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Listening can be one of the most powerful ways to support someone facing mental health challenges. The #IWillListen campaign encourages open and honest conversations about mental health. It brings together college campuses, workplaces, and other communities to start conversations, learn more about mental illness, and to understand what stigma is and how to overcome it. The campaign is organized by NAMI Metro Baltimore, which has engaged college campuses in the Baltimore area since 2016, and Johns Hopkins University is proud to be one of these partners.
This year, we have two NAMI Campus Ambassadors, Nishika Solanki, KSAS Neuroscience (2027) and Rachel Becker, BSPH, MSPH Health Education and Health Communication (2026) alongside Health Promotion and Well-Being and JHU Mental Health supports who will be organizing activities all through the week of October 6 – 11, on the Homewood and the East Baltimore campuses. The campaign’s goal is to encourage students to break down the stigma of mental illness and pledge to be listeners in their communities.
We invite you to come take part in our week of activities! The schedule of events is below:
Monday October 6, 2025
Event: #IWillListen on Wheels (Homewood)
Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Mobile around Homewood campus
Description: Come learn about NAMI #IWillListen Week, events you can attend, and resources available at JHU.
Event: JHU/ NAMI #IWillListen Tables (East Baltimore)
Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
Location: BSPH Gallery, SON Hub, and PCTB lobby
Description: Learn about the NAMI #IWillListen campaign. We’ll have stickers, candy, NAMI swag, and helpful handouts about campus resources.
Tuesday October 7, 2025
Event: JHU/ NAMI #IWillListen Tables (East Baltimore)
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: Armstrong Medical Education Building
Description: Learn about the NAMI #IWillListen campaign. We’ll have stickers, candy, NAMI swag, and helpful handouts about campus resources.
Wednesday October 8, 2025
Event: Stress Relief Art and Sip (Homewood)
Time: 4:00- 6:00pm
Location: Levering Great Hall, Homewood
Description: Join a NAMI Campus Ambassador and Health Promotion & Well-Being Staff to get creative and paint to support your mental health.
Event: JHU/NAMI #IWillListen Supportive Art & Sip (East Baltimore)
Time: 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm
Location: School of Nursing, Carpenter B (S101)
Description: Join a JHU NAMI ambassador, HPWB staff, and EB Well-Being Ambassadors for a stress relieving outlet for creativity: watercolor paint on canvas to support your mental health and enjoy boba tea from Simply Sip Tea. Registration recommended to guarantee spot.
Thursday October 9, 2025
Event: JHU/NAMI #IWillListen Dine & Discuss (East Baltimore)
Time: 5:00pm- 7:00pm
Location: School of Nursing, Carpenter B (S101)
Description: Join the NAMI ambassador, HPWB staff, and EB Well-Being Ambassadors to learn about active listening and how to support someone who is struggling with emotional and mental health. We’ll have pizza, snacks, swag, resources, and materials to make friendship bracelets.
Event: Dine and Discuss (Homewood)
Time: 5:30- 7:00pm
Location: Commons Salon A
Description: Meet with a NAMI Campus Ambassador, Health Promotion & Well-Being staff, and peers to eat some food and discuss mental health in the life of a JHU student.
Friday, October 10, 2025
Event: Night at the Rec Roller Skating
Time: 7:00- 8:30pm
Location: O’Connor Center for Recreation and Well-Being
Description: Come out, meet friends, and skate to connect, relieve stress, and have fun.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Event: NAMI Walks Greater Baltimore
Time: On-site registration at 9:00am; walk at 10:00am
Location: Baltimore Peninsula, 201 E Cromwell Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
Description: Mental illness affects 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. each year, and Baltimore is no exception. In our region, far too many of our friends, neighbors, and families face mental health challenges without access to adequate support, care, or resources. That’s why NAMIWalks Greater Baltimore exists: to raise awareness and the critical funds needed to improve mental health services for our community. Two routes are available: one mile and three miles. Gather your friends, register for the Johns Hopkins University team, and show up to support mental health in our community.
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