With Space in Mind: Considering Physical and “Safe” Spaces in Promoting Student Emotional Health and Well-being

What happens when college and university campuses utilize an equity-minded framework and public health approach to develop spaces on campus that promote emotional health and wellbeing? In this presentation, Dr. Sofia Pertuz (Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, JED) will interview Dr. David Jones (Chief Diversity Officer & Director of Talent Management, William Paterson University) and Andre Banerjee (Landscape Designer, Active Minds Emerging Scholars Fellowship) to discuss the importance of how considering “space” – both physically and mentally – and other campus efforts can support the mental health of all students on campus.