ImmunoDiverse
Mission Statement
Our mission is to bring awareness to the mental health crisis in science and academia by normalizing conversations about mental health, to create community where people can come together to talk, listen, and learn, and to reduce the stigma associated with mental health by providing support, resources, and opportunities to connect with others.
The MHC Team
Getting Involved
Reach out to Demi Sandel (demi.sandel@ucsf.edu) to learn more about MHC or to join the leadership team.
Current Team
Faculty Mentors
Key Initiatives and Events
Annual Symposium
Our annual summit began 2022 and featured a faculty panel diving into how mental health has impacted their journeys in science from grad school to their current roles as a PI. We, the MHC team, thank our panelists from 2022 for their vulnerability and honesty and we hope that this inspires to destigmatize mental health in academia. We also hosted a Dragonfly Mental Health workshop that served as a primer to mental health. Student engagement included the start of the MHC Photo Project to collect photos of our community living their lives and highlighting the things that bring us joy! The following year, we grew our summit to include scientific talks from UCSF faculty and trainees. Thank you to all our speakers and panelists and we look forward to seeing you again at our upcoming annual summit.
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2022
Past Events
2022 Photo Project
Highlighting trainee’s hobbies & accomplishments outside of research such as camping at Yosemite, indulging at happy hour with labmates, and scaling rock walls. See below for our photo collage from over 100 submission from our UCSF community from 2022.
Support Group
Support group events for community members. Including but not limited to: round circle discussions, topic based conversations, yoga, medication, painting, pour art, game night, crafts, crochet, origami, and more!
Workshop and Panels
Workshops on specific mental health topics especially pertinent to our academic community such as burnout, imposter syndrome and overall mental health literacy. These events serve to not only educate on the what’s and why’s of these experiences but also help build tools to navigate them. They are hosted by our nonprofit partner, Dragonfly Mental Health.
Mental Health Resources
- Student Health and Counseling Services: Free, confidential virtual consultation via Zoom. Support services can be accessed by calling (415) 476-1281. All visits will be conducted by phone or HIPAA-compliant Zoom meeting.
- Mental Health Liasons: SHCS has mental health liaisons assigned to each professional school and the Graduate Division. A liaison relationship is a mutual, ongoing information exchange between a SHCS mental health professional and a school or the Graduate Division.
- UCSF’s CARE Advocate: Free, confidential support to all members of the UCSF community affected by sexual assault, relationship or family violence, stalking, and/or sexual harassment. CARE Advocacy services continue to be available remotely. Video and phone appointments can be made by calling (415) 502-8802, texting (415) 640-9080, or emailing care@ucsf.edu. Additional information and resources to support coping and healing can be found on the website.
- UCSF, local, state, and national mental health resources
- UC Health plan mental health resources
- UCSF Employee Coping and Resiliency Program (COPE)
- Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)