Sarah Mustillo, I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters, implores that we can all do something to help those who struggle with mental health.In the full video from the Notre Dame Stories podcast, Mustillo discusses the bold University initiative around mental health. She talks about her own research into childhood trauma, and how it helps to inform her approach. Listen: https://youtu.be/BWVj1YlDQlY

America’s mental health is in crisis. Notre Dame is fighting to combat this crisis.In this episode of Notre Dame Stories, we go deep on a topic featured in the University’s award-winning series, “What Would You Fight For?” In an in-depth conversation, Sarah Mustillo, the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters, discusses the bold University initiative around mental health. She talks about her own research into childhood trauma, and how it helps to inform her approach.In this episode, we also meet Austin Wyman, a Notre Dame graduate student. Austin has his own personal story of how he became interested in studying quantitative psychology.Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:18 Interview with Dean Sarah Mustillo 03:06 Dean Mustillo shares her Notre Dame Story 06:00 Dean Mustillo shares why she chose Mental Health as her chosen field 08:42 Dean Mustillo talks about her work with adverse childhood experiences 14:36 Dean Mustillo shares why Notre Dame poised to be a leader in mental health research 00:00 Introduction 18:00 Dean Mustillo talks about the new Veldman Family Psychology Clinic 27:00 Interview with graduate student Austin Wyman 29:33 Grad student Austin Wyman talks about his undergrad experience at Notre Dame 31:12 Grad student Austin Wyman shares why he decided to pursue a degree in psychology 34:31 Grad student Austin Wyman talks about addressing mental health stigmas 41:04 Grad student Austin Wyman explains the difference between quantitative psychology and psychology 43:48 Grad student Austin Wyman talks about how he is using AI in his research 49:38 Grad student Austin Wyman shares why Notre Dame is the best place for his research 55:55 Closing RemarksRead more about the work of Sarah and Austin at https://go.nd.edu/FightingForMentalHealthFor more about the University’s bold commitment to combat America’s mental health crisis, visit https://go.nd.edu/MentalHealthInitiative