William Magee Institute

From anxiety and depression to addiction, eating disorders, and loneliness, American students and families face a mental health and substance misuse epidemic. Help is desperately needed, and the William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi is answering the call, delivering illuminating education that spotlights issues individuals, families, and communities face, and revealing research and solutions. The work is vital, since for many students, it’s a matter of life and death. For many more, it’s about finding and keeping the joy they deserve, the joy that mental health and substance misuse issues often steal.  

Built upon its region’s culture of compelling storytelling, the William Magee Institute will utilize peer-to-peer student engagement and premium, widely distributed contemporary media, including podcasts, streaming TV, newsletters, and books. Aimed at deeply connecting and engaging with students and members of their ecosystems, the Institute’s messaging will involve students, parents, educators, and research innovators – all playing a vital role in transforming if not saving lives and helping students and find lasting wellbeing.