Fostering community discussions and building a toolkit for mental health and wellness in STEM.

ABSTRACT: Mental health interventions can help mitigate the unique challenges that individuals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) face as they navigate these disciplines. We developed the "Mental Health and Wellness: Our Community and our Identity in STEM" workshop, which emphasizes leveraging our STEM community and promoting self-compassion, to foster a conversation among members of the STEM community on how to support mental health and wellness. This interactive workshop begins with a short lecture to define mental health and wellness and introduce evidence-based methods to increase self-compassion. Participants, who are often from diverse backgrounds and various career stages, then explore case studies that highlight experiences related to mental health across STEM career

SUBMITTER: Williams DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636389 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature