The second annual UC Davis Mental Health Conference was held at the Conference Center on Jan. 20 and 21. Programming included expert workshops, student and expert panels, a resource fair, a student gallery and a healing space as well as lunch and dinner. The aim of the conference was to promote mental illness de-stigmatization, education, self-reflection and healing through mental health care discourse.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, one out of five Americans suffer from mental illness â 43.8 million adults per year. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and suicide is the third leading cause of death in people aged 10 to 24.
Samantha Chiang, the UC Davis Mental Health Initiative director and a fourth-year English major, explained her basis for the Mental Health Initiative, the UC Davis student organization that coordinates the conference. Chiang and other initiative members believe that their conference can be a representation of approachable, easily accessible mental health care information and resources amid rising student demand.
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