This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
As mentalhealth becomes a growing key issue for many, college students are stepping up, not only as advocates for their own well-being but also as catalysts for change within their own communities. However, while students may view mentalhealth advocacy as crucial, few are ready to commit to long term action.
Removing barriers for students to use mentalhealth services is one of the most important goals of college administrations today particularly for students of color and diverse backgrounds. Similar figures were reported among Latinx students.
A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mentalhealth challenges that students face and how they can be better supported. These included questions related to anxiety and depression as well as access to mentalhealth resources.
Lomax A new study released by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has found that students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) demonstrate significantly stronger mentalhealth outcomes compared to their peers at other institutions, despite facing greater financial stressors and barriers to mentalhealth services.
Jay Ruderman Amid the ongoing mentalhealth crisis among young adults, it is incumbent upon college administrators nationwide to conduct thorough examinations on the availability and extent of their mentalhealth services and wellness resources for students.
A new study reveals alarming trends among college students nationwide, with seven in ten considering taking a break or dropping out entirely due to mounting pressures. The survey, conducted by higher education virtual health provider TimelyCare, highlights the significant challenges threatening student success across American campuses.
Terrell Educational Foundation has selected three master's students from diverse institutions across the United States for its 2024-2025 MCT Araceli Negrete Scholars program, with a focus on investigating studentmental wellness in today's challenging environment. The Dr. Melvin C. Dr. Martino Harmon, MCT Foundation Chair.
Nearly 3 in 4 college students are struggling to meet their basic needs, according to a new report released by The Hope Center. The report found that 59% of surveyed students experienced at least one form of basic needs insecurity related to food or housing.
The report, Increasing Student Support and Success by Boosting Medicaid Engagement, draws on data collected from a review of over 1,000 community colleges. There are growing mentalhealth concerns among college students and an increase in demand for all studenthealth services among community college students.
Active Minds has had another successful internship semester with the 2024 Fall class, and as this intern cohort finishes up their semester with us, we want to take a moment to reflect on their incredible contributions to mentalhealth advocacy. Why is mentalhealth advocacy important to you?
More than half of college students (58%) accessedmentalhealth care during their K-12 years, according to data from TimelyCare, a virtual health and well-being company for higher education. TimelyCare – previously TimelyMD – surveyed enrolled college students, garnering more than 1,100 of respondents, ages 18-22.
Originally established to exclude certain populations of students, legacy admissions provides a significant boost to children of ultrawealthy families who apply to elite institutions. million students — are parents of dependent children. I know these things because I was a child of student-parents.
Florida International University (FIU) has received $6 million to help improve access to mentalhealth services for students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS). There is currently a shortage of such mentalhealth service providers. The five-year grant came through the U.S.
Each of these K-12 schools joined our mentalhealth movement by bringing Active Minds to their school, demonstrating a prioritization of mentalhealth in their communities. This achievement marks a monumental step forward in our mission to transform mentalhealth norms in schools and communities across the nation.
More college students than ever were anxious, depressed, and struggling with suicidal thoughts last school year. It’s a disheartening finding from the Healthy Minds Study (HMS), which conducts an annual online survey of nearly 96,000 college students on 133 American campuses that was released last Friday.
Taken place at the Atlanta University Center’s Woodruff’s Library, the “Changing the Paradigm” symposium began its two-day conference with a discussion on mentalhealth. Kimbrough , Interim Executive Director for BMRI, wants the symposium to dive deeply into mentalhealth and how it affects Black men and their communities.
As an educator in the classroom and a former principal on the South Side of Chicago, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges that students and staff alike face. The American education system needs to be full of mentalhealth champions. Creating this kind of environment provides structure and routine for students.
When it comes to improving mentalhealth equity on college campuses, more work just needs to be done, mentalhealth experts said during a webinar Wednesday. We look at their race, their ethnicities, their service and access to languages, and the barriers that they face. Quick-fire, short-term ‘fixes’ won’t do.
The mission of Active Minds is centered around mobilizing youth and young adults to be the mentalhealth change in their schools and communities. While truly redefining accessiblementalhealth will take massive shifts in public policy, there are still ways to find support that won’t break your budget.
It’s no surprise that school counselors play an important role in supporting studentmentalhealth, well-being, and academic success in K-12 schools. They are the people most engaged in programs and activities that help students develop healthy goals, mindsets, and behaviors.
More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mentalhealth services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill. It's not why they chose the online education in the first place.”
“You can’t afford to not pay attention to what’s going on with studentmentalhealth.” That sentiment has inspired Active Minds’ work for nearly two decades, including the recent release of our report “Lessons from Black Colleges on MentalHealth and Wellbeing.”
University administrators have been reacting in various ways to student activism, from canceling graduations to involving the police to arresting or dismissing students from school, and many schools have begun this school year with all-out encampment bans. Make mentalhealth a natural part of the conversation.
