{"id":100751,"date":"2026-09-11T09:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T13:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=100751"},"modified":"2026-09-11T12:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:56:02","slug":"light-up-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/09_11_2026\/light-up-the-night","title":{"rendered":"Light Up the Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Wagner, a sophomore majoring in nursing, takes a big swing during the car smash event at Thursday\u2019s fifth annual Light Up the Night at Centennial Mall. Co-hosted by the Counseling Center and the Office of Recreational Services, the event promoted mental health education and suicide prevention, and featured a petting zoo, free chair massages and a DJ.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-100753\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Light-Up-Night-09102026-7176.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Wagner, a sophomore majoring in nursing, takes a big swing during the car smash event at Thursday\u2019s fifth annual Light Up the Night at Centennial Mall.\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Light-Up-Night-09102026-7176.jpg 748w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Light-Up-Night-09102026-7176-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ashley Flahiff, a freshman studying social work, eagerly awaits her turn to bash the car.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-100755\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Light-Up-Night-09102026-7227.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley Flahiff, a freshman studying social work, eagerly awaits her turn to bash the car at a Light Up the Night event.\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Light-Up-Night-09102026-7227.jpg 748w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Light-Up-Night-09102026-7227-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University Counseling Center is the primary student mental health resource on campus, offering individual and group counseling with in-person and virtual options, self-help resources and crisis care services.<\/p>\n<p>Enrolled students can receive a free consultation and up to six free counseling sessions per academic year. Students can make an appointment by visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utoledo.edu\/studentaffairs\/counseling\/\">University Counseling Center website<\/a> or calling 419.530.2426.<\/p>\n<p>In-person crisis support is available Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. at the University Counseling Center. Those looking for in-person crisis support are asked to call 419.530.2426 prior to arrival when possible.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, students have access to free 24\/7 crisis support through UToledo\u2019s Mental Health Crisis Support Line at 419.530.2273.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/09_11_2026\/light-up-the-night\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Light-Up-Night-09102026-7227-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ashley Flahiff, a freshman studying social work, eagerly awaits her turn to bash the car at a Light Up the Night event.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>Co-hosted by the Counseling Center and the Office of Recreational Services, the event promoted mental health education and suicide prevention, and featured a car smash, petting zoo, free chair massages and a DJ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":100755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,1,47,7,63],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100751"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100751"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100754,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100751\/revisions\/100754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}