mental health Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/mental-health/ A Blog by ACE Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:09:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png mental health Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/mental-health/ 32 32 What Can Colleges and Universities Do to Support the Mental Health of Their Student-Athletes? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/11/03/what-can-colleges-and-universities-do-to-support-the-mental-health-of-their-student-athletes/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:07:38 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=18032 The growing mental health crisis among young adults is one of the most pressing public health issues. The World Health Organization reported that approximately 20 percent of young adults will have experienced a mental health problem (mostly depression or anxiety) by 2024. For student-athletes, the stressors of the college experience can include unique demands on their time and energy. Student-athletes often ...

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]]> WISHES: A New Measurement Approach to Support Systemic Change in Student Wellbeing https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/07/28/wishes-a-new-measurement-approach-to-support-systemic-change-in-student-wellbeing/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:34:08 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17988 The Action Network for Equitable Wellbeing has created a new survey—available at no cost—to provide colleges and universities with timely and actionable data to adapt and improve institutional norms, structures, and processes so all students can thrive and flourish.

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]]> Effective Strategies for Combating Faculty Burnout https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/05/18/effective-strategies-for-combating-faculty-burnout/ Thu, 18 May 2023 19:27:14 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17939 In 2023, with pandemic mandates and lockdowns long gone, faculty burnout remains at an all-time high. CUPA-HR data point to growing workplace dissatisfaction in higher education, and a new Inside Higher Ed analysis finds that close to half of presidents indicate they are very aware of their faculty and staff’s mental health. Burnout is a general term, with a variety of ...

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]]> COVID-19 and Self-Injury Among College Students: Risks and Mitigation Strategies https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/05/25/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-college-and-university-students-who-self-injure-risks-and-strategies-for-mitigation/ Wed, 25 May 2022 17:34:50 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17807 Students’ college years coincide with their transition to adulthood, marking a period of intense identity exploration and a sense of endless possibilities. These years are also fraught with change—moving away from family and friends, the demands of college coursework, and the pressures of living on campus. Difficulty adapting to these transitions can increase potential for risky behaviors as well as mental ...

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]]> Trauma-informed Colleges Begin With Trauma-informed Leaders https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/03/14/trauma-informed-colleges-begin-with-trauma-informed-leaders/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:24:09 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17768 By Jason Lynch From the COVID-19 pandemic to the global impacts of climate change and the continued battle for racial justice in the United States, higher education leaders are now more than ever faced with challenges that will reshape the campus landscape. Recent ACE survey reports show that the mental health of students, staff, and faculty are a top concern for ...

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]]> What Campus Data Tell Us About Student Mental Health and COVID-19 https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/02/17/what-campus-data-tell-us-about-student-mental-health-and-covid-19/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:07:55 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17754 Brett E. Scofield and Ben Locke Recent news stories have warned of a “mental health tsunami” and a “mental health crisis on campuses” as over the past two years, students and campus communities worked to master the new normal of masking, vaccines, and social distancing in a global pandemic. As we look toward the future, what should campuses do about the ...

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]]> A Trauma-Informed Lens for Addressing Race-Based Incidents on Campus https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/07/08/trauma-informed-lens-addressing-race-based-incidents-campus/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:39:00 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17613 By Warrenetta Crawford Mann, Aesha L. Uqdah, and Barry A. Schreier As campus climates continue to be impacted by COVID-19 and racial unrest and violence, a critical flashpoint is occurring in higher education. Within these dual crises, colleges and universities are specifically being pressed to address ongoing discrimination, microaggressions, and other forms of racialized violence and systemic inequities on campuses. Race ...

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]]> Do Institutions Really Know What Is Going on With Their Students’ Mental Health? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/06/28/institutions-really-know-going-students-mental-health/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:08:00 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17609 By Kate Wolfe-Lyga and Marcus Hotaling In April 2021, an ACE survey indicated that 73 percent of college presidents identify mental health as a pressing issue as the pandemic-affected 2020–21 academic year comes to a close and they look ahead to the fall semester. A number of studies, articles and blog posts in recent years have hinted that campuses are figuratively ...

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]]> Centering Equity in Student Mental Health Task Forces: Lessons Learned From the University of Michigan https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/09/21/centering-equity-student-mental-health-task-forces-lessons-learned-university-michigans-task-force/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:47:41 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16981 By Sara R. Abelson, Janelle R. Goodwill, and Meghan A. Duffy This piece was commissioned by The Steve Fund, which works nationally to support the mental health and emotional well-being for students of color. College students are struggling more with their mental health than ever before: the percentage of students who reported being diagnosed with a mental health condition increased by ...

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]]> Supporting College Students Through a Public Health Crisis: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Harvey https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/04/20/supporting-college-students-public-health-crisis-lessons-learned-hurricane-harvey/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:30:12 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16514 By Ruth M. López and Vincent D. Carales In the fall of 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck the Gulf Coast, significantly affecting 13 million people in states throughout the region. Now COVID-19 is wreaking havoc across the world, impacting hundreds of millions of people and their families. In the wake of the hurricane, we conducted a study to understand how community college ...

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]]> Involuntary Withdrawal Policies: No Room for Mental Health Stereotypes in a Fair Process https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/11/04/involuntary-withdrawal-policies-no-room-mental-health-stereotypes-fair-process/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:55:19 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=15944 By Amy C. Foerster This post is the latest in a series on college student mental health and well-being.  In a recent blog post, ACE General Counsel Peter McDonough outlined principles recognized by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as guideposts to avoid running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act when responding ...

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]]> Helping Students at Risk of Self-Harm: Considerations for the New Academic Year https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/09/04/helping-students-risk-self-harm-considerations-new-academic-year/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:28:07 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=15557 By Peter McDonough This post is the latest in a series on college student mental health and well-being.  Last year, in a closely watched student suicide case filed against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the highest court in Massachusetts ruled in favor of MIT, two of its professors, and an assistant dean, but said that a college may have a legal duty ...

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