Albertus Magnus College Sparks Action for Suicide Prevention
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Albertus Magnus College Sparks Action for Suicide Prevention
Traveling Exhibit: “Send Silence Packing" Comes to Campus March 6
New Haven, Conn., March 4, 2025
–
Albertus Magnus College
welcomes the traveling exhibit Send Silence Packing back to campus on March 6. This
is the second time Albertus’ Health and Wellness team is partnering with Active Minds,
a nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness regarding mental health and
providing suicide prevention resources to college campuses nationwide. The first collaboration
took place in September 2022 and was also made possible in large part by the Garrett
Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grant, of which Albertus is a recipient. The mission
of the grant is to create accessible mental health support for every student.
Who: Albertus Magnus College Health and Wellness Team, students, staff, and faculty.
What: Exhibit to inspire communities; create action for suicide prevention and mental
health resources.
Facilitate critical conversations to end the silence surrounding mental health and
suicide.
Where: Hubert Campus Center; 831 Winchester Avenue, New Haven, Conn.
When: Thursday, March 6; 9am - 4pm.
How: Made possible through the Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grant.
Why: An acute nationwide awareness of the increasing mental health challenges faced
by students.
This moving exhibit for Albertus students, staff, and faculty is now more accessible.
Backpacks are hung at eye level (instead of placed on the ground) where people can
read stories of those impacted by suicide. Every pack tells a different story or contains
a message of hope.
This event will have mental health support for every Albertus community member who
needs time to process. The Mater’s in Art Therapy program will be hosting an art directive
processing space for any Albertus family member who would like to creatively express
their feelings.
In addition, there will be licensed mental health counselors on hand for anyone who
would like to use their support. Albertus also will have resources available to highlight
many mental health community agencies and practitioners.
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition.
Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings
such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named
a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus
graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months
of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300
students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and
graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate
students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus
is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's
degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General
Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in
Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a
Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic
100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the
Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal
arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach
to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic
engagement and success." To learn more, please visit
albertus.edu
.
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Andrea Kovacs
Vice President for Marketing & Community Relations
media@albertus.edu
(203) 773-0129
Albertus Magnus College
700 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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Albertus Magnus College Sparks Action for Suicide Prevention
Traveling Exhibit: “Send Silence Packing" Comes to Campus March 6
New Haven, Conn., March 4, 2025
–
Albertus Magnus College
welcomes the traveling exhibit Send Silence Packing back to campus on March 6. This
is the second time Albertus’ Health and Wellness team is partnering with Active Minds,
a nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness regarding mental health and
providing suicide prevention resources to college campuses nationwide. The first collaboration
took place in September 2022 and was also made possible in large part by the Garrett
Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grant, of which Albertus is a recipient. The mission
of the grant is to create accessible mental health support for every student.
Who: Albertus Magnus College Health and Wellness Team, students, staff, and faculty.
What: Exhibit to inspire communities; create action for suicide prevention and mental
health resources.
Facilitate critical conversations to end the silence surrounding mental health and
suicide.
Where: Hubert Campus Center; 831 Winchester Avenue, New Haven, Conn.
When: Thursday, March 6; 9am - 4pm.
How: Made possible through the Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grant.
Why: An acute nationwide awareness of the increasing mental health challenges faced
by students.
This moving exhibit for Albertus students, staff, and faculty is now more accessible.
Backpacks are hung at eye level (instead of placed on the ground) where people can
read stories of those impacted by suicide. Every pack tells a different story or contains
a message of hope.
This event will have mental health support for every Albertus community member who
needs time to process. The Mater’s in Art Therapy program will be hosting an art directive
processing space for any Albertus family member who would like to creatively express
their feelings.
In addition, there will be licensed mental health counselors on hand for anyone who
would like to use their support. Albertus also will have resources available to highlight
many mental health community agencies and practitioners.
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition.
Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings
such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named
a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus
graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months
of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300
students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and
graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate
students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus
is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's
degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General
Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in
Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a
Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic
100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the
Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal
arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach
to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic
engagement and success." To learn more, please visit
albertus.edu
.
Degrees
Dominican & College Traditions
Faculty
Fast Facts
History
Our Campus
Contact
Andrea Kovacs
Vice President for Marketing & Community Relations
media@albertus.edu
(203) 773-0129
Albertus Magnus College
700 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Copyright ©
Albertus Magnus College, All Rights Reserved
Website Privacy and Cookie Policy
Copyright ©