“I very much think it has been invigorating for me over the years to see the data-driven decisions that lead us to doing things with our students that are amazing,” she says. Having served as vice president for student affairs at Cal State, Fullerton, from 2012–19, Eanes was familiar with the Cal State system.
The University of Texas (UT) System is partnering with virtual health company TimelyCare to launch a free, virtual mentalhealth support program for students at all 14 UT institutions. We are proud that this latest investment will make mentalhealth resources more readily available and easier to access for UT students.”
The University of Notre Dame has brought together a coalition of benefactors, foundations, and other funders who have committed more than $68 million to address mentalhealth and expand access to care. Dr. John T. McGreevy, Notre Dame’s Charles and Jill Fischer Provost.
Addressing racial inequality is one of the key components of this effort to ensure marginalized communities have access to the same opportunities and resources as others and recognize the unique challenges faced by different marginalized groups, especially when it comes to mentalhealth.
Since witnessing this, Gavin has spent his career working towards reducing inequities for historically marginalized students. Numbers went up 10% in one year, 19% for African Americans and 20% for Hispanic [students].” Do they support all our students from all backgrounds that our students come from?”
The Emerging Scholar Fellowship, generously supported by the Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health and Macy’s , is a unique opportunity for students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of Color (BIPOC) to work on their own groundbreaking mentalhealth-related independent research.
At Active Minds, we believe policy is key to enacting lasting mentalhealth change – and students play a huge role in facilitating this change. As you begin to familiarize yourself with these policies, you may wonder: how can you influence the public conversation and get involved with mentalhealth advocacy?
Vote Early Day, a national movement created in 2020, is a chance for you to take action on important mentalhealth initiatives and become an active member of our political process. These elections hold equal, if not greater, importance, as they determine how laws are enacted, especially in areas like mentalhealth.
Latino college students face significant barriers across the United States, according to UnidosUS, the largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization who released a new national survey on Tuesday. Each year nearly one million Latino students turn 18 years of age and graduate from high school. 16 and Sept.
While shootings on campus are extremely rare, said Williamson, the mentalhealth and wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff can be deeply impacted by these events, which is why it is crucial that institutions of higher education respond to these incidents. Laura Erickson-Schroth, chief medical officer of the JED Foundation.
has partnered with higher ed virtual health company TimelyCare to offer students and employees free access to mentalhealth support and medical care, starting this fall, The Robesonian reported. Students will be able to access virtual care from licensed physicians and counselors in all 50 states.
For many of us, mentalhealth has become intertwined into our everyday conversations — chatting with our friends about daily stressors, reading social media posts about managing anxiety, and meeting with a therapist when things feel out of control. The good news?
No student wants to struggle in school, yet many do, most of the time at no fault of their own. Different diagnoses, conditions, and disabilities, both mentalhealth-related and physical, can strain a student’s ability to succeed in an educational setting.
There is a distinct lack of evidence when it comes to the impacts and reach of digital mentalhealth intervention programs (DMHIs), according to a new report from Temple University’s Hope Center, Boston University, and the Healthy Minds Network. According to the report, there are approximately 10,000-20,000 DMHIs available.
million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Aside from writing about the plight of Black men in higher education, in our scholarship, we have employed an anti-deficit approach to highlight critical factors that help to facilitate the access, retention, and persistence of Black men in college. Gloria Ladson-Billings.
During the developmental period between adolescence to adulthood, students of color, similar to all students, confront social, academic, and psychological stresses. Between 2006 and 2021, Black student enrollment dropped from 7% to 4% and Indigenous student enrollment dropped from 1% to 0.1%. Dr. Annelle B.
In the face of a youth mentalhealth crisis, the urgency for inspiring mentalhealth change has never been more apparent. Murthy has sounded the alarm, highlighting that a youth mentalhealth crisis is already brewing. Undoubtedly, we are in a youth mentalhealth crisis.
Over the past decade, campus mentalhealth has bloomed into a crisis, with rates of depression and anxiety symptoms more than doubling. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the problem, with over 60% of college students meeting the criteria for at least one mentalhealth issue in the 2020-21 school year.
California's community colleges find themselves caught in a 60-year-old funding constraint that increasingly hampers their ability to serve todays students, according to a new report from the Community College League of California. In 1961, college students were predominantly white, traditional-age students who attended full-time.
As you prepare to head back to school this fall, it’s just as important to check in with your mentalhealth (and the well-being of your friends and peers!) The good news is that Active Minds is here to help set you up for success in creating a positive mentalhealth culture to keep you feeling safe and happy this school year.
By tailoring events for both undergraduate and graduate students and collaborating with mentalhealth professionals, UC Riverside ensures widespread access to resources throughout their community. The Well serves as the backbone support for our larger Health, Well-being, and Safety organization.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content