Great Falls—A collaboration between Great Falls College MSU, University of Great Falls and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) focuses on raising awareness and educating students and the community about mental disorders and providing information on resources available in the Great Falls area.
Mental Health Awareness Day will take place on Wednesday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both the GFC MSU and UGF campuses and will feature numerous activities and presentations. Great Falls College MSU is located at 2100 16th Avenue South, and the University of Great Falls is located at 1301 20th Street South.
“This is a great opportunity for students of both the college and the university to not only work together, but to engage with the community and to bring awareness to many of the mental health issues individuals face in our community,” says Elfie Neber, Psychology faculty at Great Falls College MSU.
The Mental Health Awareness Day is free of charge and open to students, faculty, staff and the community.
“We are excited about this year’s collaborative Mental Health Awareness event. It is important that we bring attention to these critical yet common issues affecting society, such as addictions, child behavior, autism and post-traumatic stress disorder,” says Dr. Sylvia Lindinger-Sternart, LCPC, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Counseling at the University of Great Falls.
A full schedule of activities, times and locations is listed below.
For more information about the Mental Health Awareness event or for media requests, please contact:
Lewis Card
Executive Director—Development, Communications & Marketing
Great Falls College MSU
Phone: (406)771-4412
[email protected]
Denise Czuprynski
Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
University of Great Falls
Phone: (406)791.5306
[email protected]
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Event |
Location | |
| 10:00am-11:15am | Social Psychology Student Presentations: “Changing Social Norms Regarding Mental Health in Montana” | GFCMSU Heritage Hall |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Poster Sessions with GFCMSU Introduction to Psychology | GFCMSU Atrium |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Group Session: Meditation and Mindfulness Led by: Kathleen Weiskittel, MSC student (UGF Class of 2017) | UGF McLaughlin Center: Providence Forum |
| 12:30pm-2:30pm | Community Organization Resource Tables Open | UGF McLaughlin Center: Providence Forum |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Poster Sessions with UGF Graduate Students and GFCMSU Introduction to Psychology Students | UGF McLaughlin Center: Providence Forum |
| 1:00pm-1:15pm | Introductions: Dr. Heidi Pasek, GFCMSU Chief Academic Officer & Dr. Tim Laurent, UGF Vice President and Provost | UGF McLaughlin Center: Providence Forum |
| 1:15pm-2:15pm | “Let’s Talk about Addiction” presented by Dr. Sylvia Lindinger-Sternart, Assistant Professor/Coordinator, Counseling-UGF and Brandt Vogt, M.S.C., LAC (UGF Class of 2016) | UGF McLaughlin Center: Providence Forum |
| 2:30pm-3:30pm | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, presented by Roy Harrington, Counselor, Great Falls Vet Center | GFCMSU Heritage Hall |
| 2:30pm-3:30pm | “Outside & Inside Autism,” presented by Sharon Altschwager, LCPC and Dr. Kelly Quick, Assistant Professor UGF | UGF McLaughlin Center: Providence Forum |
| 4:00pm-6:00pm | “In Our Own Voice,” presented by speakers from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | UGF McLaughlin Center: Providence Forum |
| 6:30pm-7:30pm | “How do I Help this Child? Responding to Challenging Behaviors,” presented by Ben Huempfner, LCPC and Chelsie Dollar, M.S.C., PCPC (UGF Class of 2016) | UGF McLaughlin Center: Providence Forum |
