The Stressbusters program enhances campus life by continuously
training and dispatching teams of students to give free and
effective backrubs, health information and resource referrals at
events, residence halls, study halls and wherever else the stressed
gather!
Stressbusters bust stress with far-reaching benefits that
address today’s top barriers to academic success:
- Studies demonstrate that the type of backrubs provided by
Stressbusters reduce anxiety, heart rate, blood pressure and
depression.
- Stressbusters provides convenient relaxation breaks for large
numbers of sometimes hard-to-reach students and staff where they
live, work and play.
- Stressbusters gives student participants re-occurring stress
reduction training, service engagement opportunities and social
support connections.
- Popular Stressbusters events serve as permanent vehicles for
health information, screenings, referrals and other wellness
resources.
We are in the company of many other universities who have seen
the need to make wellness and stress reduction a priority for their
campuses (Columbia, Brown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, NYU).
The Stressbusters program provides much more than just back
rubs. Its stress-relief focus attracts students and staff
from all corners of campus, providing sustained and diverse
opportunities to address many interrelated health issues,
prevention strategies and support services:
- Training, Engagement and Support for Hundreds of Students
- Linking Students and Staff with Campus Wellness Resources
- Connecting and Advancing Healthier Campus Initiatives
Stressbusters cultivates continuous working relationships
between campus leaders, student organizations, administrative
departments, and even faculty. As a result, it can be used to
build and expand a community wellness network and enhance healthier
campus initiatives.
To APPLY to become a Stressbuster,
click here. Once you submit an application, we
will be in touch about our next training opportunity. Typically new
trainings are held once in the fall and once in the spring
semesters.
To request Stressbusters for any upcoming events, please submit
this
Request Form to stressbusters@stjohns.edu at least two weeks in advance of your event. We will
confirm availability at this time. If you are a staff member,
administrator, student organization leader, Resident Assistant or
Director who wishes to request a Stressbuster event, we require a
minimum of two weeks lead time. We will do our best to honor
all requests.
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For More Information or to Reserve
Stressbusters for an Event
stressbusters@stjohns.edu