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Paws For Mental Health

Formally known as De-Stress with Dogs. We address student’s well-being by partnering with other student organizations to extend our influence on campus.

Paws for Mental Health is an organization that advocates for mental health awareness and aims to remove the stigma surrounding it through our wonderful canine companions. Our mission is to promote an environment that supports the ability of students to set aside the daily rigors of academia and unwind. We educate and advocate for optimal mental health since the unconditional love of a dog can relieve feelings of stress, anxiety, and/or depression.

01/25/2023

Happy Tuesday! 🌟🐕💓

Friendly reminder that our applications are due this Friday, January 27th at 11:59 pm! Don’t miss this purrfect opportunity to join a community of dog lovers and mental health advocates 🐶🧠🤩

🌤 Apply through this link: tinyurl.com/pmh-sp23-new-member-app 🌤

Our members and dogs are so pawsitively delighted to meet you! ✨

If you have any questions, please DM us or email us at pmh.berkeley@gmail.com.

01/18/2023

Happy first day of classes!! 🥳✨💕

Paws for Mental Health (PMH) is so excited to welcome new members into our club for the Spring 2023 semester! If you love dogs and want to make a positive impact on students’ mental health, we invite you to apply to join our paw-some community 👀🐾🧠

Here is our Spring 2023 recruitment timeline — come learn more about PMH at Calapalooza on 1/18, our two virtual info sessions on 1/19 and 1/25, and our table on Sproul on 1/23, 1/24, and 1/26! 🤩🐕

🌟 Info session #1: Thursday 1/19 at 8 pm
🌟 Info session #2: Wednesday 1/25 at 8 pm
💫 Zoom link: tinyurl.com/pmh-sp23-info-session

The same info will be presented at both info sessions, so you can just attend one info session. This is a pawfect opportunity to learn more about what our club does, meet our Board team, and ask questions on how to apply to join our PMH family!

Applications for Spring 2023 are now open and are due Friday 1/27 at 11:59 pm PST! 🥰🐶

✨ Application Link (due 1/27 @ 11:59 pm PST): tinyurl.com/pmh-sp23-new-member-app ✨

Swipe to see our wonderful PMH community in Fall 2022 and one of our lovely dogs Comet 💫💗

If you have any questions, feel free to DM us or email pmh.berkeley@gmail.com.

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What is PMH?
Paws for Mental Health (PMH) is a student organization at UC Berkeley that advocates for mental health awareness through the support of our canine companions. As a club, we hope to encourage our fellow students to remember to find time to take care of themselves, or pause for their mental health!

09/06/2022

Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and is staying cool amidst the heat wave 🌥🌨

Apply to join Paws for Mental Health for the Fall 2022 semester by this Friday, Sept. 9th at 11:59 pm! Come join our welcoming community of dog lovers and mental health advocates 🥰🧠🐾

Application Link: tinyurl.com/PMH-FA22-new-member-app (link also in bio) 💫

For those who weren’t able to attend our info sessions last week, the link to our info session slides is also in our Linktree (in bio)! 🌟

If you have any questions, feel free to DM us or email pmh.berkeley@gmail.com ⚡️

We can’t wait to see your application! 🐶🤍

08/29/2022

Happy Monday and first full week of classes! 🌥✨💫

Paws for Mental Health (PMH) is so excited to kick off the new Fall 2022 semester and welcome new members into our club! If you love dogs, are passionate about mental health awareness, and want to join our paw-some community, come learn more about PMH at our two virtual info sessions! 🤩🐾

☁️ Info session #1: TODAY (8/29) at 8 pm
Info session #2: Thursday 9/1 at 8 pm
Zoom link: tinyurl.com/pmh-fa22-info-session (link is also in bio) ☁️

The same info will be presented at both info sessions, so feel free to attend just one info session. This is a perfect opportunity to learn more about what our club does, meet our Board team, and ask questions on how to apply to join our PMH family!

Applications for Fall 2022 are now open! 👀🐕 See how happy Jojo the corgi would be if you applied to PMH and hung out with him!

🌟 Application Link (due 9/9 @ 11:59 pm PST): tinyurl.com/pmh-fa22-new-member-app (also found in bio) 🌟

If you have any questions, feel free to DM us or email pmh.berkeley@gmail.com.

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What is PMH?
Paws for Mental Health (PMH) is a student organization at UC Berkeley that advocates for mental health awareness through the support of our canine companions. As a club, we hope to encourage our fellow students to remember to find time to take care of themselves, or pause for their mental health!

