The Michigan Daily
July 1, 2021
“Navigating mental health resources on campus”
“Brdar’s message for students struggling with their mental health is that these problems are ‘normal and valid and okay, and not something to be ashamed of.’ He encourages those who are comfortable doing so to reach out to people around them and talk about their concerns. ‘Sometimes all it takes is taking a leap to join WSN or make an appointment with a psychiatrist or therapist,’ Brdar says. ‘And it can be scary… and it’s so worth it in the end.’”
June 10, 2020
“CAPS unveils new online platform for mental health resources amid pandemic”
“Public Health senior Liadan Solomon, Wolverine Support Network executive director, spoke to The Daily about WSN’s role on campus, relationship with CAPS and how WSN pairs peer group facilitators with students, even during the pandemic.”
January 15, 2020
“Students turn to, create alternative mental health resources”
“Some students have stepped up to promote positive mental health when they can’t find what they need in University services. Wolverine Support Network, founded by students in 2014 in the wake of two suicides on campus, provides a peer-led alternative to traditional counseling.”
September 22, 2019
“Students highlight mental health stigma in communities of color”
“‘Wolverine Support Network is a student-run mental health organization that just creates different spaces for students in different places of community. They are always trying to branch out and seek new members but also seek new people who are just interested in having those types of conversations.’”
February 5, 2019
“Campus resources can combat seasonal affective disorder”
“LSA senior Jordan Lazarus is the executive director of Wolverine Support Network, an organization sponsored by CAPS offering weekly peer-facilitated support groups as well as bi-weekly community events. Although he too has heard of the long waiting periods for CAPS appointments, Lazarus said they are still able to provide far more resources than other colleges he has worked with through WSN.”
January 11, 2018
“Beyond the Numbers: University student suicide data leads to improved mental health resources on campus”
“As a group leader for Wolverine Support Network, a participant in mental health monologues at Active Minds and a student who has spoken at local high schools about mental health, Learis spends a lot of her time advocating for improved mental health resources.”
October 9, 2017
“Taking a breather: Head Talk panel focuses on mental health in business”
“Wrapping up the panel was Business senior Sam Orley, the executive director of Wolverine Support Network, who discussed how events in his personal life led him to get involved with mental health matters on campus.
‘In 2013 as I was entering my senior year of high school, and my brother was a junior at Michigan, he took his life,’ Orley said. ‘This is of course had a profound traumatic impact on my life both being with him and not. But experiencing from a distance his time at Michigan, and how his experience with mental illness was largely affected by the climate around him. It’s not that there weren’t people or outlets to get help — it’s just that he didn’t feel comfortable doing so. That’s why I’m here today, and that’s what motivated me to join Wolverine Support Network.’”
November 7, 2016
“University offers students a variety of mental health resources beyond CAPS”
“Along with University efforts, there are also student-led programs such as the Wolverine Support Network, an initiative sponsored by CAPS that provides peer-led support groups.
LSA junior Max Rothman, director of WSN program development, said the organization aims to destigmatize mental health through facilitating open conversation among students.”
October 10, 2016
“University, students host Mental Health Fair on international awareness day”
“The Mental Health Information Fair featured seven different tables around the Diag for organizations to provide information on various mental health topics and encourage students to talk about them. Several organizations present, including ActiveMinds, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Wolverine Support Network, were student-run. “
January 13, 2016
“Wolverine Support Network: Supporting students”
“Wolverine Support Network is a student organization that strives to directly combat the silent mindset on mental health. Over the past two semesters, Wolverine Support Network has directed a total of 21 weekly confidential peer-to-peer groups that have fostered discussion on mental health.”
November 30, 2014
“Viewpoint: A new approach to student mental health concerns”
“According to its mission statement, the WSN aims to become “the first sustainable peer to peer led structure at the University of Michigan.” This network will provide another way for students who are struggling with issues impacting their mental well-being to express their concerns and generate catharsis.”