Cowboys Care Ambassadors

Cowboys Care is a campus-wide mental health initiative open to all students at Oklahoma State University that seeks to reduce stigma, encourage help-seeking, and connect students, faculty, and staff to mental health resources. The initiative brings together existing counseling, wellness, and support services and emphasizes looking out for one another. 

The Cowboys Care Ambassador Program is a 90-minute online training program that prepares participants to support mental health and suicide prevention on campus. Ambassadors complete QPR suicide prevention training, learn how to use the Care Report system to help connect peers to campus resources, and gain skills to recognize and respond to signs of distress. After training, ambassadors collaborate on mental health and wellness events and are offered opportunities for continued education and advanced training. Cowboys Care Ambassadors wear an orange bandana and a teal button to signify their role as a visible, approachable outlet for anyone in distress, and they carry resource cards to easily share counseling and support information with those who may need it.

Your donation will support the Cowboys Care Ambassador program as it continues to grow by providing ambassador supplies (such as bandanas, buttons, and resource cards), hosting mental health and wellness activities, and offering ongoing training and education in suicide prevention and mental health advocacy.