On International Day of Happiness: CRUCH Commission highlights progress and challenges in university well-being

Within the framework of this international celebration, the CRUCH Commission on University Coexistence and Mental Health shares the main advances and challenges in promoting inclusive, healthy, and sustainable university environments. “Happiness can be understood more broadly. The commission's work has increasingly used the concept of well-being,” […]

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World Mental Health Day: CRUCH commemorates the date with various activities to promote comprehensive well-being at the university level

In commemoration of World Mental Health Day, the co-chairs of the CRUCH Commission on University Coexistence and Mental Health, Valeska Grau (PUC) and Patricia Astroza (ULS), discuss the progress and challenges in universities. This October 10th marks World Mental Health Day, and […]

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University Coexistence and Mental Health Commission: Suicide prevention is a challenge for the entire university community

In observance of World Suicide Prevention Day, the universities of the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) are joining global efforts to raise awareness of the importance of mental health in educational communities. The CRUCH's Commission on University Coexistence and Mental Health emphasizes the need for collaborative work within the university community […]

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The first CRUCH Training Days conclude with the challenge of advancing the design of a university policy on coexistence and mental health.

The “First CRUCH Training Days on University Coexistence and Mental Health: Dialogue and Conflict Transformation in the Community” were attended by nearly 200 people at the opening session and more than 250 people in the 13 workshops held over the three days, as well as the Rector of the University of Cantabria, Ignacio […]

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The “First CRUCH Training Days on University Coexistence and Mental Health” will begin with the participation of international and national experts.”

The inauguration, which will take place in a hybrid format on Tuesday, January 9th at the UC Main Building, will feature speeches by Alfredo Zamudio, director of the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue mission in Chile, and the director of the Complutense University's Master's Program in Mediation […]

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Dialogue and conflict transformation in the community will be the focus of the “First CRUCH Training Days on University Coexistence and Mental Health” on January 9, 10 and 11, 2024

The opening ceremony will feature an international panel, including Alfredo Zamudio, director of the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue mission in Chile, and Leticia García Villaluenga, director of the Master's Program in Mediation at the Complutense University of Madrid. Also present will be the rector of the Catholic University of Chile, Ignacio Sánchez, and […]

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CRUCH's Commission on University Coexistence and Mental Health defines its 2024 work plan

  • Commission on University Coexistence and Mental Health

Generating public policy proposals, designing materials and publications, and carrying out reflection and dissemination activities are the priorities that the Commission's working groups defined for 2024 during the in-person plenary session on October 23. The working session included presentations by the authorities in charge of the Commission: […]

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University life and mental health: Rectors from CRUCH universities agree on the importance of addressing these issues at an institutional and comprehensive level

Within the framework of the “1st Seminar on University Coexistence: Mental Health, Gender and Community,” rectors from five advisory commissions of the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) addressed the main concerns and challenges surrounding mental health and coexistence in the university setting, as well as the integration of these issues with the work of other commissions of the […]

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CRUCH and its universities commemorate World Mental Health Day

Mental health fairs, seminars, talks, workshops, photography and documentary exhibitions, and even a music festival are some of the initiatives that CRUCH universities will be holding during October. The CRUCH Commission on University Coexistence and Mental Health organized the seminar “Good Student Practices for the Promotion and Prevention of Mental Health […]

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Students and graduates from CRUCH universities presented initiatives on mental health and coexistence

Suicide prevention; support and guidance for early-year students; inclusion of diverse and neurodivergent individuals; holistic healthcare; valuing leisure and play in building community and well-being; inclusion of migrant students; and therapy through agroecology are some of the topics addressed by the initiatives that […]

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