Active Minds speaker to address faculty and staff, public and students - Feb. 21-22, 2013

The UAA Integrated Suicide Prevention Initiative is hosting Bryan Adams, part of the Active Minds Speakers Bureau. Active Minds Inc. is a nonprofit organization supporting a national network of students who organize campus-based chapters focused on mental health education. The UAA Active Minds chapter is a group of students, staff and faculty involved in mental health advocacy and campus events that work to change negative perceptions about mental health on our campus.

While visiting UAA, Bryan will discuss his personal journey as a combat veteran who was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) through the Veterans Affairs Administration. Currently a senior at Rutgers University, Bryan educates others on the benefits of mental health care and taking charge of one's personal recovery. His presentations will be followed by a Q-and-A. Event schedule:

Thursday, Feb. 21
General UAA staff and faculty members
10-11:30 a.m., UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307

General public
7-8:30 p.m., Lyla Richards Conference Room (Student Union, Room 103)

Friday, Feb. 22
General UAA students
10:30 a.m.-noon, Social Sciences Building, Room 302