Our workshops, trainings, and resources are designed to equip the Rutgers community with practical skills. supportive connections, and reliable information that strengthen campus well-being. Our offerings provide faculty, staff, and students with structured opportunities to learn, engage, and access support in ways that align with our commitment to a healthy campus environment. RBHS professional students are welcome to attend workshops and training. We also offer videos for students to view, as well as informational handouts to download.
Mental Health Trainings
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) – Higher Ed curriculum – focuses on the unique experiences and needs of the college community. This 8-hour training teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders in others. Participants will also learn how to help connect someone to appropriate care and to campus, local, & national resources.
Free to undergraduate students, graduate students/TA’s, faculty, and staff members.
All classes will be in person. Location will be announced prior to class.
Contact mark.cruz@rutgers.edu to get more information, schedule a department, unit or student org training, or cancel or change your enrollment.
Campus Connect - Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
This training aims to increase knowledge about statistics, risk & protective factors, warning signs, and campus resources around suicide prevention. Open to students, faculty and staff members.
In-person classes will take place at the HOPE office at 8 Lafayette Street, New Brunswick on the College Avenue campus.
Campus Connect Fall 2026 Classes:
Thursday, September 10th, 10a-12p HOPE Office, 8 Lafayette Street, New Brunswick, NJ
Thursday, October 22nd, 10a-12p HOPE Office, 8 Lafayette Street, New Brunswick, NJ
Thursday, November 19th, 10a-12p HOPE Office, 8 Lafayette Street, New Brunswick, NJ
Monday, December 7th, 10a-12pm via ZOOM
To register, visit go.rutgers.edu/Campus-Connect; registration is limited.
Contact Nikita.Cuvilje@rutgers.edu with questions or to schedule additional trainings with your staff/student group.
Student Support Resources
Project 2-Gether
Project 2-Gether is a peer-to-peer social program that intends to bring students together through shared experiences. Understanding the potential difficulty of finding commonalities with others can be a major hurdle to attending events. Peer Wellness Advocates are trained students who can join you during an event to help ease the anxiety of going to an event by yourself.
If you are interested in having a Peer Wellness Advocate join you for an upcoming event, please complete this form: https://go.rutgers.edu/project2gether
Once complete, a HOPE staff member will reach out to you to confirm all details.
Student Wellness Programs for RBHS Students
Stress is a normal part of life. Everyone has it. If you know how, it can be used to motivate, enhance performance, and even build resilience. But what happens if you aren't prepared for it, or there's so much of it that you get overwhelmed and stop using the skills that may have helped in the past?
Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare SWP offers services to schools, graduate programs and medical schools throughout New Jersey.
242 Old New Brunswick Rd, Piscataway
800-327-3678
