Ice bucket challenge returns with new message

Ice bucket challenge returns with new message

The new ice bucket challenge is to raise awareness for mental health.

Heffron: Dumping a bucket of ice water over your head helps fight mental health issues

Students across the University of Oregon’s campus — and throughout Eugene — are bringing attention to mental health struggles by dumping buckets of freezing water over their heads. The USC Speak Your MIND Ice Bucket Challenge — an initiative led by the student group called Mental Illness Needs Discussion (MIND) — has taken the internet by storm, with celebrities like former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and TikTok star Brooke Monk joining in. W…

Students revive viral challenge for new cause

Buckets of ice water are back this spring—but this time, they’re promoting mental health awareness. Students at the University of South Carolina launched the #SpeakYourMIND campaign on March 31, reviving the format of the 2014 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to spark conversations about mental illness. The campaign, started by the university’s Mental Illness Needs Discussion club, encourages participants to post videos of themselves getting doused in i…