Morris Let’s Thrive is a holistic campus initiative infusing evidence-based mental health and wellbeing practices, skill building, information and resources into UMN Morris students’ curricular and co-curricular life. We take a holistic approach to supporting students and encourage mental, sexual and physical health & Violence Prevention. In our office we have an extensive health library, free contraceptives, a Buddha board, essential oils and more! The Violence Prevention Program is also part of the wellness center. Green dot is an effective bystander intervention program to reduce violence on college campuses. It starts with Red Dots. Red dots are small moments in time when violence occurs. Violence that has been proven to occur on a regular basis on college campuses. The moment it takes to hit someone, to send a threatening text or to stalk someone on social media. It is up to us how we shape our campus, so what will be your green dot? What can you do to intervene when you see a red dot? Green dot examples are: Pulling a friend aside, calling the police or offering a distraction. In any such situation, you can add a green dot to our campus map and make a difference.
