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Active Minds at Ball State UniversityStudent Organization Space Accusation

Application

1. We would like a closed door ofcespace, do te con!dentiality o" so#eo" te in"or#ation we are privy to. $"tere are serious reservations a%outtis re&uest, please reac out tocapter president 'ake (rifn, to

discuss alternatives.). *o, we are currently operating outo" 'ake (rifn+s trunk.

. Our #ission is to increase BSUstudents- awareness o" #ental ealtissues, provide in"or#ation andresources regarding #ental ealt and

#ental illness, and to encourage toseek elp as soon as it is needed. Wealso ai# to strengten te#ecanis#s "or peer support, andserve as a liaison %etween studentsand te #ental ealt co##unity. We

serve as an additional andco#ple#entary organization to tealreadye/iting Mental 0ealt$nitiative. By pro#oting awareness andeducation, Active Minds at BSU ai#s to

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reduce stig#a tat surrounds #entalillness and create an openenviron#ent "or discussion o" #ental

ealt issues.$n all o" )213, te Ball State capter will

%ring a national progra# and glo%alspeaker to our university. Send Silence4acking is a nationally recognizedtraveling e/i%ition o" 1,122 %ackpacks,representing te nu#%er o" collegestudents lost to suicide eac year. 5eprogra# is designed to raise awarenessa%out te incidence and i#pact o" suicide,connect students to needed #ental ealtresources, and inspire action "or suicideprevention. At eac e/i%it o" Send

Silence 4acking 1,122 %ackpacks aredisplayed in a igtrafc area o"ca#pus6in our case te ca#pus green7,giving a visual representation o" te scopeo" te pro%le# and te nu#%er o"victi#s. 5is will %e "ollowed up %y apresentation %y 8evin 0ines a speaker,autor, and #ental ealt advocate, woreaces audiences wit is story o" anunlikely survival and is strong will to live.0e is %est known "or te near decade e

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spent responding to suicide calls on te(olden (ate Bridge. 5is space will elpus %etter #anage and coordinate our

e9orts towards tis and oter awarenessevents we are planning to ost: to learn#ore please visit, www.a#%su.org.;.

• Sto#p out Stig#a, 113 people

• <isA%ility Awareness Week, in

coordination wit te $ndiana(ovenors =ouncil "or 4eople wit<isA%ilities, ;22 people approacedour ta%ling and )>3 le"t teirin"or#ation.

• ?ating <isorder Awareness Week )3

students

• MA= tourna#ent Mental 0ealt Week@ All Student Atletes

• =ountless Mental 0ealt

Worksops4resentations @ ?sti#atedreac o" over ,222 students

3. Our #e#%ersip roster %oasts over

3 regular #e#%ersattenders orCStig#aBusters i" you will a"ter Dustour !rst year and tat nu#%er as%een rapidly growing.

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. We sall #aintain at least 1)ofcial ofce ours, to %e deter#inedcontingent upon ofcers class

scedules and will operate andcoordinate te groups activities "ro#tis space. $ know tese spaces are notdesigned "or storage and it will not %eused as suc %ut it is i#portant torealize te %ene!t o" avingso#ewere to keep our #ental ealtresources and pa#plets.

>.OFFICER NAME EMAIL

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A%igail Markley ar#arkley)E%su.edu =o4resident 6F1)7 )2GGG

Allison Walker a#walkerE%su.edu 4u%licity =air 6317 32)3G

<o#ini&ue =ole#an dncole#anE%su.edu Marketing =air 61>7 G>GG

 'aclyn Matews  Da#atewsE%su.edu undraising =air 6317 3GGG)

 'aco% (rifn  DgrifnE%su.edu 4resident ounder 6317 32)3G

*icole *ord n#nordE%su.edu =o4resident 6>;7 3;)

Annie Mor an#orE%su.edu Secretary 61>7FG1

?##a Scie%ert evscei%ertE%su.edu <evelop#ent =air 61>7>32F))

If you have any questions you can reach us at:activeminds@bsu.edu

Chapter Phone: (573) 539-6414

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THANKS,

Jake Griffin