
Mindful Campus Compact
Be the Change
The Mindful Campus Compact acknowledges colleges, universities, and schools that are dedicated to enhancing the mental and emotional well-being of their students, faculty, and staff. Signing the compact is a public declaration that mindfulness and wellbeing are priorities on your campus
Lead the Field
The compact represents a movement toward healthier, more supportive learning environments. It is not an accreditation or a set of quality standards - it is an aspirational statement of intention to promote and support mental health and wellbeing in education, through awareness, resources, and action.
Be Recognized
Signatories are recognized for their commitment to building campuses that are safer, more inclusive, more human, and more productive — by reducing stress, bias, toxicity, and conflict, and by proactively addressing the mental and emotional challenges faced by students and staff alike.
A Commitment to Wellbeing
By signing the compact, you are affirming your institution’s commitment to support the mental and emotional well-being of your campus community.
As a Signatory, you’ll make best efforts towards:
Raising awareness and transparency around mental health issues
Helping students and staff recognize the onset or signs of mental or emotional distress
Encouraging faculty and staff to respond in supportive, not punitive, ways
Extending compassion and assistance to those experiencing distress
Reducing stigma and increasing access to mental health resources
Encouraging strategies that reduce stress, anxiety, bias, conflict, exhaustion, and burnout
Ensuring students and staff experiencing mental ill-health are not discriminated against
Ensuring disclosure of mental health conditions enables assessment and support
Modeling healthy attitudes and behaviors that prioritize well-being and self-care
Creating a campus culture of inclusion, acceptance, and empowerment
Recognition for Signatories
Institutions that sign the Mindful Campus Compact will receive:
A Mindful Campus display certificate
A digital badge for your website, campus communications, and social media
A listing in the IOSM Mindful Campus directory
Recognition on the IOSM website
Recognition in press and social media announcements

“Improving the health and well-being of our employees just makes good business sense. As a provider of workplace health services, we see every day the difference it can make to a company’s bottom line and the impact it can have on employee morale and motivation. It offers a ”win-win” all round. ”
Steve Flanagan, Bupa Healthcare
