The Student Association has created a campaign called the #NoShameCampaign to help combat stigma surrounding mental health issues and counseling.

The SA said its aim is to normalize the seeking of treatment for mental health issues that affect a growing number of college students, according to a SA news release.

51 percent of college students reported feeling overwhelming anxiety, and 1.5 percent of students reported attempting suicide within the last 12 months, according to the American College Health Association’s 2013 National College Health Assessment.

The SA said it hopes the campaign will reach a national level.

Contact the SA at 815-753-0483 or [email protected], or check out the hashtag #NoShameCampaign for more information. Go to niu.edu/counseling for more information about mental health services at NIU.

Other campaigns the SA has done include the It’s On Us campaign. The It’s On Us campaign was started in 2014 by President Barack Obama to help prevent sexual assault on college campuses and “give a charge to college students in helping stop it,” said SA President Nathan Lupstein.