{"id":169633,"date":"2026-10-07T09:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=169633"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:09:26","slug":"wright-state-brings-campus-community-together-to-celebrate-mental-health-and-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/07\/wright-state-brings-campus-community-together-to-celebrate-mental-health-and-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State brings campus community together to celebrate mental health and well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">From goat yoga to root beer floats, Wright State University put a creative spin on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wright.edu\/office-of-the-provost\/priorities-and-initiatives\/world-mental-health-day\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Mental Health Day<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> on Oct. 1 with activities designed to help students, faculty and staff prioritize their mental health and well-being.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">More than 40 vendors and university organizations filled the celebration on the Mall, offering resources, activities and opportunities for Wright State community members to connect, learn and de-stress. Students, faculty and staff also enjoyed free pizza, games, music, mental health bingo and a night cycle ride with Campus Recreation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe are celebrating World Mental Health Day today, so we can show that our community supports mental health,\u201d said Sara Baker, wellness and health program manager in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wright.edu\/counseling-and-wellness\">Counseling and Wellness Services<\/a>. \u201cWe are all here to support one another and support our pack.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is the fourth year the Health and Wellness Task Force has hosted the event. Its mission is to work to foster a culture of care on Wright State\u2019s Dayton and Lake campuses and promote resources that help community members prioritize their well-being.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From goat yoga to root beer floats, Wright State University put a creative spin on World Mental Health Day with activities designed to help individuals prioritize their mental health and well-being.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/07\/wright-state-brings-campus-community-together-to-celebrate-mental-health-and-well-being\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":169634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[729,725,727,715,720],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-campus","category-home-news-sidebar","category-homepage-photos-and-video","category-news","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169633"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169652,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169633\/revisions\/169652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}