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College Campuses Must Respond to the Pressing Needs on Mental Health and Wellness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yet higher education institutions are falling short on delivering essential mental health resources for students. Only 29% of colleges have a counseling center that is accredited, and just 28% conduct formal wellness screenings of their students. This motivation for institutions is two-fold.

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Report: Pandemic Ripple Effects on Student Success to Remain for Multiple Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kate Brown “What we've seen through the pandemic is student wellbeing, student mental health. can't just be a student affairs or a counseling center priority or responsibility,” Brown said. That's still very much the case but more and more, we need faculty to play a role in directing students to best-fit resources.

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Strategies for Creating Equitable Mental Health Cultures in Higher Education

Active Minds

Created by Active Minds and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), this report provides practical strategies that HBCUs can utilize to better address their campus’s student needs and create an equitable mental health culture for all.

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Lancaster University elevates student counselling and mental health services with Symplicity Advocate

Symplicity

Symplicity ® Advocate™ renowned worldwide for student case management with over 300 universities in its network, is thrilled to welcome Lancaster University as a new partner in the United Kingdom.

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How Career Services Can Support Student Mental Health

Symplicity

However, institutions often cannot simply treat every student who might benefit from therapy due to the gap between students who need counseling and the number of students who actually receive it. So what are the solutions?

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How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors

EAB

Most mental health strategies focus on directing students to trained mental health professionals who provide care in a clinical setting. While counseling is a critical part of mental health care, unfortunately, mental health professionals are in short supply and often already over capacity.