Mental Health Ally Program
The Mental Health Ally program is a volunteer program coordinated by the Student Counseling Service to support the confidence and competence of faculty and staff in intervening with students' emotional and/or mental health concerns.
The Mental Health Ally Program (MHAP) consists of training and consultation to build skills, comfort, experience, and knowledge around intervention, resources, and referral.
Mental Health Allies are neither trained mental health counselors nor expected to provide mental health counseling. Volunteers who complete program requirements will receive ongoing support regarding connecting with students in need and access to resources to share with students.
Those who complete program requirements are designated as Miami University Mental Health Allies and receive stickers that they can display to indicate their support for students struggling with emotional or mental health concerns.
Requirements for faculty/staff to become a Mental Health Ally:
- Complete the Mental Health First Aid training.
- Complete the QPR Gatekeeper training.
- Attend at least one Mental Health Ally consultation session per academic year to maintain the designation.
Apply
If you have already completed the requirements above, apply to be a mental health ally.
Faculty and Staff Mental Health Allies
The following is a list of faculty and staff at Miami who have completed the Mental Health Ally training.
- Annastashia Blesi
- Betsy Bodnar
- Christa Branson
- Debbie Carter
- Jess Castaneda
- Cheryl Chafin
- Kim Cochran
- Carley Collins
- Laura Desmond
- Rachel Fadden
- Joshua Ferris
- Taylor Fisher
- Ashley Fishwick
- Jennifer Fox
- Natalie George
- Katy Gilb
- Emma Grupe
- Ashley Jarvis
- Elizabeth Kelley
- Bri Kind
- Amanda Lehmann
- Ranett Manning
- Stephanie Marlow
- Karen Meyers
- Kimberly Miller
- Amy Moore
- Blake Nash
- Lori Osterberger
- Sean Poppe
- Maria Potter
- Fred Reeder Jr.
- Monica Rothe
- Heidi Rybolt
- Jane Schuppie
- Caroline Seegmiller
- Karon Selm
- Maija Sipola
- April Turner
- Lisa Werwinski
- Chanelle White
- Stevie Woolf
- Marly Wooster
- Junhao Yu
Student Counseling Service
Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences and Wellness Facility
421 South Campus Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056
StudentCounseling@MiamiOH.edu
513-529-7893
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Student Counseling Service (SCS) has been re-accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS) through 2026.
