Mental Well-Being at IULM: Initiatives, Counseling, and Support Throughout the Year

Taking care of your mental well-being also means being able to find someone who will listen, share a difficulty, and know who to turn to. To mark World Mental Health Day on October 10, IULM highlights the support resources available to students throughout the year and is hosting an event featuring film and art to foster discussion on this topic.

On October 22, at 4:30 p.m., in Room 401, there will be a screening of the film *Little Miss Sunshine*, with an introduction by psychologist Stefano Bellantonio and commentary by Riccardo Caccia, an IULM professor of film history. To attend the screening, you must register using this form.

On the same day , an exhibition of works by Martino Mazzoleni, an IULM student, will be on display, with a brief presentation before the screening.

A Space for Listening, All Year Round

Students’ psychological well-being is at the heart of IULM’s ongoing commitment; the university offers an individual psychological counseling service throughout the year for both Italian and international students.

The service offers free and confidential sessions with the university’s psychologists to address personal challenges, moments of crisis, complex decisions, or relationship difficulties. It is a space for listening and discussion that helps students recognize and draw on their own resources.

To learn more about the service and how to access it, visit the psychological counseling page and watchthe interview with the counseling service’s psychologist, Dr. Anna Missaglia, to gain insight into how the sessions work and when it might be helpful to seek support. Counseling is available at both the Milan and Rome campuses and is open to all Italian and international IULM students, as well as doctoral candidates.

The support program also includes seminars for students: information on these activities and upcoming events is available on this page.