04/29/2022

Paws for Mental Health proudly presents our last event of Spring 2022, 🐾 DOGAPALOOZA 🐾! Save the date for Thursday, May 5th, from 3-5 pm on Memorial Glade!

All of our adorable dogs that you’ve come to know and love throughout this semester will be at Dogapalooza! 🥰 Come take a break from studying for finals and de-stress with our beloved doggos. One look at them will ease your worries away ☁️

You can also take a Polaroid (paw-laroid 🐾) with any of the dogs for $3 each! Get a keepsake for the Spring 2022 semester 🐶

Can’t wait to see everyone there!

02/14/2022

Happy Monday, everyone! Except...this Monday is happier than most! 🐶💗 It’s Valentine’s Day, marking our first day of tabling this semester!

We will be on Sproul with our adorable dogs EVERY DAY (Monday through Friday) from 1-5 pm this semester! Here’s a quick handy chart for you to see which dog will be there for all your pets and attention 🥰 (And if you stop by this week, you can also take a Valentine’s Day-themed polaroid with them for only $3 💌)

What are y’all waiting for? Come by Sproul in between classes, our dogs can’t wait to see you soon! 🐕

01/28/2022

Do you have a dog? Do you live in Berkeley? Do you have a dog AND live in Berkeley? 👀🐕 If so, look no further! PMH is on the lookout for more dogs to be a part of our organization! We would love to have your adorable dog potentially join us for tabling on Sproul this semester! 🥰

If you’d like your dog to be part of PMH and bring a lot of smiles to the UC Berkeley community this semester, please fill out this short form: 🐶 tinyurl.com/pmh-dogparent-app 🐶

After you fill out this form, we will reach out to you with more information! There is no hard deadline!

To clarify, this form is for dog parents who want to volunteer their dog for PMH! If you just want to apply to be a part of PMH this semester, you can still apply via 🌟 tinyurl.com/pmh-sp22-member-app 🌟 until Friday, January 28th at 6 pm PST. (And no, you don’t need to have a dog to join our club. You also do not need to be a member to be a dog parent and vice versa 😊)

Please DM us or reach out via email (pmh.berkeley@gmail.com) if you have any questions! We can’t wait to meet your lovely doggos 💙

01/26/2022

Hi everyone! We’re hosting a giveaway over on our Instagram, come check it out! 🤩🧋🐕

https://www.instagram.com/pmh.berkeley/p/CZLQ0L_Fw7R/?utm_medium=copy_link

01/25/2022

Happy 2nd week of classes! ☀️ With a new week, comes a new opportunity for us to remind you to apply to PMH! Join our wonderful family of animal lovers and mental health advocates! It would be so paw-some of you to apply 🐶

Our application deadline is this 🐾 Friday, January 28th at 6 pm PST! 🐾

We also have our second info session TONIGHT, January 24th, at 8 pm PST! And if you can’t make it tonight, we’ll be at Calapalooza later this week (1/26 and 1/27) from 4-6 pm — come by and ask any questions you have about our club! 🥳

Info Session Zoom Link: tinyurl.com/pmh-sp22-info-session

Application Link (due 1/28 @ 6 PM PST): tinyurl.com/pmh-sp22-member-app

Calapalooza (4-6 pm on 1/26 and 1/27): https://lead.berkeley.edu/calapalooza/

01/20/2022

Do you love dogs, interested in advocating for mental health in the UC Berkeley community, and want to learn more about PMH? Well, sounds like our ✨info sessions✨ would be perfect for you! 🤩

Join Paws for Mental Health (PMH) for our first info session on Zoom, on Thursday, January 20th from 8-9 PM PST! (Jojo and Comet really hope that you’ll come 🥺🐕)

This is a great opportunity to learn more about what our club does, meet our Board team, and ask questions on how to apply to join our PMH family! 🥰

PMH will have two info sessions, but feel free to attend just one info session, as the same information will be presented at both info sessions. We look forward to meeting y’all! ✨💙

Info Session Zoom Link: tinyurl.com/pmh-sp22-info-session

Application Link (due 1/28 @ 6 PM PST): tinyurl.com/pmh-sp22-member-app

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What is PMH?
Paws for Mental Health (PMH) is a student organization at UC Berkeley that advocates for mental health awareness through the support of our canine companions. As a club, we hope to encourage our fellow students to remember to find time to take care of themselves, or pause for their mental health.

