Prevention Services

Campus health staff promote healthy campus week.

Sep 9, 2024

Healthy Campus Week Promotes Wellness With Variety of Events

From Sept. 23-27, Campus Health and other key campus partners are bringing Healthy Campus Week, a week-long series of programs and events designed to educate students about various health topics, back to NC State.

Student reading a book in a hammock on campus

Sep 3, 2024

Wellness Day Your Way

Wellness Day is an effort to provide staff, faculty and students an opportunity to reflect on their health and well-being. The next Wellness Day will be taking place on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

Kaylyn Poole takes a photo-op with a dog during a Pause for Paws event on campus.

Aug 30, 2024

Howling Success: Kaylyn Poole

Our first Howling Success of the 2024-25 school year is a student who promotes mental health and wellness on campus through her work as a Mental Health Ambassador, Wellness and Recreation facilities operations program assistant and more.

students at a sunshine and smoothies event

Aug 21, 2024

Wellness Wednesday: Navigating the Pack

College is both an exciting and daunting time, and adjusting to life on campus can come with challenges, including finding connection, balancing academics and learning how to live independently. Here are some tips to help make the transition easier.

A hand interrupts a line of falling dominoes.

Jan 19, 2024

Prevention Services Wins NASPA Award for Crisis Management

The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) revealed its 2023-24 Excellence Awards winners Thursday, with several Division of Academic and Student Affairs (DASA) employees receiving top honors.

NC State students write positive messages on a chalk board.

Nov 27, 2023

Giving Tuesday: Counseling and Prevention Services Offer Mental Health Resources for Students

For this year’s Giving Tuesday, Annual Giving seeks to support a critical student resource by promoting Counseling and Prevention Services.

NC State alum Dylan Ebbs has tattoos on the fingers of each of his knuckles that spell out "don't mind," symbolizing his willingness to talk about his mental health journey.

Oct 16, 2023

‘Don’t Mind:’ NC State Alum Dylan Ebbs Shares Lessons from Mental Health Journey

NC State alum Dylan Ebbs shared the lessons he's learned throughout his battle with mental health struggles and depression with the university community.

NC State alumna Mary Chamblee ('17) has been an advocate for mental health services as both a student and employee of the university.

Oct 10, 2023

Giving Back to Support Mental Wellness

As first a student at NC State and now an employee with NC State Prevention Services, Mary Chamblee (‘17) has a unique perspective when it comes to the importance of mental health services at the university.

Afternoon sunlight streams through the fall foliage at Wolf Plaza. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Sep 7, 2023

Lighten Your Pack With These Mental Health Tools

At NC State, several Division of Academic and Student Affairs departments, including the Counseling Center, Wellness and Recreation and Prevention Services are working to provide students with as many free, accessible and easy-to-use resources as possible to “lighten your pack,” improve mental health and relieve stress.

Students gather at Stafford Commons to attend a convocation ceremony in 2021. Photo by Marc Hall

Aug 15, 2023

Plan Ahead for Wolfpack Welcome Week

Download the NC State Guides app and mark your calendar for this exhilarating lineup of activities to start the academic year.