2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONVENING

About

The expanded 2024 Behavioral Health Convening will be held in-person over 2 days and will be an opportunity for institutions to develop ideas, share best practices, and discuss the mechanisms and steps needed to nurture a healthy and resilient student community.
This year, we are highlighting and celebrating the success and impact of the behavioral health programs and initiatives supported by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Funds. Since 2021, the UNC System has been awarded more than $13 million for these efforts. Led by the UNC System and in partnership with NCCCS and NCICU, this funding facilitated mental health prevention and resiliency education programs, and behavioral health intervention and response services to serve students across North Carolina.   

WHO: UNC System, NC Community Colleges, and NC Independent Colleges & Universities Faculty, Staff, and Students
WHEN: May 14 & 15, 2024
WHERE: The Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC
THEME: Reflecting on our collective growth and experience to shape and strengthen the future of student behavioral health

*On-site parking is available at The Friday Center (second right). As an attendee, you will receive an email with a parking permit to print and display on your dashboard. Do not park in the park-and-ride lot (first right). You will get a ticket.

Convening Goals

• Engage in conversations about innovative and evidence-informed programming that supports student mental health, social connection, and well-being
• Discuss the scope of student mental health challenges on campuses and better understand current trends and issues within student mental health, including but not limited to eating concerns, social media, suicidality, and substance use
• Share strategies and ideas to promote increased education and access to mental health services for a diverse population of students, their experiences, and across different campus environments
• Explore the relationship among counseling centers, wellness initiatives, and other campus support services with faculty, staff, student leaders, and community members, to increase collaboration, communication, and understanding about how these efforts work in tandem to address the overall health and wellness of students
• Identify opportunities to enhance a campus culture of care and inclusivity to combat faculty/staff burnout and attrition, with an emphasis on campus wide self-care and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives