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Active Minds is the nation’s premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for students. With a presence on ore than 600 campuses benefiting 5.4+ million students, Active Minds empowers students to create supportive communities, connect peers to resources, and take action for suicide prevention. Explore helpful resources at activeminds.org.

Amy Baldwin, Ed.D. is the Director of Student Transitions at the University of Central Arkansas and co-author of The College Experience and A High School Parent’s Guide to College Success: 12 Essentials. Amy and her husband are parents of two college students.

Kate Gallop is a rising junior at Washington University in St. Louis majoring in English. Kate enjoys playing intramural soccer and club basketball.

Connie Lissner is a writer, lawyer, wife and mother of two sons — one in college and the other a recent graduate. Connie’s parenting escapades have been featured on Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, Grown & Flown, Scary Mommy, LifeAfter50, Club Mid, BlogHer and Not Your Mother’s Book…on Parenting.

Cambria Pilger is a senior at Whitworth University, majoring in journalism and minoring in Spanish and business. She is a resident assistant and freelance writer. Cambria’s guidelines to living a good life are optimism, authenticity, and flexibility. She never wants to stop learning or getting to know people!

Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, Ph.D.

is director of the College Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital, an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and an Active Minds National Advisor. Suzanne Shaffer counsels students and families through her blog, Parenting for College. Her advice has been highlighted on Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, U.S. News College and TeenLife online and she has written for Smart College Visit, College Focus, Noodle Education and Road2College. Her articles have also been featured in print in TeenLife, UniversityParent and CollegiateParent publications.

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