<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Dear Undergrads,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="line-height: normal;"><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the semester picks up and your time becomes more limited, we understand that life at MIT can become stressful and difficult to navigate. If you find yourself in a position where you want to </span><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><font size="2" class="">talk to someone or need</font></span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to move around a few psets, don</span><font size="2" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span></font><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;">t hesitate to reach out for support. You can find help at any of MIT</span><font size="2" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span></font><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;">s institutional and peer support resources. In addition, friends,</span></font></span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> your advisor, GRT, housemasters, and RLAD are all great resources to take advantage of</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: Arial;">. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="line-height: normal;"><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="line-height: normal;"><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have attached a list of resources available to you here at MIT to help you find support, and have also included a few highlights below. Whenever reaching out to a support service, always remember to </span><b class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;">be your own advocate</b><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;">! If you do not feel comfortable with or are not satisfied with the dean/clinician/advocate, etc. that you are seeing, don</span><font size="2" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span></font><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;">t hesitate to request to see someone new.</span></font><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The best interactions come from great relationships, so don</span><font size="2" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span></font><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;">t be afraid to keep looking until you find the right fit.</span></font></span></div><div class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please reach out for support or guidance whenever you need it. If you're not sure where to go, reaching out to a confidential resource for advice is a good start.</span></div></div><div class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; white-space: normal;">Sincerely,</div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; white-space: normal;">Tamar & Daniel</div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; white-space: normal;">UA Student Support & Wellness</div></span></div></div><div class=""><font size="1" class=""><a href="mailto:ua-wellness-chairs@mit.edu" class="">ua-wellness-chairs@mit.edu</a></font></div><div class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br class=""></span></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Institutional support resources:</span></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><br class=""></span></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Student Support Services (S^3)</span></b><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;">: Support, advocacy, and referrals for students facing academic or personal challenges.</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mental Health & Counseling</span></b><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;">: Support for students dealing with personal concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship problems, or stress. </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>You can speak with a Mental Health clinician about an urgent concern any time by calling the phone number.</span></div><div class=""></div><div class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
<b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;">Let’s Chat</span></b><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;">: Easy access to informal, free, confidential consultations with counselors from MIT Medical’s Mental Health & Counseling Service. </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Common concerns include stress, anxiety, difficulty adjusting, family problems, or relationship issues. No appointment necessary. Meetings are 20 </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>minutes each.</span></div><div class=""></div><div class=""></div><div class=""></div><div class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div class=""><b class="" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br class=""></span></b></div><div class=""><b class="" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Peer support resources:</span></b></div><div class=""><b class="" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><br class=""></span></b></div><div class=""><b class="" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Peer Ears:</span></b><span class="" style="text-indent: 0in; font-family: Arial;"> Undergraduate student volunteers offer peer support by phone, email, and face to face, for undergrads within the residences, to promote </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="text-indent: 0in; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>mental wellbeing.</span></div><div class=""><b class="" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><br class=""></span></b></div><div class=""><b class="" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://peer2peer.mit.edu" class="">Peer2Peer.mit.edu</a>:</span></b><span class="" style="text-indent: 0in; font-family: Arial;"> A service provided by MIT Medical, which offers realtime online confidential chats with trained active listeners. The service is </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="text-indent: 0in; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>administered by the national organization Seven Cups of Tea. MIT affiliates are also invited and encouraged to serve as volunteers.</span></div><div class=""><div class="page" title="Page 4"><div class="section" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><ol start="0" class="" style="list-style-type: none;"><div class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p></ol></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>