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Championing Mental Health Support For Every Cowboy

Cowboys Care is a mental health-centered movement grounded in shared experiences and a commitment to awareness, connection and support. Inspired by a personal story and embraced across Oklahoma State University, the initiative unites students, faculty and staff to reduce stigma, strengthen wellness resources and ensure every member of the Cowboy family feels seen and supported. Through outreach, campus ambassadors and resource connection, Cowboys Care encourages open conversation and connection because no one should face challenges alone.

Become An Ambassador

The Cowboys Care Ambassador Program trains volunteers to be the friendly, informed face of mental health support on campus. Through guided training modules, ambassadors learn how to recognize needs and connect others to the right resources. Since launching in November 2025, more than 320 ambassadors have already completed the program. Step forward, get trained and help make care easier to find for everyone.
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Need Support? Start Here. 

If you need support, OSU offers a wide range of mental health resources for students, faculty and staff. From counseling to crisis support, help is available across campus. 
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See how mental health support comes to life at OSU.Scenes from a campus committed to mental health support.

First Cowgirl Angela Hess is in an orange blazer warmly embracing a student wearing a backpack near the entrance of a ballroom.
First Cowgirl Angela Hess is in an orange blazer warmly embracing a student wearing a backpack near the entrance of a ballroom.
First Cowgirl Angela Hess embraces a student during the Cowboys Care Ambassador graduation ceremony.
A large ballroom filled with seated attendees facing a stage with a Cowboys Care+ Oklahoma State banner on a projector screen.
A large ballroom filled with seated attendees facing a stage with a Cowboys Care+ Oklahoma State banner on a projector screen.
Faculty, staff and students fill the OSU Student Union Ballroom for the Cowboys Care Ambassador graduation ceremony during Mental Health Awareness Month, October 2025.
OSU President Jim Hess, wearing a suit and orange bow tie, speaks with two students in front of a Cowboys Care+ Oklahoma State presentation screen.
OSU President Jim Hess, wearing a suit and orange bow tie, speaks with two students in front of a Cowboys Care+ Oklahoma State presentation screen.
OSU President Jim Hess connects with students following the Cowboys Care Ambassadors graduation ceremony in the OSU Student Union Ballroom.
A group of smiling female OSU students pose together, holding up the Pistols Firing hand sign, with orange tissue paper decorations in the foreground.
A group of smiling female OSU students pose together, holding up the Pistols Firing hand sign, with orange tissue paper decorations in the foreground.
Newly graduated Cowboys Care Ambassadors celebrate at the conclusion of the first cohort's graduation ceremony at OSU.
A table stacked with folded white t-shirts beside a sign reading "T-Shirts — Cowboys Care+ Ambassador — OSU."
A table stacked with folded white t-shirts beside a sign reading "T-Shirts — Cowboys Care+ Ambassador — OSU."
Cowboys Care Ambassador t-shirts were available for the nearly 100 faculty, staff and students graduating in the initiative's first cohort.
Three young women smile and pose in front of a bright orange OSU-branded backdrop, with one making the Pistols Firing hand sign.
Three young women smile and pose in front of a bright orange OSU-branded backdrop, with one making the Pistols Firing hand sign.
Cowboys Care Ambassadors are leading the way for mental health following the graduation ceremony in the Student Union Ballroom.
First Cowgirl Angela Hess distributes folded white shirts to a line of students at an outdoor table covered with Cowboys Care merchandise on a grassy area of the OSU campus.
First Cowgirl Angela Hess distributes folded white shirts to a line of students at an outdoor table covered with Cowboys Care merchandise on a grassy area of the OSU campus.
First Cowgirl Angela Hess chats with students at the Cowboys Care table where they learn about OSU's mental health resources during Rock the Block.
Students interact with a Cowboys Care outdoor booth beneath a tent, with a Cowboys Care+ Oklahoma State University banner visible in the background.
Students interact with a Cowboys Care outdoor booth beneath a tent, with a Cowboys Care+ Oklahoma State University banner visible in the background.
OSU students learn about the university's mental health resources and ambassador program at the Cowboys Care tabling booth during Rock the Block.

 

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