Purpose:
The UHC Student Advisory Board (UHC SAB) shares student perspectives and ideas with UHC leadership. UHC SAB members have the opportunity to work closely with UHC's executive director and the associate director of mental health promotion, community engagement, & access. Interested in joining the UHC SAB? Follow this link to apply!
Availability & Meetings:
Meets in the Union once a month between September and April.
A few activities to expect during the 2025-2026 year:
- Discussing and finding creative solutions to address mental health issues that affect the entire U-M student body
- Informed and thoughtful input regarding UHC outreach and community engagement initiatives
- Potentially collaborating with other student mental health groups
Examples of past activities and projects:
- Working on a sleep campaign for U-M Ann Arbor Students
- Providing recommendations regarding expanding the menu of clinical options (e.g., Uwill, Togetherall)
- Providing student perspective and recommendations to the Academic Policy Affecting Well-Being Work Team
- Providing student perspective and recommendations for the UHC CAPS Initial Access Model
- Providing recommendations for faculty on how to best support college student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Creating a 1st Year Guide for incoming students in order to help ease the transition to the University of Michigan
- Creating a Faculty Toolkit in order to promote an environment supportive of mental health for students
- #CAPSonTimeOut mental health social media challenge
- Creating, writing and acting in a UHC CAPS promotional video
- Providing significant student perspective and suggestions in creating a “Part 2” to the well-established UHC CAPS QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention training
- Promoting and engaging with students through the Semester Survival 101 tabling event
- Providing recommendations on UHC CAPS social media, suicide prevention and eating disorders and body image outreach efforts
- Providing valuable input in advocating for “UHC CAPS After Hours” information to be printed on the back of every new MCard
- Providing guidance and feedback for the “University of Michigan Student’s Guide to Mental Health Hospitalization”
- Increasing accessibility and knowledge regarding the UHC CAPS appointment process (https://youtu.be/9kuKiTHXaFM)
UHC Student Advisory Board Members for 2025-26
