The Green Bandana Project

The Green Bandana Project is a student program that raises mental health awareness and connects peers to resources. After completing two brief trainings and taking the pledge, members carry resource cards and tie a green bandana to their backpacks. This bandana signals to other students that they’re here to help and connect others to resources! 

If you see someone wearing a green bandana, you can approach them to receive mental health and suicide prevention resources. These students will provide you with a card containing campus-specific and local resources for you to access. 

What the program IS:

• Listening without judgement 
• Distributing resource cards 
• Empowering students to seek help  
• Fighting stigma

What the program is NOT:

• NOT mental health treatment 
• NOT peer counseling 
• NOT crisis intervention 
• NOT suicide risk assessment 

Interested in joining The Green Bandana Project at MTSU? 

MTSU Students can complete the following steps to become a Member: 

1. Register for TGBP Network (Create an Account to Log In) 
2. Request access to MTSU’ Network page 
3. Sign the Student Member Waiver 
4. Attend TGBP Orientation  
5. Complete QPR Gatekeeper training (Upcoming dates listed below) 
6. Submit your QPR training certificate to TGBP Lead 
7. Take the pledge and receive your green bandana at Counseling Services (KUC 326 S) once you have completed steps 1-6.  

Fall 2026 TGBP Orientation Dates

Please register on MTSU’s Network page.

• September 9^th—Virtual session (60 minutes) at 11 a.m.
• September 21^st — Virtual session (60 minutes) at 1:30 p.m.
• October 7^th— Virtual session (60 minutes) at 11:00 a.m.
• October 23^rd— Virtual session (60 minutes) at 1:30 p.m.
• November 10^th— Virtual session (60 minutes) at 12:30 p.m.

Fall 2026 QPR Training Dates

• September 21^st—virtual session (60 minutes) at 2:30 p.m.
• October 7^th—virtual session (60 minutes) at 10:00 a.m.
• November 10^th—virtual session (60 minutes) at 1:30 p.m.