BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ba96f639-db79-4718-bf59-7df4950139aa.179496@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20170321T131557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T131557Z LOCATION:Plaster Student Union\, Robert W. Ballroom West SUMMARY:Fresh Check Day DESCRIPTION:Fresh Check Day is the signature program of The Jordan Porco F oundation (JPF). JPF works closely with colleges to plan and fund Fresh C heck Day in an effort to bring awareness of mental health resources and c oping strategies to college campuses. It is a celebratory fair-like event that includes:\n\n\n\nInteractive expo booths\nPeer-to-peer messaging\nS upport of multiple campus departments and groups\nFree food\nEntertainmen t\nExciting prizes and giveaways\n\nFresh Check Day aims to create an app roachable atmosphere where students are encouraged to engage in dialogue about mental health. Fresh Check Day helps to build a bridge between stud ents and the mental health resources and programs that exist on campus\, in the community\, and on a national level. Using a peer-to-peer messagin g model\, Fresh Check Day utilizes student groups in addition to college/ university staff to develop and execute interactive booths that deliver m ental health and resource information in a fun and engaging way.\n\n\nThe program's primary goals are to:\n\n\n\nIncrease awareness of mental heal th resources and services available to students\nReduce stigma and miscon ceptions around mental health and suicide that often deter individuals fr om seeking help\nEmpower peers to be gatekeepers by understanding warning signs and knowing what to do if a friend is exhibiting signs of suicide or mental health concern\nIncrease willingness to ask for help is experie ncing emotional distress\n\nTo ensure successful implementation and conti nued campus mental health and suicide prevention initiatives\, Fresh Chec k Day thrives on full endorsement and support from higher level administr ation. By engaging the entire college community in this campus-wide movem ent\, students are reminded that they are not alone and their mental heal th is valued just as much as their physical health or their academic stan ding. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Fr esh Check Day is the signature program of The Jordan Porco Foundation (JP F). JPF works closely with colleges to plan and fund Fresh Check Day in a n effort to bring awareness of mental health resources and coping strateg ies to college campuses. It is a celebratory fair-like event that include s:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interactive expo booths</li>\n<li>Peer-to-peer messagin g</li>\n<li>Support of multiple campus departments and groups</li>\n<li>F ree food</li>\n<li>Entertainment</li>\n<li>Exciting prizes and giveaways< /li>\n</ul>\n<p>Fresh Check Day aims to create an approachable atmosphere where students are encouraged to engage in dialogue about mental health. Fresh Check Day helps to build a bridge between students and the mental health resources and programs that exist on campus\, in the community\, a nd on a national level. Using a peer-to-peer messaging model\, Fresh Chec k Day utilizes student groups in addition to college/university staff to develop and execute interactive booths that deliver mental health and res ource information in a fun and engaging way.</p>\n<p>The program's primar y goals are to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase awareness of mental health resour ces and services available to students</li>\n<li>Reduce stigma and miscon ceptions around mental health and suicide that often deter individuals fr om seeking help</li>\n<li>Empower peers to be gatekeepers by understandin g warning signs and knowing what to do if a friend is exhibiting signs of suicide or mental health concern</li>\n<li>Increase willingness to ask f or help is experiencing emotional distress</li>\n</ul>\n<p>To ensure succ essful implementation and continued campus mental health and suicide prev ention initiatives\, Fresh Check Day thrives on full endorsement and supp ort from higher level administration. By engaging the entire college comm unity in this campus-wide movement\, students are reminded that they are not alone and their mental health is valued just as much as their physica l health or their academic standing.</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170921T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170921T170000 SEQUENCE:0 URL: CATEGORIES:Current Students END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR