About

Because mental health is a community responsibility.

WE ARE WAKE is about understanding what distress looks like in the Wake Forest community, knowing when and where to find help, and learning effective responses when mental health concerns arise.

WE ARE WAKE works with our campus community to:

  • Elevate our consciousness of care within the Wake Forest community.
  • Promote healthy practices and preventative care awareness.
  • Equip members of our community with knowledge and skills that can support their peers in need.
  • Connect our community to the resources and information necessary to foster a culture of self-care.

What is We Are Wake?

Dr. Shea Kidd Brown

We are excited to announce the launch of the We Are Wake initiative, a campaign designed to build capacity as it relates to student care and wellbeing on campus. Additionally, it promotes behaviors associated with wellbeing, increased engagement in help-seeking and other initiatives that elevate the consciousness of care on campus.

We are Wake is made possible thanks to a generous gift and will address subjects such as understanding what distress looks like in our community, streamlining resources, knowing when and where to go for help, and learning effective responses and referral options when mental health concerns arise.

During the fall 2022 semester, a small working group was formed to consider how Wake Forest could strengthen approaches to caring for students before they are in distress and provide appropriate support when they experience crises. This group sought to identify mental health resources through more collaboration across the campus. While this work continues through the spring semester, we are excited to announce the Care 101 training focused on recognizing signs/symptoms/issues of distress, skill development related to response, awareness of campus support resources, and the identification and promotion of positive behaviors.