Mental reset moment highlights awareness, resources
October 2, 2025
The College of Charleston is hosting its first ever interactive “Mental Reset
October is Mental Health Awareness month. The expo is part of the College’s long-term goals for mental health awareness, an increased understanding of how to reach out for help and how to support others in finding mental health resources.
In collaboration with the Counseling Center, Students 4 Support, Collaborative Planning and Student Training, the Lynn L. Moody Endowment for Mental Health and Suicide Awareness, the Office of Student Wellness & Well-being (OSWW) is holding an interactive expo booth event focusing on Mental Health Promotion & Suicide Prevention. There will be booths hosted by different departments, organizations, groups, and community agencies promoting mental health and suicide prevention awareness and activities.
The collective goal will be to help with life skills, social connectedness, identifying students at risk, and increasing help-seeking behavior. Although this is the first Mental Reset Moment expo, this is not the first time the College of Charleston has hosted suicide and mental health awareness events.
Rachael McNamara, Director of the Office of Student Wellness & Well-being at the College of Charleston, shares that this is an encouraging event, created with an approachable and hopeful atmosphere for students to engage in communication about mental health while building connections within their community.
“Not only is October National Mental Health Awareness month, it’s also the midterm period for our students. We, the College, and the community, want to show our support for mental health awareness,” McNamara says. “Providing this interactive event provides another opportunity to all come together to talk about mental health and support our students.”
The work that OSWW is able to do would not be possible without the support of the Lynn L. Moody Endowment for Mental Health and Suicide Awareness. Through the support of the fund, OSWW has been able to host suicide awareness events, and create online trainings for students, “How to Help a Struggling Friend”, and the recently released, “How to Help a Distressed Student”. With the help of the Moody Endowment, we have trained more than 200 students in-person since 2022, and more than 170 students online in only a year.
