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Why Mental Health Must Be Part of Your School’s Launch Plan

Active Minds

We plan everything—the schedules, the curricula, the safety drills—but too often, mental health programming gets overlooked. But I quickly learned that when we wait to address mental health issues until they escalate, it’s already too late. The start of the school year sets the tone for what’s to come.

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Enhancing Mental Health Care for College and University Students With Measurement-Based Care

Timely MD

Mental health care is often nuanced, multifaceted, and deeply personal. Since mid-2023, TimelyCare virtual psychiatry and scheduled counseling clinicians started collecting Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) scores before Scheduled Counseling and Psychiatry visits.

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Vaulting Over Adversity: A Student-Athlete’s Journey to Mental Health Advocacy

Timely MD

Though I recovered physically from my injury and went on to be named “Rookie of the Year,” I was not prepared for the toll my traumatic injury took on my mental health. Sharing is caring While my injury story is personal, it certainly is not unique, particularly when it comes to the complex landscape of mental health among athletes.

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Mental Health Volunteering: An Student’s Review

Student Minds

She further discusses some of the pros and cons of mental health volunteering. Rosie Volunteers Week is celebrated from 1-7 June 2022, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to reflect on my experience volunteering in the mental health sector. Pros of Mental Health Volunteering: Provides a sense of purpose.

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Making the Most of Scheduling Season

Counselors' Corner

Most high school counselors have a love/hate relationship to scheduling. If building schedules is part of your duties, you get to actually see all of your students, and that’s good. Provide examples Really effective advanced communication goes the extra mile, and provides students with examples of schedules to consider.

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Overcoming Barriers to Mental Health Care in College Sports

Timely MD

The mental health crisis in higher education was simmering long before the shutdown, isolation, and dramatic changes that occurred during the early days of COVID-19. However, the pandemic fanned the flame and flared up major mental health concerns for college athletes. 2x since 2020. 2x since 2020.

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Why Colleges and Universities Should Address Faculty and Staff Mental Health

Timely MD

While much attention has been given to the mental health challenges faced by college students, it’s crucial for higher education leaders to recognize the personal and professional hardships experienced by faculty and staff as well. Subsequent studies and news reports have revealed a decline in faculty and staff mental health.