Wolverine Support Network holds weekly groups, which are led by trained facilitators. We aim to create a space where members can promote their own and each other’s emotional and mental well-being in an accessible, private and inclusive environment.
WSN Model
Members
Members attend weekly groups led by peer facilitators
Facilitators
Facilitators lead weekly group meetings for members
Organizing Team
Organizing Team improves the inner-workings of WSN
Director Team
Directors manage the day-to-day operations of WSN
Our Events
Drop-In Groups
Drop-In Groups are bi-weekly online meetings led by two trained facilitators. No sign-up is required!
Community Events
Community-building Events are open to both Network members and the Michigan student body, aimed toward fostering a culture of support on campus.
Our History
The Wolverine Support Network (WSN) was founded in 2015 by a group of students who recognized the social stigmas, financial burdens, and timing inconveniences associated with discussing student mental health and well-being. Ignited by the loss of two fellow students at the University of Michigan to suicide, and their own battles with mental health, incumbent Central Student Government President Bobby Dishell, Student Athlete Advisory Committee President Cooper Charlton, Emily Lustig, and Elizabeth Pratt developed a resolution. Simply put, their solution was honest and open peer-to-peer dialogue...
DEI Statement
Since the creation of Wolverine Support Network, our goal has been to empower U-M students to create inclusive communities and support each other's identities, mental health, and day-to-day lives. WSN commits to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as a framework that enables us to truly accomplish our mission of creating this inclusive community of students of all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, nationalities, and citizenship, socioeconomic, or ability statuses…