Tyson McGuire, former University of Cincinnati club president
CURESZ on Campus Clubs and Student Ambassadors
The CURESZ Foundation is passionate about offering students the information they need to work with their psychiatric physician and emerge from disability or avoid it altogether. CURESZ spreads the word that schizophrenia is a treatable brain disorder, and there should be no hesitation to beginning treatment for any medical condition, including a psychiatric illness.
Students age 15-25 are at the greatest risk for developing schizophrenia and related disorders. CURESZ is also committed to educating students about comorbidities including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicidal ideation. We hope to enable students to see the warning signs in themselves and others. We also hope students will choose to be a friend to their peers who are struggling.
Today we offer students two leadership opportunities: CURESZ Clubs and the opportunity to become Student Ambassadors.
Our first CURESZ club launched in 2020 at the University of Cincinnati, led by CURESZ volunteer and psychology major Lizzie Kozarik. Today, the CURESZ Foundation sponsors on campus clubs at the University of Cincinnati, the University of Toledo, and at Wayne State University in Detroit. We also welcome a network of students from throughout the United States and abroad to join us for our virtual lecture series.
CURESZ Ambassadors are students trained by the CURESZ Foundation to go into the community and spread information about schizophrenia as a treatable brain disorder. We help them develop materials to share and look for speaking opportunities in classes, at hospitals, in community centers, at police stations and at K-12 schools in their area. “CURESZ Ambassadors” is a new program of the CURESZ Foundation launched in 2026. We hope to provide students with information while helping them develop leadership skills. We are currently training our first Ambassadors.
For more information about CURESZ clubs and Ambassadors, and to join our virtual monthly meetings, please contact Bethany Yeiser at bethany.yeiser@curesz.org or via CURESZ here.
