Dalia Mota

Dalia Mota

The Mental Health Summit is an annual event hosted by Building Ourselves through Sisterhood and Service (B.O.S.S.), a student-run organization dedicated to aiding womxn, trans and gender non-conforming students of color’s transition to college through peer mentorship and service. The two-day event kicks off with a laid-back gathering the night before featuring fun self-care activities like yoga and paint and sips! The day afterward, a number of excellent speakers gather at the summit, presenting different workshops on a number of topics centering around mental health as it affects folx of color. This year’s theme, “This is What Healing Looks Like” focuses on possible detriments to mental health, and how we can develop our healthiest self when embarking on our mental health journey.