Understand Contexts
Through this activity, we want to understand how students experience mental health across different university contexts and cultural backgrounds.
The Proposal
What is Mental Health on Mic?
Mental Health on Mic is a student-centered initiative created as part of the SNO, designed to provide an open, safe space for students to reflect on mental health, university life, wellbeing, and the communities they belong to.
Identify Root Causes
Between academic deadlines, competitive pressures, and social adjustments, we examine how university life impacts loneliness and connection.
Build Healthier Spaces
Gathering what students believe could be changed to create healthier, more empathetic, and truly supportive academic environments.
Deep Reflection
Belonging is more than being in the same place
"Between classes, deadlines, group projects, and the pressure to keep up, we can be surrounded by people and still feel disconnected. Sometimes, we share the same spaces without feeling that we truly belong."
Belonging is about feeling seen, heard, and welcomed. We want to hear your story, your perspective, and your ideas. This is an open invitation to reflect on the relationships we build, the connections we miss, and the kind of university environment we want to create together.
How can our university experiences affect our sense of connection, loneliness, and mental well-being?
What kind of university environment do we want to create together to foster genuine community?
Continuous Conversation
Bi-Monthly Editions
During the year, we'll be launching bi-monthly editions concerning mental health topics. We'll be inviting students, professionals, educators, and many others who can contribute solutions. Be part of it, we want to listen to you!
Open For Submissions
Edition 1: Connection & Belonging
Theme: Loneliness in a university full of people.
“How can our university experiences affect our sense of connection, loneliness, and mental wellbeing?” We invite all students to share their experiences and help imagine a more connected academic environment.
Share Your Voice for Edition 1 →Edition 2: Academic Pressure & Burnout
Addressing clinical duty fatigue, competitive exam stress, and balancing wellness with rigorous health sciences curricula.
Guest speakers, student roundtables, and regional perspectives will be announced via SNO social channels.
From Voice to Action
Connecting to the SNO Global Health Summit
Mental Health on Mic is not just about sharing stories — it directly feeds into the SNO Global Student Voice & Action Agenda at the SNO Global Health Summit: "Students as Changemakers: Leading Together for Health Equity Reaching Every Community."
Stage 01
Listen
Bring students' voices, lived experiences, and mental health realities into the center of the debate.
Stage 02
Dialogue
Engage with peers, faculty, and health leaders to identify common challenges across different global regions.
Stage 03
Co-Create
Collaborative ideathons turning shared priorities into actionable, feasible institutional proposals.
Stage 04
Commit
Consolidating solutions into policy agendas and lasting student-led health equity commitments.
Get Involved
Put Your Voice Here!
Your experience matters, and your voice can help us imagine a more connected and caring university. Let's make room for conversations that too often go unheard.
Open the Official Google Form 🎤📱 Scan with your phone camera to open the submission form directly.
Need Immediate Mental Health Support?
You are never alone. If you are going through a personal crisis, feeling overwhelmed, or need someone to speak with, help is available around the clock:
- Find free, confidential helplines in your region: findahelpline.com
- Contact your university's student counseling or psychological support services.
- Reach out to a trusted peer, mentor, or family member.