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5 Actions Community Colleges Can Take to Improve Student Mental Health

Timely MD

Community colleges are vital in providing accessible higher education opportunities to diverse student populations in rural, suburban, and urban communities alike. However, community college students often face unique challenges, such as juggling work, family, and academics, which can take a toll on their mental health.

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The Evolution of the Mental Health Conversation Among College Students

Timely MD

She remembers an app someone on campus mentioned, one that gives students free, 24/7 access to a behavioral health professional. Colleges and universities are allocating more resources for rapid access and assessment to address the increased workload of providers and keep students from slipping through the cracks.

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10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

While available resources vary from campus to campus, the following best practices are common threads among colleges and universities that comprehensively address student mental health challenges as part of their institutional efforts to support student well-being and success.

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The Evolution of the Mental Health Conversation Among College Students

Timely MD

She remembers an app someone on campus mentioned, one that gives students free, 24/7 access to a behavioral health professional. Colleges and universities are allocating more resources for rapid access and assessment to address the increased workload of providers and keep students from slipping through the cracks.

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How UCA is Creating a Debt-Free Pathway to a College Degree

EAB

But this is really gonna be about retaining our students and making certain that we're bridging those real hard financial realities that all of our families deal with. We know that a lot of our students, well, a lot of them are first generation, a lot of them are Pell eligible. Many, many of them show up.

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Poll Highlights Top Concerns of Enrollment Leaders

EAB

MR: Her observation is that some of the students that she's serving, these are very able students. Well able to go to college, are just like, "Whoa." Because many of the students that we served in the past, are those who are thinking, "Maybe not. And it starts to make them think, "Maybe this isn't for me."

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A Race to Find Diverse Candidates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They say that, ultimately, the academic search process, working in full legal compliance with institutions, will continue to serve higher education through a dedication to the diverse array of students present at universities today and tomorrow. It gives us access to less people willing to take the role seriously.”