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97% Percentage of Pi Kappa Alpha undergraduates who say they would support a brother seeking mental health support.

Intoucn Bave Ta ALMOST 60% OF STUDENTS SAY THAT THEY HAVE received advice or support for their mental health from a roommate or friend in the past years* Through our partnership with The JED Foundation, PIKE is excited to bring Brave Talk to our chapters. Maybelline New York, in partnership with The Jed Foundation (JED), is offering this free expert-developed training designed to give students the skills to support their peers who may be struggling with their mental health and help con- nect them to care. At the 2024 Chapter Executives Con- ference, over 600 Pikes heard from Kiana Davis, Senior Manager, Educational Programming at The JED Foundation, about this important offering. Brave Talk includes Brave Steps, which provide concrete tips on how to start a conversation with a friend who might be struggling. Brave Talk’s goal is to build a culture where

Text “Together” to 741741 to be connected with a crisis counselor

your brothers can feel heard and cared for. Brave Talk is interactive and discussion-based so students can:  Better identify signs of distress in friends and peers  Discuss barriers to helping.  Apply strategies to engage in a conversation with a peer in distress.

Attendees at the 2023 Chapter Executives Conference heard from Kiana Davis, Senior Manager, Educational Programming at The JED Foundation.

 List places and resources that can be used to support a peer.

*Data from the 2022-2023 Healthy Minds Study

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