Join the global day of giving and support UIndy!

Caring for others—that’s what Greyhounds do best. Join us this #GivingTuesday as we promote wellness from head to toe and celebrate the ways UIndy students in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, and Art Therapy are caring for our communities. Students volunteer and provide thousands of hours of clinical services to the community during their internships, practicums, and applied learning experiences. The impact of their outreach is immeasurable, but below you'll find just a few statistics about the variety of ways they are making a difference in behavioral health across the country. Also, visit our Facebook photo album to learn about several ways students have made an impact.

Get a pair of UIndy socks!

Make a gift of $25 or more to the University of Indianapolis today and you can receive a pair of UIndy socks featured below. (Please note that the fair market value of the socks is $5 and will be deducted from the tax-deductible portion of your gift. If you choose not to receive the socks, your full gift amount will be tax-deductible. In order to spread the UIndy spirit to as many as possible, socks will be limited to one pair per gift while quantities last.)

An additional $5 will be given to impact our communities.

When you make a gift to UIndy, an additional $5 per gift (up to $2,500) will be given to the College of Applied Behavioral Sciences to help purchase the supplies students need in order to serve our communities during their practicums and internships. (For example: Art supplies are needed for art-therapy students to use at a non-profit internships to help clients; and copyrighted resources can be provided for students to counsel postpartum patients.)

Student impact at internships, practicums, and applied learning experiences.

• Each undergraduate social work student completes 504 practicum hours over the course of their junior and senior year. Their impact can be found in centers and organizations that support addictions and mental health issues, adoptions, healthcare, social justice and leadership, re-entry programs in criminal justice, legal assistance, schools and youth, women, seniors, LGBTQI+, and those affected by homelessness, a disability, domestic violence or sexual assault. Students completing their master’s in social work complete 900 practicum hours in the community serving similar populations. The scope of this program also prepares students to provide counseling services.
  
• Master's in mental health counseling and art therapy students contributed approximately 7,400 hours in service to the community, during the 2018-2019 school year. Students help clients through group and individual therapy at various behavioral health facilities, correctional facilities, university counseling centers, and organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of others.
• Each clinical psychology doctoral student completes at least 1200 hours of practicum. During this time, students serve clients in a variety of sites which include hospitals, university counseling centers, community counseling or private practices, assessment clinics, treatment and rehabilitation centers, veteran’s affairs centers, and correctional or juvenile justice facilities.

BE AN ADVOCATE—TRACK YOUR IMPACT

Be sure to sign up or log in on the 'Advocates' tab and share your unique links to encourage your friends to support UIndy on #GivingTuesday. When you do, you can earn incentives and track your impact!