"We're still working to kickoff our mental health work for the year," said Vice President for Governmental Affairs Bryn Williams. 

Williams said ASMSU is participating in the week to help students and is working to set up an event at the Rock in addition to the counseling resources and depression screenings that are already available.

The week long event will include and publicize the 25th Annual National Depression Screening Day which is October 8th.

Williams said ASMSU plans to set up different screening areas around campus to make them easily accessible for students. 

The Association of Big Ten Students, the governing body for all Big Ten student governments, unanimously passed a bill in the spring of this year to have all schools within the Big Ten jointly participate in a Mental Health Awareness week in the fall. 

"ABTS is a great group to collaborate and talk about issues and how we're dealing with them," said Ohio State's President of Undergraduate Student Government Abby Grossman.

Grossman said it's essential that every single Big Ten school have a Mental Health Awareness Week and that's why this fall is so important.

"Our main goal is to make sure that every single university in the Big Ten has a Mental Health Awareness Week."

Williams said the purpose of the week is to start the year by talking about mental health and pointing students in the direction of Counseling Center resources.

The schools plan to work together to create a video during the week featuring important figures from each school in the Big Ten talking about mental health awareness. 

Williams said the video can be used to educate each of the school's public by playing it at sporting events and on social media.

He said he has high expectations for the week. 

"To bring mental health into better context of discussion, to keep people talking about it and continue working towards our goal releasing the stigma that surrounds mental health," Williams said.