University Health Services is partnering with University Libraries (https://library.tamu.edu) for this fun and interactive session. Talk with health experts to better understand and manage your stress, all while making your new favorite stress ball. It's a perfect chance to sit down to reflect and unwind, meet new people and leave with a customized stress-relief tool you can use any time.

Participants can find support for themselves or others with this informative session on anxiety and depression. Participants will practice grounding skills, discuss self-care techniques and learn about campus resources to help reduce mental health crises and diminish stigma. Leave empowered with tools to care for mental health and help foster a more compassionate Aggie environment.

Talk Saves Lives is an educational presentation developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention that provides an overview of suicide prevention. It increases awareness by covering warning signs, risk and protective factors, and actionable steps to help prevent suicide. Emphasizing early intervention, support and stigma reduction, this presentation equips individuals with the knowledge and confidence to take proactive measures in their communities. Registration is required.

University Health Services is partnering with Aggies Meditate to provide students an opportunity to express their creativity in a calm space. Meditation & Doodling gives participants a chance to pause, connect with other Aggies and explore connecting with themselves. No experience in meditation or art are needed. Registration is required.

The Creating Safer Communities Presentation focuses on how individuals can protect themselves and loved ones by creating distance between a person and items that may make a space unsafe during a moment of crisis. University Health Services is partnering with the Assistance, Connection and Engagement Services (ACES) Team Co-Responders and the Aggie Recovery Community (https://uhs.tamu.edu/aggie-recovery-community/index.html) for this event.

University Health Services is partnering with the Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers' Clubs (https://aggiemoms.org) to offer students free resources, conversation and support. You'll get a chance to meet the caring Aggie Moms and their adorable puppies! It's a perfect pause to pet a pup and get connected.