Fresh Check Day 2025
Fresh Check Day is a mental health promotion and suicide prevention fair that consists of interactive expo booths, peer-to-peer messaging, support of multiple campus departments and groups, free food, entertainment, and giveaways.
Avery Point – April 10 – 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Hartford – April 3 – 11:00 am to 2:00 pm HTB Courtyard
Stamford – April 9 – 11:00 am to 2:00 pm in Rich Concourse
Storrs – April 26 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on the Student Union Mall
Waterbury – April 9 – 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the MPR and Student Lounge
Fresh Check Day 2025
2025 Participating Booths at Storrs:
| Booths | Description | Topic | Sponsor |
| The Zen Den | Promotes mindfulness and a positive outlook on life, inviting students to engage in creative self-expression, and demonstrating that small hands-on activities can promote mental well-being. | Positive Coping and Life Skills | Active Minds |
| Nine Out of Ten | Focuses on suicide prevention directly, empowering students to act as gatekeepers for their peers and teaching them how to recognize and respond to the warning signs of suicide. | Suicide Prevention | SHaW Mental Health |
| Check In & Chill Out | Emphasizes that checking in with your mental health is just as important as checking in with your physical health – stress management and coping strategies. | Educate on Mental Health | |
| Know Your Limit | Promotes alcohol safety and awareness of the signs of alcohol misuse or dependence in oneself or others and provides resources that can help. | Educate on Mental Health | UConn Police Department |
| YOUnique | Promotes positive body image, brings awareness to the prevalence of disordered eating on college campuses and educates students on how to help themselves or a friend who may be struggling. | Educate on Mental Health | Student Services/CAPS |
| Mood Matters | Raises awareness of anxiety and mood disorders including depression and bipolar d/o. | Educate on Mental Health | |
| Uplift | Promotes self-care and wellness and helps students find coping strategies that work for them. | Positive Coping and Life Skills | SHaW Substance Misuse Risk Reduction Peers |
| Follow Your Art (formerly Paint Your Art Out) | Focuses on the therapeutic and mental health benefits of art and creativity and how they can serve as protective coping strategies. | Positive Coping and Life Skills | SHaW Holistic Huskies |
| It Takes a Village | Builds social networks and a sense of connection, acknowledging that getting involved in your community can be a protective factor against suicide. | Positive Coping and Life Skills | USG |
| Boost | Focused on physical activity which has positive mental health benefits and encourages students to find physical activities to engage in that they enjoy. | Positive Coping and Life Skills | SHaW URC |
| Thrive | Focusing on your strengths and embracing a positive attitude which can better equip you to thrive in your environment, and how recognizing what you have to be grateful for can positively affect your mental health. | Positive Coping and Life Skills | Center for International Students and Scholars (CISS) |
| Be Yourself | Promotes self-acceptance and acceptance of others for who they are and provides information on risk and protective factors with the LGBTQ+ community. | High Risk Populations and Stigma Reduction | SHaW Medical Care & Rainbow Center |
| Rise Up | Brings awareness to the mental health effects that often follow sexual assault. It empowers bystanders and addresses the impact of victim-blaming and language. | High Risk Populations and Stigma Reduction | Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP) |
| Words Matter
(Elephant in the Room) |
Focuses on how a lack of awareness and stigma or misunderstanding can lead some people to keep their feelings and experiences secret and in fear of being shamed or judged and brings these topics to light. | High Risk Populations and Stigma Reduction | SHaW Mental Health |
| UBelong | Raises awareness of the challenges students face and the resources available to them in their lives and around campus to help them manage stress caused by challenges so they can effectively manage stress and thrive. | High Risk Populations and Stigma Reduction | Protect Our Pack |
| At Ease | Educates students about the unique challenges that their service member peers may face and provides resources for student service members | High Risk Populations and Stigma Reduction | Veterans |
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