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Outreach and Events

We provide information and awareness in the areas of mental health and psychological concerns. Sometimes this is within a partnership with other university departments and student groups; other times this is a program of our own.

We also offer a variety of workshops and drop-in spaces. Workshops are a great way to learn skills; they also provide practical ways to help manage your thoughts and feelings. Workshops are often skills-based and don't require a lot of self-disclosure. Workshops are generally a 3-4 week commitment and no initial appointment is needed. Please register via the links below or email the workshop facilitator.

For any questions related to outreach opportunities, please contact Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services Assistant Director of Outreach and Campus Engagement, Sara DiSimone.

Programs, Workshops, and Events

See our Fall 2025 and ongoing outreach events.

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Basic Mindfulness

Are you interested in learning ways to manage stress or anxiety? Having difficulty falling or staying asleep? Or maybe you are thinking ahead and wondering how you will manage the stress of classes and exams on top of everything else? Did you know that learning how to practice mindfulness—in fact only 5 to 10 minutes a day—can help improve sleep, reduce anxiety, and improve ability to manage stress? Carruth’s Mindfulness Basics will teach you the basics of mindfulness and help you to develop the habit of living life more in the present. Basic Mindfulness is taught as a weekly, 75-minute class over four weeks by a certified mindfulness instructor. For more information or to register, please contact Elizabeth Moore. 

Please register at the link below.

  Thursdays 5:30-6:45PM: 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2 in the Student Health Building, Room 101 (yoga room) near the Rec Center fields.

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Unplugged Workshop

The Carruth Center will help you take a break from doom scrolling! We’ll have activities to de-stress, build new relationships and learn practical ways to unplug from social media. Contact  Logan Burris  with any questions. 

Please register at the link below.

Join us every other Tuesday: 8/26 silent book club, 9/9 board games, 9/23 sensory crafting, 10/7 meditation, 10/21 photo scavenger hunt, 11/4 paper airplanes, 11/18 gratitude letters, 12/2 zine making

   3:30-5:00PM on the 2nd floor of the Wise Library downtown. 
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Summer Book Club

LGBTQIA+ Book Club

Are you tired of reading for academic purposes? Do you identify as part of the LGBTQIA2+ community? Do you sometimes struggle with your mental health? Queer Book Club may be the place for you! This book club focuses on one piece of LBGTQIA2+ literature each semester to allow you to read for pleasure at a reasonable pace. The primary goal of the group is to engage in conversations surrounding mental health as it relates to the literature and to build connections with one another. For more information please contact  Alix Ford.

This fall, the book club will be reading We Used To Live Here  by Marcus Kliewer. Sign up is FREE, securing your spot for a FREE BOOK! 

Please register at the link below:
  Tuesdays, September 9, October 14 and November 11 from 5:30-6:30PM in room 101 (yoga room) of the Student Health Building (near Rec Center fields).
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Outreach Requests

The Carruth Center staff can provide topic-specific presentations to students, faculty and staff. Additionally, Carruth staff members are available to support campus-wide events. You can learn more about outreach requests or submit your own at the page below.

Learn About Outreach Requests

For any questions related to outreach opportunities or requests, please contact the Carruth Center for Counseling & Psychological Services Assistant Director of Outreach and Campus Engagement, Sara DiSimone.

Mental Health 101 Training

Open enrollment sessions scheduled throughout the semester

This 90-minute training, available to WVU faculty/staff and students, will teach participants warning signs of distress and appropriate ways to communicate, listen and provide helpful resources. The training will also provide space for participants to practice these skills. There are multiple sessions scheduled for the current semester; learn more about them at the page below.

Learn About Mental Health 101 Training

Let's Chat

2/5, 3/5, 4/2 from 11:00AM – 1:00PM in the Mountainlair Lobby

Students will be able to access the on-demand consultation services of Let's Chat while also learning about and engaging with other campus resources. We’ll have snacks, crafts, mental health screenings, appointment scheduling, giveaways, and of course information and resources! Mini-Resource Fairs will be held in the Mountainlair Lobby.

Learn About Let's Chat

Well-being and Mental Health Student Advisory Board

Meet biweekly on on Tuesdays at 7:00PM in the Student Health Building

The WVU Well-being and Mental Health Student Advisory Board (WMHSAB) was created  to bridge the gap between students and university administration with regard to well-being and mental health on campus.

Learn About the WMHSAB

Upcoming Events

See the full Carruth Center WVU calendar here.

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