Visual Transcript: Intro to Mental Health On screen: Busy student scene walking in Branion plaza, groups of students walking across Johnson Green. VO: Mental health is complicated. There is no one solution. On screen, Rene Van Acker, President: ÒThe President's Task Force on Student Mental HealthÉÓ On screen: a series of scenes with students talking on campus, President on-screen, pick-up basketball in gym, students preparing food in kitchen lab, students sitting at tables in atrium, students standing at bus stop at night.Ó President VO: Òis an opportunity to take a broad and holistic perspective on mental health. You need opportunities for students to have the experiences they need that will improve the mental health. Athletics is part of that, good food, places where students can be, and safety on campus. On screen: students standing in Rozanski talking. Students run a table in Branion plaza on Student Wellness. VO: So, we see a lot of students. Every student's story is different. On screen, Sarah Birk, Wellness Navigator, Student Wellness Services: ÒThe one common denominator, though, is that there are students that are looking for support. Navigators are the greeters. They're that warm face, that first interaction, but we talk to them about what I call those building blocks for feeling well, are they moving their body? How are they eating? How are they sleeping?Ó On screen: Drone shot of students walking into Mac Hall, ground shot of students walking into entrance. VO: ÒWhat do those connections look like? What do supports look like? So, a lot of things just beyond formal services that students might be looking forÉÓ Sarah B on screen: Òwe really talk and try to understand the whole student.Ó President on screen: ÒCommunity and belonging are fundamental elements of security for people.Ó On screen: students laughing in cafeteria, a group studying around a table, student lifting weights at the gym. Sarah B VO: One positive interaction can make a difference. On screen Sarah Mau, Acting Director, Department of Athletics: ÒBeing physically active helps with our stress levels, and that is a major component of our mental wellbeing.Ó On screen: Student paying for food in Creelman Hall On screen, Ujomonigho Omoregie, Food4U Program Coordinator: ÒStudents face several layers of challenges, and food insecurity is one of them. Many people that face food insecurity don't look hungry. The support comes in form of weekly gift cards that go towards the purchase of groceries. If you don't eat, you don't have the energy to drive life. On screen: Students talking at a table, walking across campus with a bicycle, VO and on-screen Sarah M: ÒResearch shows that when people, students, feel that they belong, their mental health is improved.Ó On screen Sarah B: ÒThe most impactful and smallest thing we can do is just be there for each other.Ó On screen President: ÒWe have a long tradition of looking at the whole person, and the Mental Health Task Force fits well within that mandate.Ó Video ends on animated U of G logo.