<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 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 midterms pick up and your time becomes more limited, we wanted to remind you that there are many help resources on campus if you become overwhelmed or overworked. Whether your stress or lack of sleep is due to psets, exams, papers, job searches, or anything else</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; white-space: pre-wrap;">, 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 or 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;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2" class=""><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">If you are hesitant to walk into any of the offices because you don’t know any deans or clinicians, don’t be afraid to ask friends for recommendations. If you’re worried that you’re not sure of what each office is supposed to do or where you should be going, ask friends or anyone in the offices and they should be able to point you in the right direction. Lastly, I’m always happy to provide any recommendations or help that I can, so feel free to email me with any questions you might have!</span></font></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. Best to go here to move </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>around psets, exams, or work related </span><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="">conflicts due to external stressors. Located in 5-104. Walk-in hours 10am-11am, 2pm-3pm.</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 24 hour hotline: </span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">6172532916 (days) and 6172534481 </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(nights/weekends)</span><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="">. Located in E23 on the 3rd floor. Walk-in hours 2pm-4pm.</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. Located in </span><span style="font-family: ArialMT; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">8-316.</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;"></ol></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>