Active Minds at UCSB

Active Minds at UCSB We are the UCSB chapter of the national organization, Active Minds. We are a student organization at UCSB called Active Minds. Active Minds, Inc.

Our mission is to reduce the stigma attached to mental health disorders and make getting help easier and more accepted. Active Minds is the nation's only student-based mental health advocacy program on college campuses. Dedicated to eradicating the stigma associated with mental illness, Active Minds members work to promote awareness and understanding of the issues on campuses nationwide. We know that mental health issues face thousands of students everyday, and we commit to doing everything we can on campus to bring attention and respect to the cause. was founded in 2001 by twenty year-old Alison Malmon, after the su***de of her only sibling - brother Brian Malmon - who had just taken a leave of absence from college.

BIG NEWS! We have another bake sale coming up tomorrow in celebration of Valentine’s Day! Come visit us if you’re passin...
02/11/2026

BIG NEWS! We have another bake sale coming up tomorrow in celebration of Valentine’s Day! Come visit us if you’re passing by the Arbor walkway, we’ll have brownies, cookies, and candy grams and help support Active Minds. We’ll be out and about from 11am-2pm tomorrow! See you there!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our community service event with 💚 These packages will be donated to ❤️🤍
02/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in our community service event with 💚 These packages will be donated to ❤️🤍

Join us for a special professor panel hosted by Active Minds Advocates! Come hear UCSB professors discuss the current po...
02/09/2026

Join us for a special professor panel hosted by Active Minds Advocates! Come hear UCSB professors discuss the current political climate and its impact on our mental health! Don’t miss out next week Tuesday February 17th from 6:30-8pm in 1924 Psychology Building with food and drinks provided!

Follow the link to register for our volunteering event at the SB County Food Bank! 🧅🥫🥒🍞
02/09/2026

Follow the link to register for our volunteering event at the SB County Food Bank! 🧅🥫🥒🍞

Happy Week 6 Gauchos! We’re celebrating Sexual Responsibility Week by collaborating with Health and Wellness to discuss ...
02/09/2026

Happy Week 6 Gauchos! We’re celebrating Sexual Responsibility Week by collaborating with Health and Wellness to discuss safe s*x basics and attachment styles. With Valentines Day just around the corner, we’ll be talking about physical and mental ways to be safe in intimacy, including communication and boundaries. So join us this Tuesday in ILP 4209!

Come hang out in the park!🌿 We will be making care packages to donate to SB Street Medicine 🩵💚
02/07/2026

Come hang out in the park!🌿 We will be making care packages to donate to SB Street Medicine 🩵💚

This week we discussed art therapy as a form of mental health practice that can be done both personally and professional...
02/04/2026

This week we discussed art therapy as a form of mental health practice that can be done both personally and professionally to benefit people to be expressive and increase their feelings of control. Then we did some art therapy ourselves by doing a pass and paint activity where we painted for a couple minutes then handed it off to the next person. Thanks for coming, see you next week!

Happy Week 5 Gauchos! To relax and ease our minds amidst midterms, we’ll be looking at a different and more creative typ...
02/02/2026

Happy Week 5 Gauchos! To relax and ease our minds amidst midterms, we’ll be looking at a different and more creative type of therapy this week: Art Therapy! We’ll discuss what it’s all about, the benefits of it, and what situations it can be applied. Plus we’ll be getting creative ourselves with a group art activity! So join us this Tuesday at 7pm in ILP 4209!

This week we discussed academic burnout and how factors such as pressure, constant productivity, and technology can cont...
01/28/2026

This week we discussed academic burnout and how factors such as pressure, constant productivity, and technology can contribute to it. We then provided ways to set boundaries and expectations to prevent burnout then as a relaxing activity, we made coloring pages and drank soothing hot tea! Thanks for coming everyone! See you next week!

Let’s support the community! 🍅🥑🍝🥘Please visit the link in the QR code if you would like to join our upcoming community s...
01/28/2026

Let’s support the community! 🍅🥑🍝🥘
Please visit the link in the QR code if you would like to join our upcoming community service event! 💚

Happy Week 4 Chos! With midterms fast approaching, this week we are discussing academic burnout. Join us as we learn abo...
01/26/2026

Happy Week 4 Chos! With midterms fast approaching, this week we are discussing academic burnout. Join us as we learn about distressing, how mental health affects academic performance, and do a ground activity. Can’t wait to see everyone this Tuesday !;)

We’ve had a fun and productive past couple of weeks! Last week to start the new year and new quarter right we discussed ...
01/21/2026

We’ve had a fun and productive past couple of weeks! Last week to start the new year and new quarter right we discussed goal setting and manifesting and how to set up helpful goals that we can follow through. Afterwards we made vision boards of what we hope to accomplish this year! This week we talked about empathy and discussed how we can practice compassion with direction. Then we wrote therapeutic emphatic letters to someone we have a complicated relationship with. Thanks for coming everyone! See you next week!

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Girvetz Hall Room 2123
Washington D.C., DC
20009

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7pm - 8pm

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