01/19/2022

Happy first day of classes, everyone! 🤩 Paws for Mental Health (PMH) is super excited for Spring 2022, a whole new semester of hanging out with the cutest doggos (while spreading mental health awareness of course)! 💫

To kick off the Spring 2022 semester, here is an overview of who we are and what we do here at PMH! (With some adorable dog photos sprinkled in throughout 🥰)

If you love dogs, feel passionately about mental health, or just resonate with our club’s mission in any way, we would love to see you apply to PMH this semester! 👀 Apps are due Friday, January 28th at 6 PM PST.

🐕 Link to application: tinyurl.com/pmh-sp22-member-app 🐕 (you can also find it through the link in our bio — scroll down to the “apply” button!)

If you want to learn more about PMH and meet the board members (the people running it behind the scenes), come to our info sessions! Our first info session will be this ✨Thursday, January 20th at 8 pm PST on Zoom (https://tinyurl.com/pmh-sp22-info-session )✨ Keep an eye out for a post tomorrow for more info about our info sessions! 🐶

Check us out on our new, rebranded website at pawsformentalhealth.org! And feel free to DM us or email us at pmh.berkeley@gmail.com if you have any questions. We’re so excited to kick off this semester! 💙

12/06/2021

Paws for Mental Health is excited to announce our final event for the Fall 2021 semester... ✨❄️PUPPY PAWLIDAYS❄️✨ !!!

Come join us at Memorial Glade this Wednesday, December 8th, from 1-3 pm to meet ALL SIX of our dogs in Santa costumes!! 🎅 Take a break from studying and relax & de-stress with our adorable doggos! And maybe even take a holiday-themed Polaroid (we will be selling Polaroids for $3)! 🥰🐕

Spread the word and bring all of your friends to Puppy Pawlidays! Our dogs can’t wait to see you there 🐶🤍

(PMH will not have regular tabling on Sproul this week, so we hope to see you at Puppy Pawlidays 🐾)

10/25/2021

Paws for Mental Health is excited to announce our 🎃🦑 Halloween Fundraiser 🦑🎃, Squid Game themed!!

Starting today, October 25th, to Friday, October 29th, our dogs will be dressed up in Squid Game Red Guard costumes — and you can take a Polaroid picture with them for JUST $3 (Venmo or cash)! 🤩 This will be occurring during our regular tabling hours: 1-5 pm EVERY DAY THIS WEEK!! See y’all there ✨

All proceeds goes to Paws for Mental Health and supports our dogs, such as treats and other necessities! Thank you for your support of our organization 🤍

10/19/2021

Drumroll please.....we have our last (but not least) dog intro!! 🤩 Meet Nemo, a Chihuahua Mix who’s excited to meet all of you ☀️

Nemo is a couch potato who loves chicken twist treats, fresh grass, and neck scratches! Be warned, he WILL scratch you while begging for treats. Come pet Nemo on Upper Sproul on Wednesdays and Fridays, 1-3 pm! 🏔

10/17/2021

Happy Sunday, everyone!! ☀️ PMH is here to introduce another one of our new dogs, Marvel, and we hope she makes your Sunday even happier ✨

Marvel is a German Shepherd, Pit Bull, and Chow Chow mix! She gets excited around other dogs and squirrels, and really likes to sniff everything — her nose is her best friend 🐶 Before petting Marvel, make sure to allow her to sniff your hand first! ☺️ Come visit Marvel on Sproul on Mondays 3-5 pm!!

10/15/2021

You’ve already met one of our Pembroke Corgis, but guess what? We have another adorable Pembroke Corgi joining us this semester — Peter! 🥳

Peter is a 10-month-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi (yes he’s still a puppy 🥺). He loves food and is extremely food motivated. Fun fact: his birthday is on Christmas! He is always full of energy and ready to meet new people, including you! Come say hi to him on Sproul on Tuesdays 1-5 pm and Thursdays 1-3 pm 😍

10/13/2021

PMH just finished our first day of regular tabling on Sproul, and it feels so good to be back! 😍 [We are now tabling EVERY DAY from 1-5 pm on Upper Sproul! 🥳]

Guess what else we’re back with? A dog intro!! Introducing...❣️Choco, the miniature poodle!! ❣️

Choco is a very calm and docile dog, and loves playing with other small, fluffy dogs!! He has tons of fun tricks up his sleeve, like handstand, play dead, and crawl — what a talented doggo 🤩 Be sure to visit him on Upper Sproul on Thursdays and Fridays 3-5 pm! 🤍

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http://pawsformentalhealth.org/

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