Student government leaders met Tuesday to discuss campaigns addressing mental health and safety on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
In its June meeting, the Associated Students of Madison Student Council voted to implement a yearlong campaign to address a lack of awareness of the mental health resources offered on campus.
University Affairs Chair Becca Buell updated the Coordinating Council, which consists of leaders from the three branches of ASM and its grassroots committees, on the campaign’s recent progress, including plans to collaborate with University Health Services.
According to Buell, ASM hopes to collaborate with UHS to implement a campus-wide Mental Health Day.
“[UHS] did a similar event in the spring,” Buell said. “The way ASM can really make it better is through marketing and adding student voice and power to the equation.”
Coordinating Council also received an update on ASM’s Campus Safety campaign, which will work to provide new students with more information on safety concerns upon their arrival at the university, as well as explore further campus safety improvement by enhancing campus lighting and nighttime transportation.
ASM has invited students, the University of Wisconsin Police Department, the Madison Police Department and city officials to attend a town hall meeting Oct. 10 to provide feedback on campus safety concerns, according to ASM Press Office Director David Gardner.
