Mental Health Speaker Comes to SEMO Campus in November

I am the President of To Write Love on Her Arms U-Chapter here at SEMO. Our main goal is to provide hope to those struggling with depression, anxiety, addiction, suicide, eating disorders, along with many other topics relating to mental health. We work to spread as much awareness on mental health as we possibly can. We accomplish this through events on campus and posting flyers around campus. This semester we are proud to welcome Ross Szabo to our campus. Ross is a mental health speaker who's topics include, alcohol Alcohol & Other Drugs, Depression, First Year Experience, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Wellness. His presentation on our campus will be titled:

"Mixed Drinks, Mixed Emotions: Alcohol Abuse and Mental Health."

Ross provides his audience with a brutally honest, yet humorous outlook on the reasons behind the binge drinking that some college students engage in. This light approach puts his "audience at ease as they confront a difficult topic."

"Ross is the CEO of the Human Power Project. He is an award winning speaker, writer, trainer and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. Ross has spoken to more than 1 million students about the importance of mental health and provided a positive example to empower them to seek help. He received the 2010 Didi Hirsch Removing the Stigma Leadership Award, 2012 Changing Minds Award and had his advocacy work entered into the Congressional Record. He is the co-author of Behind Happy Faces; Taking Charge of Your Mental Health and a blogger for The Huffington Post.

Ross turned a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at age 16 into an opportunity to educate others. His natural ability to make difficult topics comfortable for large groups of people has led to countless media appearances and articles. He pioneered a movement of youth mental health advocacy and has created trainings to assist new speakers to reach their full potential."

This event will take place on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 7pm in the Rose Theater located on campus. This event is open to the public with no admission fee.

If you wish to support us while we prepare to bring Ross here, please contact me at:

ldenault1s@semo.edu