Mental Health Resolution

I.      The Faculty Senate of Montana State University (MSU) recognizes that maintaining and improving mental health and well-being are critical for faculty, staff, and students to achieve their goals and the mission of MSU. Given the proven associations between improved mental health and reduced suicide risk (Teismann et al. 2018), increased academic success (Eisenberg et al. 2009), and greater well-being (Keyes et al. 2012) 

A.      We encourage faculty colleagues to take the free online suicide prevention and mental health awareness programming, MindWise, to recognize signs of poor mental health and distress in themselves, their students, and others and to enhance their knowledge of local and campus resources. 

B.      We encourage faculty to participate in and share their knowledge of campus mental health resources with their colleagues and students to build on MSU’s culture of care. 

C.       We encourage faculty to acknowledge the importance of mental health by including campus mental health resources for students in their course materials.