong even!!!
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For those of us that do talk about mental health often, know there are best practices to follow such as using “died by suicide” rather than “committed suicide” (using the word committed is outdated as suicide is not a crime).⠀
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To learn more go to the link in our bio here on Instagram and enter your email to download “Let’s Talk”!! 🗣⠀
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#Resilience #ResilientToday #SuicidePrevention #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMonth #MentalHealthMatters #YouMatter #YouAreWorthy #ReduceTheStigma

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May 2

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We often focus on suicide risk factors. Although important, we want you to know that focusing on suicide protective factors is a must as well. Protective factors related to suicide include anger management skills, health coping mechanisms, family and friend supports, acceptance in society, and community involvement. ⠀
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To learn more about risk factors and protective factors related to suicide, check out our new document 📄 Let’s Talk About Mental Health that’s accessible in our bio!!!🔎⠀
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#Resilience #ResilientToday #SuicidePrevention #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMonth #MentalHealthMatters #YouMatter #YouAreWorthy #Strengths #ProtectiveFactors

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In our new document, we have a section on how to seek help. Check it out!!!✨You can find it by going to the Linktree in our bio. 🙂⠀
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Know it is ABSOLUTELY OK to ask for help. In fact, asking for help can be awesome, cool, or even attractive!!⠀
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Know your pain matters and that it’s okay to not be okay. But don’t stay there. There are so many friends, family members, and professionals (LIKE US) that want to help you feel like you again, even if you’re not sure what that is anymore. We are HERE and people are HERE for YOU. We really do care and want you to feel better.⠀
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#ResilientToday #Resilience #SuicidePrevention #SuicidePreventionAwareness #SuicidePreventionMatters #YouMatter #MentalHealthMatters #GuideToGetHelp #GetHelp #SeekHelp #AskingForHelpIsStrong #Help #NeedHelp

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Hi friends our post today is exciting as ✨we are launching a new document✨ available (after today) by going to the link in our bio!!!! The document, or report as we may reference, is called “Let’s talk about mental health.”⠀
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Everyone has mental health just as we all have physical health. However, we may experience good mental health or poor mental health depending on many factors. ⠀⠀
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If an individual experiences poor mental health over a period of time it MAY indicate the individual has a mental health condition or mental illness. ⠀
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Know though that just because you have poor mental health at times does NOT necessarily mean you have a mental illness... but if you do feel that your mental could be improved... we strongly encourage you to seek mental health care!!!⠀⠀
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If you do have a mental health condition or mental illness and need help or more practice with coping mechanisms, please seek mental health care as well!!!⠀
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Well, how does one do this??? How does one seek mental health care??? We go over how to seek mental health care in the document/report we are launching today. 📄💛⠀⠀
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This document has been in the works for months as we realized a comprehensive guide to mental health — and related suicide prevention as it can be related — could be helpful to the population we serve. ⠀⠀
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We are a nonprofit helping to provide the strength, knowledge, tools, and community to support young adults and their well-being to ultimately reduce and eliminate youth suicide. ⠀⠀
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To check out our new guide go to Linktree in our bio. There you can enter your email to download our new document for free!!!!

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Get to know our student leadership team!! ⬇️⠀⠀⠀
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Name: Maryssa Nohr ⠀⠀⠀
School: DWU✨⠀⠀
L&F position: President & Founding Member⠀
Year in School: Senior ✅⠀
Hometown: Chandler, AZ⠀
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Maryssa’s Story:⠀⠀
Growing up, unfortunately, suicide was something I had to deal with on multiple occasions. At the age of 14, no one knows how to handle that kind of loss. Fortunately enough, my parents were really great about getting me into counseling and making sure I was grieving appropriately. ⠀
School got really hard for me, I dealt with a lot of bullying and harassment through social media. Not long after, I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I also struggled with suicidal ideation. ⠀
Thankfully counseling help me a lot. I found a counselor who I trusted, and she helped me develop coping mechanisms that I still use today. ⠀
I became extremely involved in mental health advocacy, and I began educating myself on suicide and what it actually means.⠀
[Know you’re not alone]⠀
I hope my story helps someone who is struggling reach out for help!⠀
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[ Thank you Maryssa for everything you have done for and with @weareheredwu ]💗⠀
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Maryssa’s favorite coping mechanism is walking her dogs, reading poetry, journaling, and grounding techniques.⠀⠀
Her favorite quote is: “Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.” -Alfred Adler⠀
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[ We can’t wait to see where life takes Maryssa!!! Thanks for your hard work and willingness to share your story. ] 🥳

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Have you ever thought about it like this??? ⠀
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How many of us have taken CPR Certification at some point or at multiple points in our lives?Likely, most of us!⠀
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Now, how many of us have taken QPR certification? Likely, only some of us.⠀
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Why??? ⠀
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Sure we might not ever use QPR but we might not ever use CPR either. I mean hopefully everyone is able to stay safe and CPR or QPR is not needed. BUT ✨bystander rescue✨ is the importance behind both QPR and CPR.⠀
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So let’s try to advance the number of individuals that receive QPR Certification. To receive QPR Certification, one must take QPR training online or if offered in person near you. It’s typically about an hour long, and covers general education and guidance to help someone in a crisis. ⠀
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To learn more about QPR, search the internet for trainings offered near you OR complete training online for $30 through the QPR Institute.⠀
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#Resilience #ResilientToday #MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #SuicidePrevention #SuicidePreventionAwareness

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