Our Vision
Positively impact the UAB campus mental health climate for students and build a culture of resiliency.
About Us
The Mental Health Ambassadors (MHA) program is a unique peer-to-peer mental health promotion program developed by Dr. Robin Lanzi, Professor of Health Behavior and Honors College Faculty Fellow, Angela Stowe, PhD, director of Student Counseling Services, and Juhee Agrawal, Honors College student and president of Active Minds. The program was established in 2019; it was originally conceived through Dr. Lanzi’s Honors College Faculty Fellows initiative. In 2021, MHA became a sustainable program embedded within Student Counseling Services and the Department of Health Behavior in the School of Public Health and receives support from the Honors College. MHA is a registered student organization.
Focus Areas
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- Mental Health Promotion
- Resiliency
- Self Care
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Impact
Students have the unique opportunity to create educational resources for fellow students and leave a lasting positive impact on the mental health climate at UAB and beyond.
MHA Accomplishments
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Awards
2022 Student Excellence Awards New Organization of the Year!
2022 Best New Student Organization, Student Excellence Awards. The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Conference Presentations
Robin Lanzi (Faculty Advisor), Tyler Huang, Ritika Samant, Duha Aishah, and Madison Moye, (October,2021). What Can Honors Students Do to Enhance Mental Health? Plenty! Student presentation at the 2021 National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.Abstract:University of Alabama at Birmingham Honors students have played a central role in launching several mental health and wellness initiatives that include: 1) a Mental Health Ambassadors program; 2) a ‘B Well UAB’ app designed and Beta-tested by undergraduates; and 3) mental health centered university-wide task forces and student organizations.
Sponsorship
Teams
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Training, Membership, & Professional Development
Lead:
Tasia Williams
Advisors:
Dr. Robin Lanzi, Dr. Laurence Boitet
Responsibilities:
Plan, promote, and organize training sessions, track attendance, maintain membership rosters and teams, facilitate monthly meetings with ongoing professional development. -
Communications
Lead:
Destyni Cravens
Advisors:
Dr. Robin Lanzi, Dr. Angela Stowe
Responsibilities:
Liaison between SCS and MHA. Coordinate social media, events, presentations, and other communications and events to members and the UAB campus community. -
Social Media
Lead:
Hannah SmidAdvisors:
Dr. Angela StoweResponsibilities:
Plan, create, and post relevant content related to mental health promotion, resiliency, and self-care to Instagram and Facebook.
Instagram @uabmha
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IG Live
Lead:
Caleb Sanders
Advisors:
Herbert Wilkerson, Dr. Angela Stowe
Responsibilities:
Produce and facilitate Instagram-Live events each semester that are student-led conversations about relevant mental health topics. Archived episodes in @uabmha IGTV.
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Outreach
Lead:
Lavanya Jaishankar
Advisors:
April Coleman, Dr. Angela Stowe
Responsibilities:
Facilitate mental health promotion at UAB through tabling and other awareness events, presentations to classes, and strategies. See upcoming outreach activities on Engage. -
Events
Lead:
Duha Aishah
Advisors:
April Coleman
Responsibilities:
Plan and facilitate events that promote and support student mental health. Work with Student Counseling Services on events such as Suicide Prevention Week, Stress Less Week, mid-terms, etc. See upcoming events on Engage. -
Presentations
Lead:
Madeleine Cook
Advisors:
April Coleman
Responsibilities:
Develop and present presentations/workshops about relevant mental health topics in the areas of resilience, self-care, and mental health awareness. Archived presentations on our You Tube channel, UAB Mental Health Ambassadors. -
Archive Podcast
Lead:
Alexandria Jones
Advisors:
Dr. Robin Lanzi
Responsibilities:
Plan and produce podcast interviews for the MHA Podcast, Archive: Our Lives, Our Stories, Our Journeys, on relevant topics for supporting and raising awareness about student mental health. Found on Spotify, Archive: Our Lives, Our Journeys, Our Stories.
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