mental health Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/mental-health/ A Blog by ACE Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:55:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 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 Prioritizing Mental Health Support in Community Colleges: Key Data from 2023 https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/11/18/mental-health-support-comm-colleges/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:01:52 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28922 Title: Supporting Minds, Supporting Learners: Addressing Student Mental Health to Advance Academic Success Source: Center for Community College Student Engagement The 2023 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) and Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) gathered essential data to guide community colleges in supporting student mental health and well-being. The surveys collected responses from 61,085 students at 149 community colleges ...

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]]> New Report Sheds Light on College Faculty and Staff Mental Health https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/10/28/new-report-sheds-light-on-college-faculty-and-staff-mental-health/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:18:32 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28904 Title: The Healthy Minds Study: 2023-2024 Faculty and Staff Report Authors: Daniel Eisenberg, Sarah Ketchen Lipson, Justin Heinze, and Sasha Zhou Source: The Healthy Minds Network The Healthy Minds Study’s Faculty/Staff Survey, since it piloted in 2021, has helped institutions understand their employees’ mental health and perceived ability to help students with mental health concerns. The 2023-24 survey results are based ...

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]]> Leveraging AI to Support Student Mental Health and Well-Being https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/10/16/ai-student-mental-health/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:50:56 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28893 The latest report on student mental health from Healthy Minds reveals encouraging data but also underscores the complex nature of this persistent problem and the ongoing need for comprehensive support. The traditional campus resources—counseling centers and wellness programs—are stretched thin, and higher education leaders are beginning to explore innovative solutions to provide this critical support. While there’s no easy fix, the ...

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]]> Enhancing Student Wellness: State-Led Initiatives and Insights https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/09/09/enhancing-student-wellness/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:10:13 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28839 Title: Lessons from the Wellness Blueprint Convening: Cultivating Foundations for Statewide Student Mental Health Policy Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) and The Jed Foundation Author: Sakshee Chawla SHEEO and The Jed Foundation, with support from the Lumina Foundation, have created a learning community to develop and implement policy recommendations for enhancing student mental health and wellness. Arizona, Louisiana, ...

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]]> Disability and Higher Education: Insights for Campus Administrators https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/08/12/disability-insights-for-campus-administrators/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:08:50 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28798 Colleges and universities are at the forefront of a cultural shift, as the experiences of COVID-19 and the perspectives of Gen Z students catalyze a more open dialogue about the social and contextual implications of disability. However, disability encompasses a wide range of conditions and manifests differently in each individual. Students with disabilities face extra steps in higher education, carrying the ...

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]]> Suicide Postvention: A Critical Guide for University Housing Managers https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/07/29/suicide-postvention-a-critical-guide-for-university-housing-managers/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:53:06 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28775 Title: Responding to a Suicide: Postvention Guidance for Student Housing Managers Source: Jed Foundation Authors: Kurt D. Michael The Jed Foundation recently released a new emergency preparedness guidebook, offering crucial best practices for off-campus student housing managers dealing with postvention—the actions taken after the sudden and tragic loss of a community resident. While precise statistics on college student suicides are elusive, ...

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]]> NCAA Mandates Annual Mental Health Screenings for Student-Athletes https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/07/22/ncaa-mandates-annual-mental-health-screenings-for-student-athletes/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:26:03 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28771 Title: Mental Health Best Practices: Understanding and Supporting Student-Athlete Mental Health, second edition Source: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) The NCAA, in consultation with its Mental Health Advisory Group, has released a new edition of Mental Health Best Practices, which provides guidance to support student-athletes’ mental well-being. NCAA member institutions are required to offer resources and services consistent with the best ...

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]]> Addressing Student Mental Health by Addressing Loneliness https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/07/08/addressing-student-mental-health-by-addressing-loneliness/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:23:04 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28758 Title: Loneliness, Resilience, and Mental Health: A Call For Campus Action Source: Active Minds, TimelyCare Active Minds and TimelyCare, two leading organizations dedicated to raising public awareness of mental health issues, have issued a report summarizing findings from a survey they conducted about loneliness among college students. Citing the COVID pandemic as well as the finding that 29 percent of college ...

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]]> Limiting the Growing Need for Treatment: Digital Mental Health Supports on Campus https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/07/01/digital-mental-health-supports-on-campus/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:40:59 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28753 Title Digital Mental Health Interventions at Colleges & Universities Authors: Sara Abelson, Daniel Eisenberg, Ashley Johnston, Sarah Ketchen Lipson, Michelle Liu, Shannon N. Ogden, and Stephen M. Schueller Source: Ruderman Family Foundation In the last decade, the number of college students reporting clinically significant mental health symptoms has doubled, causing higher education leadership to consider the role of digital mental health ...

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]]> Insights and Recommendations for Mental Health Resources at HBCUs https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/06/24/insights-and-recommendations-for-mental-health-resources-at-hbcus/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:09:59 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28748 Title: From Awareness to Action: The Imperative for Enhanced Mental Health Support at HBCUs Authors: Victoria Smith and Julian Thompson Source: UNCF Institute for Capacity Building While Black graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) seem to be thriving, researchers at UNCF and The Steve Fund took a closer look at the status of mental health on these campuses. Based ...

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]]> EAB Survey Reveals Key Satisfaction and Opt-Out Factors for First-Year Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/06/17/key-satisfaction-and-opt-out-factors-for-first-year-students/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:26:59 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28738 Title: Adapting Your Enrollment Experience for Today’s Students: Insights from EAB’s Survey of 12,500+ First-Year College Students Source: EAB Authors: Lizzy Donaher, Michael Koppenheffer, Pamela Kiecker Royall, Anne Dodson, and Marquan Hamilton EAB surveyed over 12,000 first-year college students to understand their satisfaction, opt-out reasons, and behaviors and preferences across different demographics during their first college term. The results could help ...

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]]> A Comprehensive Approach to College Mental Health is a Campus-wide Approach https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/05/13/a-comprehensive-approach-to-college-mental-health/ Mon, 13 May 2024 19:02:36 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28672 Title: A Decade of Improving College Mental Health Systems: JED Campus Impact Report   Authors: Kristelle Aisaka, Cameron Colgate, Niko Komrosky, Michelle Mullen, Kim Greene, and Whitney Becker Source: The Jed Foundation The Jed Foundation has released a report on a decadelong study investigating patterns of student mental health improvements when campuses participated in the JED Campus program. JED Campus is ...

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